Floyd LeFlore

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Floyd LeFlore
Birth nameFloyd LeFlore
Born1940
Died2014
St. Louis, MO
GenresJazz, avant-garde jazz, free jazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsTrumpet, percussion

Floyd LeFlore (1940–2014) was a jazz composer, trumpet player, and poet from St. Louis.[1] In 1968, LeFlore helped to found the Black Artists Group (BAG).[2]

Biography[]

LeFlore was the nephew of Clarence "Bucky" Jarman, a guitarist also of St. Louis. In high school, LeFlore attended Sumner High School with many other students who later became notable jazz musicians. From 1962-1965, LeFlore served in the military. For a brief time between 1972-1973, LeFlore lived and performed in Paris where the album In Paris. Aries 1973 was recorded with other BAG musicians.[1] LeFlore lived in LaClede Town with many other BAG members, appreciating the "racial, socio-economic, and immigrant mix provided for his children.".[3] LeFlore was married to Shirley LeFlore and had three daughters including the author Lyah LeFlore-Ituen. LeFlore died in 2014.

Discography[]

As performer[]

  • 1970 Ofamfa (trumpet and small instruments) with Children of the Sun (Universal Justice Records)
  • 1970 Red Black and Green (trumpet) with BAG Solidarity Unit, Inc. (BAG Live Concert Series)
  • 1976 NTU: Point from Which Creation Begins (trumpet, percussion) (Arista/Freedom)
  • 1973 In Paris. Aries 1973 (trumpet, vocal, miscellaneous instruments) with Black Artists Group Expatriates (very limited release)
  • 1973 Funky Donkey Volume 1 & 2 with Luther Thomas Human Arts Ensemble (Creative Consciousness; reissued as CD on Atavistic/Unheard Music Series)

As leader[]

  • 1997 City Sidewalk Street Song Suite (Vid Recordings : Music Masters MM-34612)[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Minderman, Dean (9 September 2014). "Floyd LeFlore, trumpeter and co-founder of Black Artists Group, dead at age 74". St. Louis Jazz Notes: Jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, MO, USA. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Music and Musicians of the Black Artists' Group in St. Louis". 31 January 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  3. ^ Looker, Benjamin. "Poets of Action: The Saint Louis Black Artists' Group, 1968-1972 (Part 1-4)". All About Jazz. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  4. ^ Owsley, Dennis (2006). City of Gabriels: The History of Jazz in St. Louis, 1895-1973. Reedy Press. pp. 162, 164, 167–170, 174, 176–178, 181–185, 192. ISBN 1933370041.
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