James Spaulding
James Spaulding | |
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![]() Spaulding performing in 2006 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | James Ralph Spaulding Jr. |
Born | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | July 30, 1937
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Saxophone, Flute |
Labels | Storyville, Muse, 32 Records, HighNote, Marge |
Associated acts | Sun Ra, World Saxophone Quartet |
James Ralph Spaulding Jr. (born July 30, 1937)[1] is an American jazz saxophonist and flutist.[2]
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, United states,[1] Spaulding attended the Chicago Cosmopolitan School of Music.[1] Between 1957 and 1961, he was a member of Sun Ra's band.[1] In the 1960s, he worked as a studio musician at Blue Note Records, recording with Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver, and Stanley Turrentine.[1] He was also a member of Freddie Hubbard's quintet and the World Saxophone Quartet.[3]
He went on to work with some post-bop musicians such as Max Roach, Randy Weston and Woody Shaw.[1] Under the leadership of Mercer Ellington, in the 1970s, Spaulding played in the Duke Ellington Orchestra.[1] In the 1980s, Spaulding worked with Ricky Ford and, as part of an octet, with David Murray.[1]
Discography[]
As leader[]
- 1976: James Spaulding Plays the Legacy of Duke Ellington (Storyville)
- 1988: Gotstabe a Better Way! (Muse)
- 1988: Brilliant Corners (Muse)
- 1991: Songs of Courage (Muse)
- 1993: Blues Nexus (Muse)
- 1997: The Smile of the Snake (HighNote)
- 1999: Escapade (HighNote)
- 2001: Blues Up & Over (Speetones)
- 2005: Round to It Vol. 2 (Speetones)
- 2006: Down With It (Marge)[4]
As sideman[]
With Louis Armstrong
- Louis Armstrong and His Friends (Flying Dutchman/Amsterdam, 1970)
With Kenny Barron
- Lucifer (Muse, 1975)
With Art Blakey
- Golden Boy (Colpix, 1964)
With Richard Davis
- Harvest (Muse, 1977 [1979])
With Ricky Ford
- Loxodonta Africana (New World, 1977)
- Shorter Ideas (Muse, 1984)
- Looking Ahead (Muse, 1986)
- Saxotic Stomp (Muse, 1987)
With Grant Green
With Freddie Hubbard
- Hub-Tones (Blue Note, 1962)
- Breaking Point! (Blue Note, 1964)
- Blue Spirits (Blue Note, 1964)
- The Night of the Cookers (Blue Note, 1965)
- Backlash (Atlantic, 1967)
- High Blues Pressure (Atlantic, 1967)
- The Black Angel (Atlantic, 1969)
With Bobby Hutcherson
- Components (Blue Note, 1965)
- Patterns (Blue Note, 1968)
- Ambos Mundos (Landmark, 1989)
With Hank Mobley
- A Slice of the Top (Blue Note)
- Third Season (Blue Note)
With Lee Morgan
- Standards (1967) (Blue Note)
With David Murray
- Hope Scope (Black Saint, 1987)
- David Murray Big Band (DIW/Columbia, 1991)
- Picasso (1993)
- Dark Star: The Music of the Grateful Dead (1996)
- Octet Plays Trane (1999)
With William Parker
- Wood Flute Songs (AUM Fidelity, 2013)
With Duke Pearson
- Wahoo! (Blue Note 1964)
- Honeybuns (Atlantic 1965)
- Prairie Dog (Atlantic 1966)
- Sweet Honey Bee (Blue Note 1966)
With Sam Rivers
- Dimensions & Extensions (1967)
With Max Roach
- Drums Unlimited (Atlantic, 1965)
With Pharoah Sanders
- Karma (1969)
With Woody Shaw
With Wayne Shorter
- The Soothsayer (Blue Note 1965)
- The All Seeing Eye (Blue Note 1965)
- Schizophrenia (Blue Note 1967)
With Horace Silver
- The Jody Grind (Blue Note 1966)
With Sun Ra
- Visits Planet Earth (1957–1958)
- The Nubians of Plutonia (1958)
- Jazz in Silhouette (1959)
- Sound Sun Pleasure!! (1959)
- Somewhere Else (Rounder, 1988–89)
- Purple Night (A&M, 1990)
With Leon Thomas
- Spirits Known and Unknown (Flying Dutchman, 1969)
- The Leon Thomas Album (Flying Dutchman, 1970)
With Charles Tolliver
- Impact (Strata-East, 1975)
With Stanley Turrentine
- The Return of the Prodigal Son (1967)
- Rough n'Tumble (Blue Note 1966)
- The Spoiler (Blue Note 1967)
With McCoy Tyner
- Tender Moments (Blue Note, 1968)
With Tyrone Washington
- Natural Essence (Blue Note 1967)
With Larry Young
- Of Love and Peace (Blue Note 1966)
With Kamal Abdul-Alim
- Dance (1983)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 373/4. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
- ^ Jazz, All About. "James Spaulding: '60s Sideman Extraordinaire". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "James Spaulding | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ^ "James Spaulding | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
External links[]
- American jazz flautists
- American jazz alto saxophonists
- American male saxophonists
- 1937 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Indianapolis
- Sun Ra Arkestra members
- Muse Records artists
- HighNote Records artists
- World Saxophone Quartet members
- 21st-century saxophonists
- American male jazz musicians