Carter Jefferson
Carter Jefferson (* thirtieth November 1945 in Washington, DC ; † 9. December 1993 in Kraków ) was an American jazz - saxophonist .
Jefferson started out as a clarinetist and worked in the backup bands of the Temptations , the Supremes and Little Richard . In 1971 he went to study in New York City , where he worked with Mongo Santamaría for two years and in 1973 was a member of Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers . From 1977 to 1980 he worked with Woody Shaw ( Basel 1980 ); In the early 1980s in the formation Unity of trumpeter Barbara Donald . He worked on several of their albums. 1978 appeared The Rise Of Atlantis with Jefferson as band leader, in which u. a. the pianist Harry Whitaker took part. Jefferson also worked with musicians like Elvin Jones , Roy Haynes , Cedar Walton , Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band , Malachi Thompson , Shunzo Ohno and Jack Walrath's Masters of Suspense .
Discography
- The Rise of Atlantis with Terumasa Hino , Harry Whitaker , Clint Houston , Victor Lewis , Steve Thornton , Lani Groves , Shunzo Ono , John Hicks , 1978 (Timeless)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Carter Jefferson at Discogs (English)
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SURNAME | Jefferson, Carter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz saxophonist |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1945 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC |
DATE OF DEATH | December 9, 1993 |
Place of death | Krakow |