Donald Garrett
Donald Rafael Garrett (born February 28, 1932 in El Dorado (Arkansas) , † August 4, 1989 in the United States ) was an American musician of creative jazz ( bass clarinet , nay , shakuhachi and double bass ).
Live and act
Garrett grew up in Chicago . At DuSable High School , where he teaches both clarinet and bass under the guidance of Captain Walter Dyett . Sonny Rollins was his mentor for two years in the 1950s. In 1960 he was involved in the recording of Rahsaan Roland Kirk's album Introducing Roland Kirk ; At that time he mainly worked with Muhal Richard Abrams and was a member of his experimental band . Between 1960 and 1962 he also played with Ira Sullivan , with whom he also recorded, and later with Eddie Harris . In 1965 he moved to Los Angeles , where he led a big band with Pharoah Sanders , Dewey Redman and Monty Waters . Garrett continued to work with John Coltrane , with whom he toured the West Coast and was involved in four of his albums ( Kulu Sé Mama , Selflessness , Live in Seattle and Om ). From 1971 he worked in a duo with his wife, the multi-instrumentalist Kali Fasteau , and toured large parts of the world with her. The two went on tour internationally with Archie Shepp . With Glenn Spearman and Jay Oliver they played in a quartet as the "Sea Ensemble" for one year. He later recorded with Roscoe Mitchell and became increasingly interested in the music of other cultures and what was later called world music .
Garrett also worked with Gene Ammons , Johnny Griffin , Sonny Simmons , Bobby Hutcherson , Roy Haynes , Shirley Scott , Sonny Stitt , Joe Henderson , Beaver Harris , Clifford Jordan , Frank Wright , Mwata Bowden , Billy Bang , Frank Lowe , Joseph Jarman , Jean -Luc Ponty and Butch Morris .
Discographic notes
- Kali Fasteau & Rafael Garrett Memoirs of a Dream (1975-77, Flying Note)
Lexigraphic entries
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
- Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians at Jazz.com
Web links
- Donald Rafael Garrett at Allmusic (English)
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| SURNAME | Garrett, Donald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Garrett, Donald Rafael; Garrett, Don |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | El Dorado, Arkansas |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th August 1989 |
| Place of death | United States of America |