Emerson Able

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Emerson R. Able Jr. (born 1931 in Memphis , Tennessee , † June 27, 2015 ) was an American musician ( saxophone , flute ), music educator and activist who was active in the music scene in his hometown.

Life

Able came from a family of musicians and entertainers; his grandmother was a pianist and a friend of Alberta Hunter ; one of his uncles was a tap dancer in the movie Hallelujah! . Emerson attended Manassas High School and played in the Manassas Rhythm Bombers Band during that time . Able also played in the house band of Currie's nightclub in the 1950s . After completing military service and college, he taught music at Manassas and Memphis City High School, and led the school bands; one of his students was u. a. also the singer Isaac Hayes , for whom Able worked as musical director in the 1970s and also contributed to his recordings. During this time he was also involved in recordings for the soul band The Masqueraders .

With his friend Fred Ford (1930-1999) Able founded the association POBAM ( Preservation of Black American Music ) to support Afro-American jazz musicians. In 1982 POBAM became part of the Memphis Black Arts Alliance, Inc. In 1989, he was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame . In the 2000s he played supporting roles in the films Eli Parker Is Getting Married? (2003) and Meet the Lucky Ones (2004).

Discographic notes

  • Isaac Hayes: Live at The Sahara Tahoe (1973)
  • The Masqueraders: Everybody Wanna Live On ( ABC Records , 1975)
  • Isaac Hayes: Groove-A-Thon (ABC, 1976)
  • Graeme Edge Band: Featuring Adrian Gurvitz - Paradise Ballroom (1976)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ at Legacy.com  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.legacy.com  
  2. ↑ The club in northern Memphis hosted R&B greats like Fats Domino , Louis Jordan , Bill Doggett , Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, Ray Charles and Little Junior Parker ; see. On Isaac Hayes '70th: Remembering Currie's Club Tropicana and Isaac Hayes' debut
  3. ^ Portrait in The Frontline
  4. ↑ Charles L. Hughues: Country Soul: Making Music and Making Race in the American South. 2015, p. 312
  5. ↑ Beale Street Brass Notes Walk of Fame ( Memento of the original from September 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bealestreet.com
  6. ↑ Jazz Hall of Fame ( Memento of the original from July 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jazzhall.com
personal data
SURNAME Able, Emerson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Able, Emerson R. Junior
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American musician (saxophone, flute), music educator and activist
DATE OF BIRTH 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Memphis , Tennessee
DATE OF DEATH June 27, 2015