Gene Jefferson

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Walter "Gene" Jefferson (* 1930 or 1931; † October 16, 2019 in Brooklyn ) was an American jazz musician ( saxophone , clarinet , flute ).

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Jefferson was originally from Panama and came to New York in the early 1960s with saxophonist and flautist Mauricio Smith. After recently, he was active in the Afro-Cuban and other Latin American music scenes. In addition to the blues and jazz saxophone, he could also play authentic Cuban charanga flute and Dominican merengue . He was tenor saxophonist in the orchestra of the singer Tito Rodríguez , to be heard on Carnaval de las Americas . In addition to his work with Tito Rodriguez, he was a member of the Ray Charles Orchestra, the Marcelino Guerra Orchestra, the Collective Black Artists , the Saxofonica by Orlando Marin and the Kari-B3 by Benjamin Lapidus; he also played with Charlie Palmieri , Louis Ramirez and Arsenio Rodríguez . He was also a member of the house band of the Apollo Theater in the 1960s and 1970s . In 1982 he was in the brass section of Arrow's original recording of "Hot, Hot, Hot", a Soca / Calypso piece that became a worldwide mega hit. For 39 years he was a member of the band Bobby Sanabrias Ascensión , to be heard on the albums ¡New York City Aché! and the Grammy nominated big band album Live & In Clave !!! which was released in 2000. As part of his work at Sanabria, he also participated in Roswell Rudd's album Roswell Rudd & Yomo Toro with Bobby Sanabria & Ascension (2003); in the field of jazz he was involved in 12 recording sessions between 1993 and 2011, according to Tom Lord , also with Benjamin Lapidus.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Bobby Sanabria : Remembering Gene Jefferson, A Saxophonist, Clarinetist and Flutist Revered in Latin Jazz. WBGO , October 18, 2019, accessed November 30, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed December 1, 2019)
personal data
SURNAME Jefferson, Gene
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jefferson, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (woodwind instruments)
DATE OF BIRTH 1930 or 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Panama
DATE OF DEATH October 16, 2019
Place of death Brooklyn