Hugh Brodie

Hugh Abdullah Rashid Brodie (born February 7, 1933 in Warrenton , Warren County , North Carolina , † April 5, 2017 in Roscoe , Sullivan County , New York ) was an American jazz saxophonist who was also active as a film actor at times .

Live and act

Hugh Brodie grew up in rural North Carolina and attended art school in Newark. He made his first appearances in clubs in Atlantic City and Manhattan . He moved to Brooklyn with his family around 1960 and studied at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music; His first recordings were made in 1961 when he was on Cal Massey's album Blues to Coltrane ( Candid ). During this time, he had a few supporting roles in feature films, such as the Ossie Davis films When Night Falls in Manhattan (1970) and The Wiz (1978), and was a member of the Screen Actor's Guild . Brodie lived in Sullivan County for the following years , where he performed with local musicians, and with Illinois Jacquet in the 1980s . He released several albums under his own name such as And the Real Thing (1975), Unforgettable Sax (1994) and Songs for Anu . In 1981 the live album Bebop Loose & Live was created with JR Monterose . In the field of jazz he was involved in 15 recording sessions between 1961 and 1994, among others with Vera Auer .

Hugh Brodie died on April 5, 2017, at the age of 84, at his wife's side in a retirement home. He left three daughters and one son.

Web links

Hugh Brodie at Allmusic (English)
Hugh Brodie at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Hugh Brodie Biography. In: allaboutjazz.com. All About Jazz, October 24, 2013, accessed April 27, 2017 .
↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed July 1, 2015).
↑ Obituaries: Hugh Abdullah Rashid Brodie. In: recordonline.com. GateHouse Media, LLC, April 9, 2017, accessed April 27, 2017 . Steve Israel: Jazz saxophonist Brodie sought the truth. In: recordonline.com. GateHouse Media, LLC, April 13, 2017, accessed April 27, 2017 .

personal data
SURNAME	Brodie, Hugh
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Brodie, Hugh Abdullah Rashid (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz saxophonist
DATE OF BIRTH	February 7, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH	Warrenton , Warren County , North Carolina , United States
DATE OF DEATH	5th April 2017
Place of death	Roscoe , Sullivan County , New York , United States

[aaj-1] Hugh Brodie Biography. In: allaboutjazz.com. All About Jazz, October 24, 2013, accessed April 27, 2017 .

[lord-2] Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed July 1, 2015).

[3] Obituaries: Hugh Abdullah Rashid Brodie. In: recordonline.com. GateHouse Media, LLC, April 9, 2017, accessed April 27, 2017 . Steve Israel: Jazz saxophonist Brodie sought the truth. In: recordonline.com. GateHouse Media, LLC, April 13, 2017, accessed April 27, 2017 .