John Neely (musician)

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John Neely (born January 29, 1930 in Chicago , † October 8, 1994 in Richton Park , Illinois ) was an American jazz musician ( saxophone , clarinet ), composer and arranger .

Live and act

Neely played with Clifford Jordan in 1949 and then became a member of the King Fleming Quintet (with Russell Williams and Lorez Alexandria ), which began recording for the Chicago label Blue Lake in early 1954 . In March 1957, Clifford Jordan and John Gilmore recorded for Blue Note Records ; Neely's composition Status Quo was recorded, which was later reinterpreted by Mike Reed . In 1960 Neely recorded with pianist Earl Washington for the Formal label ; The drummer Walter Perkins also played in the band . In the same year Neely was a member of the Lionel Hampton Band. The Down Beat wrote on February 2, 1961:

"John Neely, 30 year old Chicagoan, is being hailed by his fellows as' one of the baddest acts in the country and the next BIG man on tenor" .

1970 recorded a formation around Lee Morgan , Hubert Laws and Harold Mabern Neelys Beautiful People .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Campbell, Robert L .; Pruter, Robert and Büttner, Armin "The King Fleming Discography"
  2. John Neely at Discogs (English)
  3. Thereby a recording of his composition March Lightly was made .
  4. Campbell, Robert L .; Pruter, Robert and Büttner, Armin "The King Fleming Discography" ( Memento of the original from April 13, 2013 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 / hubcap.clemson.edu
  5. ^ Information from Columbia University