John Stubblefield
John Stubblefield (* 4 February 1945 in Little Rock , Arkansas ; † 4 July 2005 in the Bronx , New York) was an American jazz - tenor saxophonist and flutist .
Live and act
John Stubblefield first learned the piano as a child, then switched to the saxophone, and later moved to Chicago , where he worked in the AACM environment with musicians such as Joseph Jarman and Lester Bowie in the late 1960s . In 1971 he moved to New York and worked with Charles Mingus ( Jazz in Detroit / Strata Concert Gallery / 46 Selden , 1973) and McCoy Tyner . In 1972 he worked on Anthony Braxton's production Town Hall (Trio & Quartet) in 1972 , in 1973 he played with Abdullah Ibrahim ( Africa Space Program ) and in 1974 he played briefly in the Miles Davis Band, where he can be heard on the track Calypso Frelimo , released in 1974 on the album Get Up with It . In 1976 he was a member of Nat Adderley's band .
In the 1980s he had his own formations; since 1984 he has been recording albums under his own name, mostly for the Enja label, with musicians such as Geri Allen , Cecil Bridgewater , Mulgrew Miller , Charnett Moffett , Hamiet Bluiett , Rufus Reid and Victor Lewis . In 1980 he was involved in Kip Hanrahan's production Coup de Tete , in 1983 he was involved in the production of Impressions of Charles Mingus by the Teo Macero Orchestra, in 1988 he played in Julius Hemphills Big Band , in the Jerry Gonzalez Band and with Kenny Barron ( Live at fat Tuesday's ). In 1989 he worked on Abdullah Ibrahim's album African River and played with Louis Hayes ( Una Max ).
In the 1990s he played with McCoy Tyner, Craig Harris ( F-Stops ), again in 1994 with Kenny Barron and Jerry Gonzalez, and in 1997 with Larry Willis . From 1993 he was regularly involved in projects with the Mingus Big Band such as Gunslinging Birds from 1994.
John Stubblefield died of prostate cancer .
Richard Cook compares his style to David Murray .
Discographic notes
- Confessin ' ( Soul Note , 1984) with Cecil Bridgewater
- Bushman Song (Enja, 19876) with Geri Allen
- Countin 'the Blues (Enja, 1987) with Hamiet Bluiett
- African River (1989) with Abdullah Ibrahim
- Morning Song (Enja, 1993) with George Cables
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
Web links
- AllAboutJazz.com: Obituary
- Obituary in The New York Times
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Stubblefield, John |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz tenor saxophonist and flautist |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 4, 1945 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Little Rock , Arkansas |
DATE OF DEATH | 4th July 2005 |
Place of death | Bronx , New York |