Paul Jeffrey
Paul Jeffrey (born April 8, 1933 in New York City , † March 20, 2015 in Durham , North Carolina ) was an American tenor saxophonist and arranger of modern jazz .
Live and act
Paul Jeffrey worked from the late 1950s and 1960s with various rhythm and blues singers such as BB King , Wynonie Harris and Big Maybelle . In 1958 he played for Illinois Jacquet , and during the 1960s also with Dizzy Gillespie , Howard McGhee , Count Basie and Sadik Hakim . He became known for his collaboration with the Thelonious Monk Quartet from 1970 to 1972. In 1974 he conducted a Monk concert at the Newport Jazz Festival . He was also involved in the last known recordings of Monk from 1975. Jeffrey has also worked as arranger and musician on several Charles Mingus albums , such as Cumbia & Jazz Fusion , whose large format Something Like a Bird he also directed at the premiere at the Newport Jazz Festival. In 2011 he played on his last concert tour in Italy in 2011.
Jeffrey taught jazz studies at Rutgers University ; Between 1983 and 2003 he was a professor at Duke University responsible for the jazz course. He was also the founder and musical director of the North Carolina International Jazz Festival . His playing on the tenor is influenced by Sonny Rollins , with whom he was friends. He died after a prolonged illness on March 20, 2015 in Durham, North Carolina, at the age of 81.
Discographic notes
- 1968: Electrifying Sounds ( Savoy Records with Jimmy Owens , George Cables )
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Ian Carr , Digby Fairweather , Brian Priestley : Rough Guide Jazz. The ultimate guide to jazz. 1800 bands and artists from the beginning until today. 2nd, expanded and updated edition. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2004, ISBN 3-476-01892-X (English edition Rough Guides 2007, ISBN 1-84353-256-5 ).
- Paul Jeffrey at Allmusic (English)
- Paul Jeffrey at Discogs (English)
Web links
- Literature by and about Paul Jeffrey in the catalog of the German National Library
- Duke University via Jeffrey
Individual evidence
- ^ Brian Priestley : Mingus. A Critical Biography. Quartet Books, London, Melbourne, New York City 1985, p. 221
- ↑ Peter Keepnews: Paul Jeffrey, saxophonist Who Worked With Thelonious Monk, Dies at 81. In: The New York Times, April 8, 2015 (accessed April 9, 2015).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jeffrey, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz saxophonist and arranger |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 2015 |
| Place of death | Durham , North Carolina |