Ricky Ford
Ricky Ford ( Richard Allen Ford , born March 4, 1954 in Boston / Massachusetts ) is an American jazz saxophonist.
Ford studied at the New England Conservatory of Music . In 1974 he recorded works by Scott Joplin with the New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble under Gunther Schuller . He then toured with the Duke Ellington Orchestra under Mercer Ellington until 1976 . He then worked with Charles Mingus ( Cumbia & Jazz Fusion ), was a member of the Dannie Richmond quintet from 1978 to 1981 and of the Mingus Dynasty in 1982 and performed with Lionel Hampton , Amina Claudine Myers and Abdullah Ibrahim .
He also played a number of albums as a band leader. In the late 1980s he was artist-in-residence at Brandeis University , led his own band, recorded with McCoy Tyner's (Big) Band and toured Europe.
Selection discography
- Loxodonta Africana with Oliver Beener , Charles Sullivan , Bob Neloms , Richard Davis , Dannie Richmond - 1977
- Manhattan Plaza with Oliver Beener, Jaki Byard , David Friesen , Dannie Richmond - 1978
- Flying Colors with John Hicks , Walter Booker , Jimmy Cobb - 1980
- Tenor of the Times with Albert Dailey , Rufus Reid , Jimmy Cobb - 1981
- Interpretations with John Hicks, Walter Booker , Jimmy Cobb - 1982
- Future's Gold with Albert Dailey, Larry Coryell , Ray Drummond , Jimmy Cobb - 1983
- Shorter Ideas with Jimmy Knepper , James Spaulding , Kirk Lightsey , Rufus Reid, Jimmy Cobb - 1984
- Saxotic Stomp with James Spaulding, Ricky Ford, Charles Davis, Kirk Lightsey, Ray Drummond, Jimmy Cobb - 1987
- Hard Groovin ' with Roy Hargrove , Geoff Keezer , Robert Hurst , Jeff Watts - 1989
- Manhattan Blues with Jaki Byard , Milt Hinton , Ben Riley - 1989
- Hot Brass with Lew Soloff , Claudio Roditi , Steve Turré , Danilo Pérez , Christian McBride , Carl Allen - 1991
- American African Blues with Jaki Byard, Milt Hinton, Ben Riley - 1991
- Tenor Madness Too with Antoine Roney , Donald Brown , Peter Washington , Louis Hayes - 1992
- Tenors of Yusef Lateef & Ricky Ford with Yusef Lateef , Avery Sharpe , Kamal Sabir - 1994
- Balaena with George Cables , Cecil McBee , Ed Thigpen - 1999
- Reeds and Keys with Kirk Lightsey , 2003
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| SURNAME | Ford, Ricky |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ford, Richard Allen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 4th 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston |