Walter Benton

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Walter Benton (* 9. September 1930 in Los Angeles , † 14. August 2000 ) was an American jazz - tenor saxophonist of hard bop . He played with Max Roach and Kenny Clarke .

Live and act

At the beginning of his career, Walter Benton played in various military orchestras from 1950 to 1953 and with Pérez Prado from 1954 to 1957 ; He then worked as a freelance musician in Los Angeles, where he recorded the album Telefunken Blues in 1954 with Max Roach and Clifford Brown and in November with Kenny Clarke on his Savoy Session . In 1957 he was involved in the production of Go West Man! Involved by Quincy Jones . In 1958/59 he played with Victor Feldman . In 1959 he founded his own formation, in September 1960 he made recordings under his own name with Freddie Hubbard , Wynton Kelly , Paul Chambers and Albert "Tootie" Heath ( Out of This World ) for the label "Jazzland". Benton's compositions Walter's Altar, A Blues Mood, Azil and Iris were also recorded. In the same year Benton was involved in Max Roach's "Freedom Now-Suite", in the session of the "Jazz Artists Guild" and in Julian Priester's album Spiritsville . In 1961 Benton worked on recordings of Abbey Lincoln , Max Roach and Eric Dolphy for the Candid label ("Straight Ahead") as well as of Slide Hampton . He then returned to Los Angeles, played with Gerald Wilson and in 1966 with John Anderson; There are no further recordings from the time after.

Discographic notes

  • Clifford Brown: Brownie (Emarcy, 1954-56)
  • Eric Dolphy: Candid Dolphy (Candid, 1960/61)
  • Abbey Lincoln: Straight Ahead (Candid, 1960)
  • Julian Priester : Spiritsville (Jazzland, 1960)
  • Max Roach: We Insist! Freedom Now Suite (Candid, 1960)

literature

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  1. ↑ Birthdays September 9th at nfo.net

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personal data
SURNAME Benton, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz tenor saxophonist
DATE OF BIRTH September 9, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH los Angeles
DATE OF DEATH August 14, 2000