Wycliffe Gordon
Wycliffe Gordon (born May 29, 1967 in Waynesboro , Georgia) is an American trombonist , trumpeter , tuba player , singer and didgeridoo player of modern jazz .
Live and act
Wycliffe Gordon comes from a strictly religious family; his father was a church organist, which first influenced him with classical music. He made his first practical experience with church music and jazz brought him closer to the school system. His early role model was Louis Armstrong . At the beginning of his musical career he worked with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Jazz Orchestra , dealt with swing and experimented with new instruments. In his 1999 album The Search he played the didgeridoo , among other things , he also dealt with gospel music ( The Gospel Truth ) by using a "trombone choir" and the work of Thelonious Monk with an interpretation of his composition Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are . On What You Dealin 'With , which Richard Cook & Brian Morton call Gordon's best work to date in the Penguin Guide To Jazz , he played his versions of jazz standards by Duke Ellington ( Cotton Tail ), John Coltrane ( Mr. PC ), Dizzy Gillespie and others the hard bop classic Blue 'n' Boogie. Currently (2012) Gordon plays with his own band, consisting of Jon-Erik Kellso (trumpet), Adrian Cunningham (clarinet / soprano saxophone) and Matt Munisteri (banjo / guitar).
On his albums he for the jazz label since 1998 Nagel-Heyer and Criss Cross has taken, factors included Eric Reed , Delfeayo Marsalis and Winard Harper with.
Gordon has also worked on record productions by Cyrus Chestnut , Wynton Marsalis (on the albums Crescent City Christmas Card , 1989, Blood on the Fields , 1994 and Christmas Jazz Jam , 2009), Marcus Printup , Eric Reed, Randy Sandke , Joe Temperley and Rodney Whitaker With. In 2018, as in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016 , he was named best trombonist in the Down Beat critics poll .
Discographic notes
As a leader
- 1998 - Slidin 'Home ( Nagel-Heyer Records )
- 1999 - The Search (Nagel-Heyer)
- 2000 - The Gospel Truth (Nagel-Heyer)
- 2001 - What You Dealin 'With ( Criss Cross Jazz )
- 2002 - United Soul Experience (Criss Cross)
- 2003 - Dig This! (Criss Cross)
- 2004 - In the Cross (Criss Cross)
- 2012 - Dreams of New Orleans (Chesky)
As a sideman and co-leader
- John Allred & Wycliffe Gordon: Head To Head ( Arbors Records )
- Marcus Roberts : Deep in the Shed (November 1989)
- Randy Sandke : The Music of Bob Haggart (Arbors Records)
- Maurice Hines: To Nat “King” Cole With Love (Arbors Records)
- Wycliffe Gordon & Jay Leonhart : This Rhythm on My Mind (Bluesback Records, 2006)
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Bielefeld Jazz Catalog, 2001
Web links
- Wycliffe Gordon
- ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- Wycliffe Gordon at Allmusic (English)
- Wycliffe Gordon at Discogs (English)
Notes / individual evidence
- ↑ Jazz Times ( Memento December 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ They rate the album with the highest rating of four stars.
- ↑ Jazz Listing October 2012 in The New York Times
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gordon, Wycliffe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 29, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Waynesboro , Georgia |