Aaron Scott (born 1956) is an American

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and jazz drummer from

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. He lived in Paris a number of years. While in Paris, he performed with Orchestre National de Jazz and studied conducting at the

École Normale de Musique de Paris The École Normale de Musique de Paris "Alfred Cortot" (ENMP) is a leading conservatoire located in Paris, Île-de-France, France. At the time of the school's foundation in 1919 by Auguste Mangeot, Alfred Cortot. The term ''école normale'' (Engl ...

. He was later awarded

Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres The ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' (Order of Arts and letters, Arts and Letters) is an Order (distinction), order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Ministry of Culture (France), Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the w ...

by then Minister of Culture, Jack Lang. In 1989 he began a 14-year association and tenure with master jazz pianist

McCoy Tyner Alfred McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938March 6, 2020) was an American jazz piano, jazz pianist and composer known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet (from 1960 to 1965) and his long solo career afterwards. He was an NEA Jazz Masters, NEA ...

as part of the McCoy Tyner Trio, winning three

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s and performing worldwide.

Discography

As sideman

With

* '' Live at Sweet Basil'' (

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, 1989) * '' 44th Street Suite'' (

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, 1991) * ''

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'' (Lester Recording, 1991) * ''

Remembering John ''Remembering John'' is a 1991 album by McCoy Tyner released on the Enja label. It was recorded in February 1991 and features performances by Tyner with bassist Avery Sharpe and drummer Aaron Scott paying tribute to John Coltrane. The AllMusic r ...

'' (

Enja Enja Records is a German jazz record company and label based in Munich which was founded by jazz enthusiasts Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber in 1971. The label's first release was by Mal Waldron, and early releases included European and Ja ...

, 1991) * ''

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Impulse! Impulse! Records (occasionally styled as "¡mpulse! Records" and "¡!") is an American jazz record company and label established by Creed Taylor in 1960. John Coltrane was among Impulse!'s earliest signings. Thanks to consistent sales and positiv ...

, 1995) With others * Bob Stewart, ''Then & Now'' (

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, 1996) * ''Circles'', (

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, 2005) *

Billy Harper Billy Harper (born January 17, 1943) is an American jazz saxophonist, "one of a generation of John Coltrane, Coltrane-influenced tenor saxophonists" with a distinctively stern, hard-as-nails sound on his instrument.Chris KelseyBilly Harper Biogr ...

, ''

Blueprints of Jazz Vol. 2 ''Blueprints of Jazz Vol. 2'' is an album by saxophonist Billy Harper recorded in 2006 and released in 2008 on the Talking House Records label. It is part of the ''Blueprints of Jazz'' series conceived, produced and recorded by Talking House Produ ...

'' (

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, 2008)

References

External links

Official site archived
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