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; died 8 November 2018) was an American
jazz
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drummer.
Dixon is best known for his contributions to many
soul jazz
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albums on the
Blue Note
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label led by
Grant Green
Grant Green (June 6, 1935 – January 31, 1979) was an American jazz guitarist and composer.
Recording prolifically for Blue Note Records as both leader and sideman, Green performed in the hard bop, soul jazz, bebop, and Latin-tinged idioms ...
,
Lou Donaldson
Lou Donaldson (born November 1, 1926) is an American retired jazz Alto saxophone, alto saxophonist. He is best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop ...
* 2000: ''Say Yes to Your Best'' (American Classical Jazz) with Adam Scone, Coleman Mellett
As sideman
With
George Braith
George Braith (born George Timothy Braithwaite on June 26, 1939) is a soul-jazz saxophonist from New York.
Career
Braith is known for playing multiple horns at once, a technique pioneered by Roland Kirk. Braith is credited with the invention of ...
Lou Donaldson
Lou Donaldson (born November 1, 1926) is an American retired jazz Alto saxophone, alto saxophonist. He is best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop ...
Signifyin'
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Ray Draper
Raymond Allen Draper (August 3, 1940, New York City – November 1, 1982) was an American jazz tuba player.
Early life and education
Draper was born in New York City and attended the Manhattan School of Music in the mid-1950s.
Career
As a ...
Grant Green
Grant Green (June 6, 1935 – January 31, 1979) was an American jazz guitarist and composer.
Recording prolifically for Blue Note Records as both leader and sideman, Green performed in the hard bop, soul jazz, bebop, and Latin-tinged idioms ...
Johnny Hodges
Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years. Hodges was also featured on soprano ...
Wild Bill Davis
Wild Bill Davis (November 24, 1918 – August 17, 1995) was the stage name of American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger William Strethen Davis. He is best known for his pioneering jazz electric organ recordings and for his tenure with t ...
With
Richard "Groove" Holmes
Richard Arnold "Groove" Holmes (May 2, 1931 – June 29, 1991) was an American jazz organist who performed in the hard bop and soul jazz genre. He is best known for his 1965 recording of " Misty".
Career
Holmes's first album, on Pacific ...
The Honeydripper
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History
Liggins cla ...
Along Came John
''Along Came John'' is the debut album by American organist John Patton (musician), John Patton, recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note Records, Blue Note label.
'' (Blue Note, 1963)
* '' Blue John'' (Blue Note, 1963)
* '' The Way I Feel'' (Blue Note, 1964)
* '' Oh Baby!'' (Blue Note, 1965)
With
Stanley Turrentine
Stanley William Turrentine (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note label from 1960, touched on jazz fusion ...
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A Chip Off the Old Block
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'' (Blue Note, 1963)
With
Harold Vick
Harold Vick (April 3, 1936 – November 13, 1987) was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist.
Biography
Harold Vick was born on April 3, 1936 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. At the age of 13 he was given a clarinet by his uncle, Prince Robin ...
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Steppin' Out!
''Steppin' Out!'' is the debut album by American saxophonist Harold Vick recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note Records, Blue Note label.
'' (Blue Note, 1963)
With
Don Wilkerson
Don Wilkerson (c. 1932 – 18 July 1986) was an American soul jazz / R&B tenor saxophonist born in Moreauville, Louisiana, probably better known for his Blue Note Records recordings in the 1960s as bandleader with guitarist Grant Green. Prior t ...
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Shoutin'
''Shoutin is an album by American saxophonist Don Wilkerson recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note Records, Blue Note label.
'' (Blue Note, 1963)
With
Baby Face Willette
Roosevelt "Baby Face" Willette (September 11, 1933 – April 1, 1971) was an American hard bop and soul-jazz musician who played the Hammond organ.
Life and career
He was born Roosevelt James Willett (no "e"), in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 19 ...