Don Sickler (January 6, 1944) is an American jazz

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and producer.Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby and Priestley, Brian ''Rough Guide to Jazz''
Rough Guides, 2004 "Don Sickler" at Google Books In the 1980s, he set up a tribute band called

Dameronia Dameronia was the name of a bebop jazz ensemble founded by Don Sickler Philly Joe Jones Joseph Rudolph "Philly Joe" Jones (July 15, 1923 – August 30, 1985) was an American jazz drummer. Biography Early career As a child, Jones appeared as a featured tap dancer on ''The Kiddie Show'' on the Philadelphia radio station WIP. He was ...

, to play the music of

Tadd Dameron Tadley Ewing Peake Dameron (February 21, 1917 – March 8, 1965) was an American jazz composer, arranger, and pianist. Biography Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Dameron was the most influential arranger of the bebop era, but also wrote charts for swi ...

. He also worked extensively with

Joe Henderson Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 – June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. In a career spanning more than four decades, Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent l ...

, a collaboration leading to four

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Discography

As leader

* ''The Music of Kenny Dorham'' (

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, 1983) * ''Night Watch'' ( Uptown, 1995) * ''Reflections'' (

HighNote HighNote Records is a jazz record company and label founded by Joe Fields with his son, Barney Fields, in 1997. Joe Fields worked for Prestige Records in the 1960s, and in the 1970s founded Muse Records. After he sold Muse, he started the Highn ...

, 2002)

With
Dameronia Dameronia was the name of a bebop jazz ensemble founded by Don Sickler To Tadd with Love ''To Tadd with Love'' is an album by drummer Philly Joe Jones' Dameronia which was recorded and released on the Uptown label in 1982. Biography Ridley was born and reared in Indianapolis, Indiana. He began performing professionally while still i ...
'' (Uptown, 1982) with
Philly Joe Jones Joseph Rudolph "Philly Joe" Jones (July 15, 1923 – August 30, 1985) was an American jazz drummer. Biography Early career As a child, Jones appeared as a featured tap dancer on ''The Kiddie Show'' on the Philadelphia radio station WIP. He was ...
''
Look Stop Listen ''Look Stop Listen'' (listed on label as ''Look Stop and Listen'') is an album by drummer Philly Joe Jones' Dameronia which was recorded and released on the Uptown label in 1983. Biography Ridley was born and reared in Indianapolis, Indiana. He ...
'' (Uptown, 1983) with Philly Joe Jones ''Live at the Theatre Boulogne'' (Soul Note, 1989)

As sideman

With Superblue * ''Superblue'' (

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, 1988)Superblue review

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* ''Superblue II'' (Blue Note) With

Larry Coryell Larry Coryell (born Lorenz Albert Van DeLinder III; April 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist. Early life Larry Coryell was born in Galveston, Texas, United States. He never knew his biological father, a musician. He w ...

* '' Inner Urge'' (HighNote, 2001) With Meredith D'Ambrosio *'' Wishing on the Moon'' (Sunnyside, 2004 006 With

Clifford Jordan Clifford Laconia Jordan (September 2, 1931 – March 27, 1993) was an American jazz tenor saxophone player. While in Chicago, he performed with Max Roach, Sonny Stitt, and some rhythm and blues groups. He moved to New York City in 1957, after ...

*'' Play What You Feel'' (Mapleshade, 1990

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*'' Down Through the Years'' (Milestone, 1991) With

T. S. Monk Thelonious Sphere "T. S." Monk III (born December 27, 1949) is an American jazz drummer, composer and bandleader. He is the son of jazz pianist Thelonious Monk. Biography Born in New York City, he began his music career early in his life, honin ...

*'' Take One'' (Blue Note, 1992) *''

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'' (Blue Note, 1993) *''

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'' (Blue Note, 1995) *'' Monk on Monk'' (N2K, 1997) With

Freddie Redd Freddie Redd (May 29, 1928 – March 17, 2021) was an American hard-bop pianist and composer. He is best known for writing music to accompany '' The Connection'' (1959), a play by Jack Gelber. According to Peter Watrous, writing in ''The New Y ...

*'' Lonely City'' (Uptown, 1985 989 - trumpet and arranger With Claudio Roditi *''

Claudio! ''Claudio!'', is an album by Brazilian trumpeter Claudio Roditi which was recorded in 1985 and released by the Uptown label.Charlie Rouse Charlie Rouse (April 6, 1924 – November 30, 1988) was an American hard bop tenor saxophonist and flautist. His career is marked by his collaboration with Thelonious Monk, which lasted for more than ten years. Biography Rouse was born in Wash ...

* '' Social Call'' (Uptown, 1984) and

Red Rodney Robert Roland Chudnick (September 27, 1927 – May 27, 1994), known professionally as Red Rodney, was an American jazz trumpeter. Biography Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he became a professional musician at 15, working in the mid-1940 ...

- as arranger * '' Soul Mates'' ( Uptown, 1988

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featuring

Sahib Shihab Sahib Shihab (born Edmund Gregory; June 23, 1925 – October 24, 1989) was an American jazz and hard bop saxophonist (baritone, alto, and soprano) and flautist. He variously worked with Luther Henderson, Thelonious Monk, Fletcher Henderson, ...

- as arranger With

Jack Sheldon Beryl Cyril Sheldon Jr. (November 30, 1931 – December 27, 2019), known professionally as Jack Sheldon, was an American singer, musician, and actor. He performed on '' The Merv Griffin Show'' and participated in episodes of the educational musi ...

*''

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'' (Uptown, 1986

- flugelhorn and arranger With

James Spaulding James Ralph Spaulding Jr. (born July 30, 1937) is an American jazz saxophonist and flutist. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, United states, Spaulding attended the Chicago Cosmopolitan School of Music. Between 1957 and 1961, he was a member of Sun ...

*''

Blues Nexus ''Blues Nexus'' is an album by saxophonist James Spaulding which was recorded in 1993 and released on the Muse Records, Muse label.Escapade'' (HighNote, 1999) With

Buddy Tate George Holmes "Buddy" Tate (February 22, 1913 – February 10, 2001) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist. Biography Tate was born in Sherman, Texas, United States, and first played the alto saxophone. According to the website All A ...

and

Al Grey Al Grey (June 6, 1925 – March 24, 2000) was an American jazz trombonist who was a member of the Count Basie orchestra. He was known for his plunger mute technique and wrote an instructional book in 1987 called ''Plunger Techniques''. Care ...

*''

Just Jazz ''Just Jazz'', is an album by saxophonist Buddy Tate and trombonist Al Grey, which was recorded in 1984 and released by the Uptown label. The album was reissued on CD with two alternate takes by Reservoir in 1989.Joe Thomas and

Jay McShann James Columbus "Jay" McShann (January 12, 1916 – December 7, 2006) was an American jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, and bandleader. He led bands in Kansas City, Missouri, that included Charlie Parker, Bernard Anderson, Walter Brown, and B ...

*''

Blowin' in from K.C. ''Blowin' in from K.C.'' is an album by saxophonist Joe Thomas (tenor saxophonist), Joe Thomas and pianist Jay McShann which was recorded in late 1982 and released by the Uptown Records (jazz), Uptown label in 1983.Jack Walrath Jack Arthur Walrath (born May 5, 1946) is an American post-bop jazz trumpeter and musical arranger known for his work with Ray Charles, Gary Peacock, Charles Mingus, and Glenn Ferris, among others. Biography Walrath was born in Stuart, Florida. ...

*'' Gut Feelings'' (Muse, 1990

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as conductor With

Cedar Walton Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. (January 17, 1934 – August 19, 2013) was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and com ...

* ''

Cedar Walton Plays ''Cedar Walton Plays'' is an album by pianist Cedar Walton which was recorded in 1986 and released on the Delos label in 1993.

'' (Delos, 1986) * ''

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, 1997) With

Frank Wess Frank Wellington Wess (January 4, 1922 – October 30, 2013) was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist. In addition to his extensive solo work, Wess is remembered for his time in Count Basie's band from the early 1950s into the 1960s. Critic ...

and

Johnny Coles John Coles (July 3, 1926 – December 21, 1997) was an American jazz trumpeter. Early life Coles was born in Trenton, New Jersey on July 3, 1926. He grew up in Philadelphia and was self-taught on trumpet. Later life and career Coles spent his ...

*'' Two at the Top'' (Uptown, 1983) - as arranger

References

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