Herbert Bickford "Herbie" Steward (May 7, 1926

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, California, United States – August 9, 2003

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) was an American jazz saxophonist. He was widely known for being one of the tenor saxophone players in Four Brothers, part of

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's Second Herd.''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz; Second edition,'' Three volumes, edited by

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, London:

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Selected discography

As leader * ''So Pretty,''

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AVA LP6 : Recorded in Los Angeles, June 5, 1962 : Re-released with all 9 of the 10 cuts on a compilation album: ''One Brother,'' Mobile Fidelity (March 19, 1981) : Herbie Steward with big band and strings, Dick Hazard, conductor * ''The Three Horns of Herbie Steward,'' Famous Door HL-139 (1981) : Recorded in San Francisco, March 19, 1981 : Herbie Steward (alto sax, clarinet-1, soprano sax-2), Smith Dobson ''(né'' Smith Weed Dobson IV; 1947–2001) (piano), Tee Carson ''(né'' Tecumseh Donald Carson; 1930–2000) (piano-3), Eddie Duran ''(né'' Edward Lozano Duran; born 1925) (guitar), John Mosher (bass), Eddie Moore (drums) * ''Herbie's Here,'' with Gene DiNovi (''né'' Eugene Salvatore Dinovi; born 1928),

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MYCJ-30069 (Japan) (December 20, 2000) : Recorded live at OZ,

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, May 23, 1992 * ''Magical L-I-V-E'' + Sir Charles Thompson,

MYCJ-30115 (October 8, 2001) : Recorded live at Little John,

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, May 21, 1992 : Herbie Steward (tenor sax),

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(piano), David Young (bass), Yukio Kimura (drums) * ''One Morning In May'' + Gene DiNovi ''(né'' Eugene Salvatore Dinovi; born 1928),

MMEX-118 (Japan) (2008) : Recorded May 19, 1992, Kan Nai Hall,

: Herbie Steward (tenor saxophone & clarinet), ''(né'' Eugene Salvatore Dinovi; born 1928) (piano), Dave Young (bass), Yukio Kimura (drums) * ''Saijoh's Serenade,'' on 3 tracks with Kohnosuke Saijoh,

MYCJ-30083 (May 23, 1992) : Recorded May 22, 1992 : Kohnosuke Saijoh (tenor sax), Herbie Steward (tenor sax), ''(né'' Eugene Salvatore Dinovi; born 1928) (piano), David Young (bass), Yukio Kimura (drums) With Serge Chaloff, Al Cohn and

Zoot Sims John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big ...

*'' The Four Brothers... Together Again!'' (Vik, 1957) with Stan Kenton *''

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'' (Capitol, 1953)

References

External links

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