Javon Anthony Jackson (born June 16, 1965) is an American
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and educator. He first became known as a member of
Art Blakey
Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s.
Blakey made a name for himself in the 1 ...
's Jazz Messengers from 1987 until Blakey's death in 1990. and went on to release 22 recordings as a bandleader and tour and record on over 150 CDs with jazz greats including
Elvin Jones
Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004) was an American jazz drummer of the post-bop era.
Most famously a member of John Coltrane's quartet, with whom he recorded from late 1960 to late 1965, Jones appeared on such widely celebrate ...
,
Freddie Hubbard
Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (April 7, 1938 – December 29, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter. He played bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives fo ...
,
Charlie Haden
Charles Edward Haden (August 6, 1937 – July 11, 2014) was an American jazz double bass player, bandleader, composer and educator whose career spanned more than 50 years. In the late 1950s, he was an original member of the ground-breaking ...
,
Betty Carter
Betty Carter (born Lillie Mae Jones; May 16, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was an American jazz singer known for her improvisational technique, scatting and other complex musical abilities that demonstrated her vocal talent and imaginative inter ...
,
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 ...
,
Ron Carter
Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. He has won three Grammy awards, and is also a cellist who has recorded nu ...
,
Dr. Lonnie Smith
Lonnie Smith (July 3, 1942 – September 28, 2021), styled Dr. Lonnie Smith, was an American jazz Hammond B3 organist who was a member of the George Benson quartet in the 1960s. He recorded albums with saxophonist Lou Donaldson for Blue Note be ...
,
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 dur ...
and
Ben E. King
Benjamin Earl King (né Nelson; September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015) was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer. He is best known as the singer and co-composer of " Stand by Me"—a US Top 10 hit, both in 1961 and later ...
.
In his solo career, his music has been a mix of tradition and neo-jazz, mixing
hard bop
Hard bop is a subgenre of jazz that is an extension of bebop (or "bop") music. Journalists and record companies began using the term in the mid-1950s to describe a new current within jazz that incorporated influences from rhythm and blues, gospe ...
with
soul
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Etymology
The Modern English noun ''soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest attes ...
and
funk
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influences. Recognized for those diverse styles, he was tapped by producers Lea Reis, Bryant "Moe Doe" Johnson to play on Tupac Shakur's ''Keep Ya Head Up / Madukey Remix'' in 1993.
In 1992, Javon played saxophonist
Illinois Jacquet
Jean-Baptiste "Illinois" Jacquet (October 30, 1922 – July 22, 2004) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on "Flying Home", critically recognized as the first R&B saxophone solo.
Although he was a pioneer of t ...
in
Spike Lee
Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut ...
's ''Malcolm X''. He is featured in the film playing the
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles M ...
/
Benny Goodman
Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing".
From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. His co ...
standard, "Flying Home".
He became chair of the
University of Hartford
The University of Hartford (UHart) is a private university in West Hartford, Connecticut. Its main campus extends into neighboring Hartford and Bloomfield. The university attracts students from 48 states and 43 countries. The university and it ...
's Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz in 2013. In 2019, Newport Festivals Foundation expanded the reach of its popular Newport Jazz Assembly program with the introduction of the Jackie McLean Jazz Studies Jazz Assembly, under Jackson's direction. Jackson also serves as Artistic Director of Jazz in the Valley, an annual music festival in the historic Hudson Valley, now in its 20th year.
In a 2006
Toledo Blade
''The Blade'', also known as the ''Toledo Blade'', is a newspaper in Toledo, Ohio published daily online and printed Thursday and Sunday by Block Communications. The newspaper was first published on December 19, 1835.
Overview
The first issue o ...
feature, Jackson conveyed his motivation for teaching the younger generation of musicians: “
ackson
Tulia Ackson (born 23 November 1976) is the Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania, in office since 2022. She was appointed as a Member of Parliament by President John Magufuli.
Early life
Ackson was born on 23 November 1976 in Bul ...
said he enjoys teaching because he is able to connect the young students to some of the legends with whom he has played, including Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, and drummer Elvin Jones. ‘We can share our information to those coming behind us and ensure that things will continue on in a certain fashion,’ Jackson said.
Early life
Jackson was born on June 16, 1965, in
Carthage
Carthage was the capital city of Ancient Carthage, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classi ...
, Missouri,Feather, Leonard & Gitler, Ira (1999) ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz''. Oxford University Press. and brought up in
Denver
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. Growing up, his parents both were fans of jazz, exposing him to the music of
Ahmad Jamal
Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones, July 2, 1930) is an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and educator. For six decades, he has been one of the most successful small-group leaders in jazz.
Biography Early life
Jamal was born Fr ...
,
Sonny Stitt
Edward Hammond Boatner Jr. (February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982), known professionally as Sonny Stitt, was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his ...
,
Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and actor. He was among the most influential early bebop musicians, which included other greats such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gi ...
, and
Charlie Parker
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. Javon first wanted to play drums but his father thought those were too loud.Yonke, David (November 30, 2006 "Jazz Saxman Javon Jackson Learned from Legends" ''Toledo Blade''. p. E9. After trying out the trumpet Jackson finally selected the alto saxophone at age 10. At the age of 16, he changed to tenor saxophone and in his teens, he was taught by pianist Billy Wallace. He was briefly enrolled at the
University of Denver
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, before spending part of 1985–86 at the
Berklee College of Music
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, which he abandoned to join drummer
Art Blakey
Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s.
Blakey made a name for himself in the 1 ...
Peter Washington
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. Jackson was the Jazz Messenger saxophonist until Blakey's death in 1990.
Education
University of Denver
The University of Denver (DU) is a private university, private research university in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1864, it is the oldest independent private university in the Mountain States, Rocky Mountain Region of the United States. It is ...
, Denver, CO 1983 (Attended)
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cours ...
Jackson has served as Assistant Professor of Jazz at
Long Island University
Long Island University (LIU) is a private university with two main campuses, LIU Post and LIU Brooklyn, in the U.S. state of New York. It offers more than 500 academic programs at its main campuses, online, and at multiple non-residential. LIU ...
in New York (1996-1998) and at the Conservatory of Music at
Purchase College
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in Purchase, NY (1999-2007). Professor Jackson has been Director of the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at the
University of Hartford
The University of Hartford (UHart) is a private university in West Hartford, Connecticut. Its main campus extends into neighboring Hartford and Bloomfield. The university attracts students from 48 states and 43 countries. The university and it ...
since 2013. He serves as Chair of Jazz for the
National YoungArts Foundation
YoungArts (previously National YoungArts Foundation and National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, or NFAA) is an American charity established in 1981 by Lin and Ted Arison to help nurture emerging high-school artists. The foundation is base ...
and is also a member of JEN (Jazz Education Network), where he assists as JENerations Jazz Festival's Artist and Clinician Coordinator.
Commissions
2009, Full-length score for
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...
's silent film, ''The Lodger'', Syracuse International Film Festival. Conducted Silent Film and Cool Jazz premiere screening, Syracuse International Film Festival, October 15, 2010.
Awards
2012 Benny Golson Award, Howard University, Washington, DC, for recognition of legendary excellence in jazz.
Recordings
In 1991, Javon Jackson made his recording debut on
Criss Cross Jazz
Criss Cross Jazz is a Dutch record company and label specializing in jazz.
Criss Cross was established in 1980 by Gerry Teekens, a drummer and German language, German professor.
with ''Me and Mr. Jones'', featuring James Williams, Christian McBride and master drummer Elvin Jones. The following year, he joined Jones’ group, appearing on the drummer’s albums '' Youngblood'' and '' Going Home''. Jackson made his
Blue Note Records
Blue Note Records is an American jazz record label owned by Universal Music Group and operated under Capitol Music Group. Established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis, it derived its name from the blue notes of jazz and the blues. Or ...
debut in 1993 with ''When The Time Is Right'', produced by the renowned vocalist and bandleader Betty Carter. He recorded five more recordings for the Blue Note Record label through the ‘90s, including a diverse range of music by Caetano Veloso, Frank Zappa, Santana, Muddy Waters, and Al Green.
Jackson also released four recordings for
Palmetto Records
Palmetto Records is an independent American jazz record company and label in New York City founded in 1990 by guitarist Matt Balitsaris.
Issues began with those by Balitsaris, then Greg Hatza in 1993. Since then, its catalog has included albums ...
, where he explored funk, jazz, and soul with organist Dr. Lonnie Smith, guitarists Mark Whitfield and David Gilmore, trombonist Fred Wesley and drummer Lenny White, among others. He also released three recordings for
Chesky Records
Chesky Records is a record company and label founded in 1978 by brothers David and Norman Chesky. The company produces high-definition recordings of music in a variety of genres, including jazz, classical, pop, R&B, folk and world/ethnic. Che ...
, including ''Three’s Company'', featuring bandmates bassist
Ron Carter
Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. He has won three Grammy awards, and is also a cellist who has recorded nu ...
and drummer
Billy Drummond
Willis Robert "Billy" Drummond Jr. (born June 19, 1959) is an American jazz drummer.
Early life
Billy Drummond was born in Newport News, Virginia, where he grew up listening to the extensive jazz record collection of his father, an amateur dr ...
. Javon introduced his own label, Solid Jackson Records, in 2012, releasing ''Celebrating John Coltrane'' first, featuring former Coltrane collaborator and drummer
Jimmy Cobb
Wilbur James "Jimmy" Cobb (January 20, 1929May 24, 2020) was an American jazz drummer. He was part of Miles Davis's First Great Sextet. At the time of his death, he had been the band's last surviving member for nearly thirty years. He was a ...
. Also that year, he released ''Lucky 13'', this album focused on the style of soul-jazz keyboardist Les McCann. The recording included McCann’s 1969 hit, "
Compared to What
"Compared to What" is a protest song written by Gene McDaniels. It was recorded by Roberta Flack in February 1969 for her debut album '' First Take'', but became better known following a performance by Les McCann (piano and vocals) and Eddie Harr ...
," as well as Stevie Wonder’s "Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing". Marking his 20th album as a leader and the third on his label, ''For You'' was released in 2018. The album spent five weeks in the top 10 on the jazz charts, climbing to No. 2.
According to a 2019 JazzTimes review of ''For You'': "With tradition always in mind but keeping the settings varied, Jackson salutes mentors, inspirations, and family, among others. His love of Sonny Rollins is clear as day on “I’m Old Fashioned,” he mines Wayne Shorter’s shuffling “Backstage Sally” for all its worth, and he puts the album to rest with some gusty statements on the McCoy Tyner-inspired “88 Strong.” His ray-of-sunshine demeanor also proves to be a key component of the production, lighting up Cedar Walton’s “Simple Pleasure” and bassist David Williams’ tropically infused “Native Son.” When not dealing with searing heat or pure light, Jackson can be found wearing his heart on his horn. He lends true grace to “Lelia,” a ballad dedicated to a cousin who was taken too soon by cancer."
In 2017, for the album ''Deja Vu'' (released in 2020), Jackson reunited his lineup from ''For You'': pianist Jeremy Manasia, drummer McClenty Hunter and bassist David Williams for a program of classics “Autumn in New York,” “Limehouse Blues” and “My Shining Hour,” and tunes by
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter (born August 25, 1933) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Shorter came to prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer for, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. In the 1960s, he joined Miles Davi ...
(“Venus De Mildew”),
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 ...
(“In The Kitchen,” “Martha’s Prize”),
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Sphere Monk (, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including " 'Round Midnight", "B ...
(“Raise Four”) and the late
Jimmy Heath
James Edward Heath (October 25, 1926 – January 19, 2020), nicknamed Little Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. He was the brother of bassist Percy Heath and drummer Albert Heath.
Biography
Heath w ...
. Jackson’s only original on the disc is, “T.J.”, a dedication to his father. Downbeat noted that the performances on Deja Vu demonstrate: “both Jackson’s canonical knowledge and interpretive command .”
For his Solid Jackson label, Jackson released his collaboration with the famed poet
Nikki Giovanni
Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr. (born June 7, 1943) is an American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. One of the world's most well-known African-American poets,Jane M. Barstow, Yolanda Williams Page (eds)"Nikki Giovanni" ''E ...
, ''The Gospel According To Nikki Giovanni'', in 2022. The track listing is the poet reimagining gospel hymns and spirituals set to jaz The album marks the first recording of the poet singing with the track of Nina Simone, Nina Simone’s “Night Song,” a composition Simone first recorded in 1964 Giovanni is one of Oprah Winfrey’s 25 “Living Legends” and a Maya Angelou Lifetime Achievement Award winner in 2017. From her editing of the journal Conversation and the subsequent publication of her early works—1968’s book of poetry Black Feeling, Black Talk/Black Judgment and 1970’s Re:Creation —Giovanni became recognized as a foundational member of the Black Arts movement. As Jackson noted on Heart and Soul’s website, the album was recorded live at Telefunken Studios in South Windsor, Connecticut, the 10 tunes on The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni were all done without the use of headphones, as he noted: “I really wanted to do it just like if you’re in church, where there’s a preacher talking and all of a sudden the choir begins.”
Billy Pierce
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* ''New York Unit'' (Paddle Wheel, 1992)
* ''When the Time Is Right'' (
Blue Note
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, 1994) - recorded in 1993
* ''For One Who Knows'' (Blue Note, 1995)
* ''Blue Spirit'' (Blue Note, 1996) The Blue Note All Stars collective with
Greg Osby
Greg Osby (born August 3, 1960) is an American saxophonist and composer.
Biography
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Osby studied at Howard University, then at the Berklee College of Music. He moved to New York City in 1982, where he played with Jaki ...
,
Tim Hagans
Tim Hagans (born August 19, 1954) is an American jazz trumpeter, arranger, and composer. He has been nominated for three Grammy Awards: Best Instrumental Composition for "Box of Cannoli" on ''The Avatar Sessions'' (Fuzzy Music, 2010); Best Contem ...
,
Kevin Hays
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The variant ''Kevan'' is anglicized from , an ...
,
Essiet Essiet
Essiet Okon Essiet (born September 1, 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American jazz double-bassist.
Essiet's parents were Nigerian immigrants to the United States.Lara Pellegrinelli, "Essiet Essiet". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. 2nd edit ...
, and Bill Stewart
* ''A Look Within'' (Blue Note, 1996)
* ''Good People'' (Blue Note, 1997)
* ''Pleasant Valley'' (Blue Note, 1999)
* ''Easy Does It'' (
Palmetto Records
Palmetto Records is an independent American jazz record company and label in New York City founded in 1990 by guitarist Matt Balitsaris.
Issues began with those by Balitsaris, then Greg Hatza in 1993. Since then, its catalog has included albums ...
, 2002)
* ''Have You Heard'' (Palmetto, 2004)
* ''Now'' (Palmetto, 2006)
* ''New York Time'' (
Chesky Records
Chesky Records is a record company and label founded in 1978 by brothers David and Norman Chesky. The company produces high-definition recordings of music in a variety of genres, including jazz, classical, pop, R&B, folk and world/ethnic. Che ...
, 2006) 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 ...
,
Christian McBride
Christian McBride (born May 31, 1972) is an American jazz bassist, composer and arranger. He has appeared on more than 300 recordings as a sideman, and is an eight-time Grammy Award winner.
McBride has performed and recorded with a number of j ...
, and
Jimmy Cobb
Wilbur James "Jimmy" Cobb (January 20, 1929May 24, 2020) was an American jazz drummer. He was part of Miles Davis's First Great Sextet. At the time of his death, he had been the band's last surviving member for nearly thirty years. He was a ...
* ''Sugar Hill: The Music of Duke Ellington'' (Chesky, 2007)
* ''Once upon a Melody'' (Palmetto, 2008)
* ''Celebrating John Coltrane'' (Solid Jackson, 2012)
* ''Lucky 13'' (Solid Jackson, 2012)
* ''Expression'' ( Smoke Sessions, 2014)
* ''Three's Company'' (Chesky, 2016) with
Ron Carter
Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. He has won three Grammy awards, and is also a cellist who has recorded nu ...
and
Billy Drummond
Willis Robert "Billy" Drummond Jr. (born June 19, 1959) is an American jazz drummer.
Early life
Billy Drummond was born in Newport News, Virginia, where he grew up listening to the extensive jazz record collection of his father, an amateur dr ...
Art Blakey
Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s.
Blakey made a name for himself in the 1 ...
* ''Hard Champion'' (
Paddle Wheel
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* Very low-lift water pumping, such as flooding paddy fields at no more than abo ...
, 1987) – recorded in 1985–87
* ''Blue Moon'' (Jazz Zounds, 1987)
* '' Not Yet'' (
Soul Note
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History
Black S ...
Ron Carter
Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. He has won three Grammy awards, and is also a cellist who has recorded nu ...
* ''
Mr. Bow-tie
''Mr. Bow-tie'' is an album by bassist Ron Carter recorded in 1995 and originally released on the Japanese Somethin' Else label with a US release on Blue Note Records.Jazz & Bossa'' (Blue Note, 2008)
With
Louis Hayes
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*''
Blue Lou
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The first recording was made by Benny Carter and his Orchestra on October 16. 1933. Followed by ...
'' (SteepleChase, 1993)
*''
The Super Quartet
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'' (Timeless, 1994)
With
Freddie Hubbard
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* ''
Feel the Wind
''Feel the Wind'' is an album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and drummer Art Blakey recorded in November 1988 and released on the Timeless label. It features performances by Hubbard, Blakey, Benny Green, Mulgrew Miller, Leon Lee Dorsey, Lon ...
'' (Timeless, 1988) also with
Art Blakey
Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s.
Blakey made a name for himself in the 1 ...
Elvin Jones
Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004) was an American jazz drummer of the post-bop era.
Most famously a member of John Coltrane's quartet, with whom he recorded from late 1960 to late 1965, Jones appeared on such widely celebrate ...
Enja
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The label's first release was by Mal Waldron, and early releases included European and Ja ...
, 1992)
* '' Going Home'' (Enja, 1993) – recorded in 1992
With others
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Curtis Fuller
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Early life
Fuller was born in Detroit on December 15, 1932. ...
, ''
Keep It Simple
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'' (Savant, 2005) – recorded in 2003
*
Charlie Haden
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, ''Live In Montreal'' DVD (Image Entertainment, 2002)
*
John Hicks
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, ''
Sweet Love of Mine
''Sweet Love of Mine'' is an album by pianist John Hicks, recorded in 2006.
Background
The recording session that produced this album was the last of pianist John Hicks' career.
Recording and music
The album was recorded at the Van Gelder Studi ...
'' (HighNote, 2006)
*
Ben E. King
Benjamin Earl King (né Nelson; September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015) was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer. He is best known as the singer and co-composer of " Stand by Me"—a US Top 10 hit, both in 1961 and later ...
, ''Heart & Soul'' (CanAm, 2010)
* New York Unit, ''
Tribute to George Adams
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'' (Paddle Wheel, 1993) – recorded in 1991-92
*
Lenny White
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