Julian Priester (born June 29, 1935) is an American

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trombonist and occasional euphoniumist. He is sometimes credited "Julian Priester Pepo Mtoto". He has played with

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, and

Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he help ...

Biography

He was born in

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, United States. Priester attended Chicago's

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, where he studied under

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. In his teens he played with

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and R&B artists such as

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, and

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, and had the opportunity to jam with jazz players such as the saxophonist

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 ...

. In the early 1950s, Priester was a member of

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, recording several albums with the group, before leaving Chicago in 1956 to tour with

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, and he then joined

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in 1958. The following year he settled in New York and joined the group led by drummer

, who heard him playing on the

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album, "

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" (1958). While playing in Roach's group, Priester also recorded two albums as a leader, ''

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'' and '' Spiritsville'', both of which were recorded and released by

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(the latter by their Jazzland subsidiary) in 1960. Priester recorded two albums with trumpeter

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– accessed June 2010 was an American

in 1961, '' Out Front'' and ''

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'' (also known as ''Victory and Sorrow''), the first also features Roach, and Priester took part in the sessions for

's ''

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'' album (on which he played euphonium), which was recorded in the same year. He left Roach's band during 1961, and between then and 1969 appeared as a sideman on albums led by

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, and Sam Rivers. In 1969, he accepted an offer to play with

's big band, and he stayed with that ensemble for six months, before leaving in 1970 to join pianist

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sextet. After leaving the Hancock band in 1973, Priester moved to San Francisco, where he recorded two more albums as a leader: ''Love, Love'' in 1974 and 1977's ''Polarization''. In 1979 he joined the faculty of

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in Seattle, where he taught jazz composition, performance, and history until retiring in 2011. In the 1980s, he became a member of the

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's quintet, and also returned to Sun Ra's band for a few recordings. The 1990s saw the addition of

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to his schedule. Priester was co-leader with drummer Jimmy Bennington on 'Portraits and Silhouettes' which received an Honorable Mention in All About Jazz New York's 'Best Recordings of 2007', which culminated with the two musicians appearing at the 30th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival. Priester also performs on the album ''

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'', by the drone metal band

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, released in May 2009. His major contributions were to the final track of the album, "Alice," a tribute to

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. In addition to teaching and touring, Priester continues to record albums under his own name. He released ''Hints on Light and Shadow'' (with Sam Rivers and

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) in 1997 and followed it in 2003 with ''In Deep End Dance''. As of the beginning of 2022, Julian hosted listening sessions early on Wednesday evenings in Seattle as a part of a Jazz Fellowship, at Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar.

Discography

As leader or co-leader

* 1960: ''

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'' (

) * 1960: '' Spiritsville'' ( Jazzland) * 1973: ''

Love, Love ''Love, Love'' is an album by American jazz trombonist and composer Julian Priester Pepo Mtoto recorded in 1973 and released on the ECM label.ECM) * 1977: '' Polarization'' (ECM) * 1997: ''Hints on Light and Shadow'' with Sam Rivers (

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) * 2001: ''Out of This World'' with

Walter Benton Walter Benton (September 8, 1930 in Los Angeles – August 14, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Benton first began playing saxophone as a high schooler in Los Angeles. After three years of service in the Army in the early 1950s, he ...

(

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) * 2002: ''In Deep End Dance'' (Conduit) * 2007: ''Portraits and Silhouettes'' with Jimmy Bennington (That Swan) * 2008: ''Formations'' with Marcus Wood * 2010: ''Conversational Music'' with Aaron Alexander * 2012: ''Blue Stride''

As sideman

With

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* ''

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'' (

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, 1996) With

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* '' Composition No. 96'' ( Leo, 1981 989 With

Donald Byrd Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few hard bop m ...

* ''

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'', (

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, 1970) With Jay Clayton * ''Live at Jazz Alley'' (ITM, 1995) With

* ''

'', (

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, 1961) With

* '' New Orleans Suite'' (

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, 1971) * ''

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'' (

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, 1969–71

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* ''

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'' (Pablo, 1969–72

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With

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* '' Blues Connotation'' (1996) * ''City Lights'' (2006) With

David Friesen David Friesen (born May 6, 1942 in Tacoma, Washington) is an American jazz bassist. He plays double bass and electric upright bass. Career Friesen began playing bass while serving in the United States Army in Germany. He played with John Hand ...

, Eddie Moore,

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, and

Mal Waldron Malcolm Earl "Mal" Waldron (August 16, 1925 – December 2, 2002) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He started playing professionally in New York in 1950, after graduating from college. In the following dozen years or so Wa ...

* ''

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, 1987) With

Red Garland William McKinley "Red" Garland Jr. (May 13, 1923 – April 23, 1984) was an American modern jazz pianist. Known for his work as a bandleader and during the 1950s with Miles Davis, Garland helped popularize the block chord style of playing in jazz ...

* '' So Long Blues'' (Galaxy, 1979

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* '' Strike Up the Band'' (Galaxy, 1979

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With

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* ''Koputai'' (ITM, 1990) * ''One Day at a Time'' (ITM, 1990) * ''A Song I Thought I Heard Buddy Sing'' (ITM, 1992) * ''Another Place'' (Intuition, 1994) With

* '' The Little Giant'' (

, 1959) With

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* ''

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'' (ECM, 1983) With Carolyn Graye * ''Carolyn Graye'' (Pony Boy, 2005) With

* ''Helium Tears'' (By, 2006) With

* ''

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, 1970) * ''

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'' (Warner Bros., 1972) * ''

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'' ( Columbia, 1973) With David Haney * ''Caramel Topped Terrier'' (Cadence, 2001) With

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* ''

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'' ( Strata-East, 1973) With Eddie Henderson * ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1975) * ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1976) * '' Comin' Through'' (

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, 1977) * '' Mahal'' (Capitol, 1978) With Andrew Hill * '' Passing Ships'' (Blue Note, 1969) With

* '' Jumpin' In'' (ECM, 1984) * ''

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* '' 4+1 Ensemble'' (Intuition, 1996

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* ''

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, 2000) With

* ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1961) With

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* '' Fancy Dancer'' (Blue Note, 1975) With

* ''

'' (Riverside, 1958) * ''

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'' (Riverside, 1959) With

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* '' These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly'' (Atlantic, 1965) * ''

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, 1966

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* ''

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'' (Strata-East, 1969

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* '' Masters from Different Worlds'' (Mapleshade, 1989

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with

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* ''

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With

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* ''Visible Breath'' (2011) With Azar Lawrence * '' Bridge into the New Age'' (

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, 1974) With

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*''

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'' (Riverside, 1959) * '' Straight Ahead'' ( Candid, 1961) With

Booker Little Booker Little Jr. (April 2, 1938 – October 5, 1961)
– accessed June 2010 was an American

* '' Out Front'' (Candid, 1961) * ''

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, 1961) With

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* ''

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* ''Move to the Groove'' (Westwind, 2000) With

* '' Smooth as the Wind'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1966)* * '' Heads Up!'' (1968)* With

Lee Morgan Edward Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 – February 19, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s, Morgan came to prominence in his late teens, recording on John Coltrane's '' Blue Train'' (1 ...

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Duke Pearson Columbus Calvin "Duke" Pearson Jr. (August 17, 1932 – August 4, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer. ''Allmusic'' describes him as having a "big part in shaping the Blue Note label's hard bop direction in the 1960s as a record produ ...

* '' Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band'' (Blue Note, 1967) With

Buddy Rich Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time. Rich was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York ...

* ''Rich Versus Roach'' (1959) With Sam Rivers * '' Dimensions & Extensions'' (Blue Note, 1967) With

* '' The Many Sides of Max'' (

Mercury Mercury commonly refers to: * Mercury (planet), the nearest planet to the Sun * Mercury (element), a metallic chemical element with the symbol Hg * Mercury (mythology), a Roman god Mercury or The Mercury may also refer to: Companies * Merc ...

, 1959 964 * '' Quiet as It's Kept'' (Mercury, 1959) * ''

Moon Faced and Starry Eyed ''Moon Faced and Starry Eyed'' is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach, featuring vocalist Abbey Lincoln on two tracks, recorded in 1959 and released on the Mercury label.Long as You're Living ''Long as You're Living'' is a live album by American jazz drummer Max Roach, featuring tracks recorded in West Germany in 1960 and released on the Enja label.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 ...

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* '' Parisian Sketches'' (Mercury, 1960) * ''

We Insist! ''We Insist!'' (subtitled ''Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite'') is a jazz album released on Candid Records in 1961. It contains a suite which composer and drummer Max Roach and lyricist Oscar Brown had begun to develop in 1959 with a view to its perf ...

'', (Candid, 1960) * '' Percussion Bitter Sweet'' (Impulse!, 1961) * ''Max Roach and Friends Vol. 2'' (1961) * '' It's Time'' (Impulse!, 1962) With

Paul Schutze Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity * Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

* '' Site Anubis'' (Big Cat, 1996) With Lonnie Smith * ''

Turning Point A turning point, or climax, is the point of highest tension in a narrative work. Turning Point or Turning Points may refer to: Film * ''The Turning Point'', a 1914 silent film starring Caroline Cooke * ''The Turning Point'' (1920 film), an Ame ...

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Sunn O))) Sunn O))) (pronounced "sun") is an American experimental metal band formed in 1998 in Seattle, Washington. The band is known for their distinctive visual style and slow, heavy sound, which blends diverse genres including doom metal, drone, bla ...

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* '' Super-Sonic Jazz'' (Saturn, 1956) * ''

Jazz by Sun Ra ''Jazz By Sun Ra'' (later titled ''Sun Song'') is the debut album by Sun Ra. The record label for the first pressing says "07-12-56", presumably when it was recorded. The LP originally appeared on Tom Wilson's short-lived ''Transition Records''. ...

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Angels and Demons at Play ''Angels and Demons at Play'' is a jazz album by Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra. Side one was recorded in 1960, including two tracks taken from the mammoth session either at Hall Recording Company or at the RCA Studios (both in Chicago), a ...

'' (Saturn, 1956) * ''Sound of Joy'' (1957) * ''Jazz in Silhouette'' (1958) * ''Angels and Demons at Play'' (1960) * ''

Lanquidity ''Lanquidity'' is a 1978 studio album by American jazz musician Sun Ra. Music The album was recorded by Bob Blank at Blank Studios, entirely on the night of July 17, 1978, following a performance on ''Saturday Night Live''. Stylistically, the ...

'' (Philly Jazz, 1978) * ''Blue Delight'' (A&M, 1989) * ''Purple Night'' (A&M, 1990) * '' Somewhere Else'' (

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, 1993) * ''Second Star to the Right: Salute to Walt Disney'' (Leo, 1995) With

Cal Tjader Callen Radcliffe Tjader Jr. ( ; July 16, 1925 – May 5, 1982) was an American Latin Jazz musician, known as the most successful non-Latino Latin musician. He explored other jazz idioms, even as he continued to perform music of Afro-Jazz, ...

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El Sonido Nuevo ''El Sonido Nuevo'', subtitled/translated ''The New Soul Sound'', is an album by Latin jazz vibraphonist Cal Tjader and pianist Eddie Palmieri recorded in 1966 and released on the Verve label.

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Eddie Palmieri Eddie Palmieri (born December 15, 1936) is an American Grammy Award-winning pianist, bandleader, musician, and composer of Puerto Rican ancestry. He is the founder of the bands La Perfecta, La Perfecta II, and Harlem River Drive. Early life Pal ...

With

* '' The Spoiler'' (Blue Note, 1966) * ''

A Bluish Bag ''A Bluish Bag'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine consisting of two sessions recorded for the Blue Note label in 1967 and arranged by Duke Pearson, the first featuring Donald Byrd and the second McCoy Tyner, among others. Recep ...

'' (Blue Note, 1967) With

* '' Tender Moments'' (Blue Note, 1967) With

* '' Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller'' (1957) * '' Dinah Sings Bessie Smith'' (1958) * ''The Bessie Smith Songbook'' (1958) With

Reggie Workman Reginald "Reggie" Workman (born June 26, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist, recognized for his work with both John Coltrane and Art Blakey. Career Early in his career, Workman wo ...

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Summit Conference A summit meeting (or just summit) is an international meeting of heads of state or government, usually with considerable media exposure, tight security, and a prearranged agenda. Notable summit meetings include those of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Wi ...

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Cerebral Caverns ''Cerebral Caverns'' is an album by bassist/composer Reggie Workman. It was recorded on April 27 and 28, 1995, in New York City, and was released by Postcards Records that same year. On the album, Workman is heard in a variety of instrumental comb ...

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References

External links

Biography at Postcard Records
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