Arthur Edward Booth Jr. (February 12, 1948 – July 11, 2021) was an American
jazz
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bassist.
His professional name was Juini Booth, though his nickname has been spelled Jiunie, Junie, Joony, Jooney, Joonie, Juni, Juney, and Junius, over the course of his career.
Career
Born in
Buffalo, New York
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, Booth began playing piano at about age eight and switched to cello and then bass at 12.
His nickname originated from his older sister's inability to pronounce "Junior" as a child. Both of Booth's parents died in 1961 when he was 13 years old.
While at
East High School, Booth was a member of string class and played bass in bands. Later he played in the orchestra at
Lafayette High School.
He worked with
Chuck Mangione
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He came to prominence as a member of Art Blakey's band in the 1960s, and later co-led the Jazz Brothers with his brother ...
in his hometown in 1964-65 before moving to
New York City
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around 1966, where he played with
Eddie Harris,
Art Blakey (1967),
Sonny Simmons
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Biography
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(1967–68),
Marzette Watts
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(1966, 1968),
Freddie Hubbard (1968–71), and
Gary Bartz
Gary Bartz (born September 26, 1940) is an American jazz saxophonist. He has won two Grammy Awards.
Biography
Bartz studied at the Juilliard School. In the early 1960s, he performed with Eric Dolphy and McCoy Tyner in Charles Mingus' Jazz Wor ...
(1970). He played with
Shelly Manne
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in
Hollywood in 1969.
[Gary W. Kennedy, "Jiunie Booth". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. Oxford Music Online.]
In the early 1970s Booth played with
Tony Williams's Lifetime (1971–73) and
McCoy Tyner
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(1973–76), also recording during this time with
Larry Young (1973),
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, and
Masabumi Kikuchi
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, the last two during a tour of
Tokyo
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in 1974. After a short period with
Hamiett Bluiett
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in 1976 he returned to Buffalo, though he also worked with
Chico Freeman
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in Los Angeles and
Junior Cook
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Biography
Cook was born in Pensacola, Florida. After playing with Dizzy Gillespie in 1958, Cook was a member of the Horace Silver Quin ...
in New York in 1977. In 1977–78 he played with
Elvin Jones
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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 ...
and
Charles Tolliver.
[
From 1980 to 1982 he played with ]Ernie Krivda
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Ernie Krivda began his professional career in 1963 with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. During the 1960s he played in bands of two Cleveland legends, ...
in Cleveland
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, as well as locally in Buffalo. He recorded freelance with Beaver Harris (1983), Steve Grossman and Joe Chambers
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Arts
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(1984), Franklin Kiermyer
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, and others.
Juini Booth began working with Sun Ra
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starting in 1967 and was one of the Arkestra's longest serving members.
After spending a number of weeks in declining health, Booth died on July 11, 2021, aged 73, in Buffalo.
Discography
With Gary Bartz
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Biography
Bartz studied at the Juilliard School. In the early 1960s, he performed with Eric Dolphy and McCoy Tyner in Charles Mingus' Jazz Wor ...
*'' Harlem Bush Music'' (Milestone, 1970–71)
With Joe Bonner
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He was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and studied at Virginia State College, but indicated that he lear ...
*'' Angel Eyes'' (Muse, 1976)
With Junior Cook
Herman "Junior" Cook (July 22, 1934 – February 3, 1992) was an American hard bop tenor saxophone player.
Biography
Cook was born in Pensacola, Florida. After playing with Dizzy Gillespie in 1958, Cook was a member of the Horace Silver Quin ...
*''Pressure Cooker
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'' (Catalyst, 1977)
With Chico Freeman
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*''Beyond the Rain
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With Steve Grossman
*'' Way Out East'' (Red Record, 1984)
With Elvin Jones
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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 ...
*''Time Capsule
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'' (Vanguard, 1977)
With Franklin Kiermyer
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Biography
Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Kiermyer first gained attention in 1994 with his album Solomon's Daughter, featuring tenor saxophonist and forme ...
*''Further
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'' (Mobility Music, 2014)
With Shelly Manne
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*'' Outside'' (Contemporary, 1969)
With George Spanos
*'' Dreams Beyond'' (Evolver Records, 2014)
*'' Reflections'' (George Spanos, 2017)
With McCoy Tyner
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*'' Enlightenment'' (Milestone, 1973)
*''Song of the New World
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'' (Milestone, 1973)
*''Atlantis
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'' (Milestone, 1975)
References
External links
Official Website
*
Entry 1 at imdb
Entry 2 at imdb
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1948 births
2021 deaths
musicians from Buffalo, New York
American jazz double-bassists
Male double-bassists
Musicians from New York (state)
The Tony Williams Lifetime members
21st-century double-bassists
21st-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians