Jack Arthur Walrath (born May 5, 1946) is an American

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trumpeter and musical

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known for his work with

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, Gary Peacock,

Charles Mingus Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, pianist, composer, bandleader, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians and ...

, and

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, among others.

Biography

Walrath was born in

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. He began playing the trumpet at the age of nine in 1955 while living in the small town of

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. He attributes his wide range of musical appreciation to a "lack of negative peer pressure which so often happens in cities".Todd S. Jenkins, ''I Know What I Know: The Music of Charles Mingus'' (Praeger Press, 2006), In 1969 Walrath relocated to the West Coast and found work in Los Angeles's jazz scene. Soon he was a member of the band Revival, with trombonist

, and the West Coast MotownOrchestra. He worked with

for one tour of the U.S. In 1970 Walrath relocated to

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. For a year and a half he was a

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of the

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, which had its US department there. He also wrote liner notes and articles for

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. Walrath spent the next several years working with mainstream and

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bands. With Mingus he recorded '' Changes One'' and ''

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'', both for

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in 1974. The latter album features Walrath's composition "Black Bats and Poles" (originally entitled "Rats and Moles" until Mingus decided it needed a darker name).

Discography

As leader or co-leader

* ''Demons in Pursuit'', (Gatemouth, 1979) * ''In Montana'', (Labor, 1980, reissued 2001) * ''

Revenge of the Fat People ''Revenge of the Fat People'' is an album by trumpeter Jack Walrath, recorded in 1981 and released on the Stash label in 1982. Reception ''The Globe and Mail'' wrote that Walrath's "music continues the filips that characterized the Mingus bands, ...

'', ( Stash, 1981) * '' In Europe'', (

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, 1982) * '' A Plea for Sanity'', (Stash, 1982) * '' Jack Walrath Quintet at Umbria Jazz Festival, Vol. 1'', (

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, 1983) * '' Jack Walrath Quintet at Umbria Jazz Festival, Vol. 2'', (Red, 1983) * '' Killer Bunnies'', ( Spotlite, 1986) * '' Wholly Trinity'', (

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, 1986 988 * '' Master of Suspense'', (

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, 1986) * ''A-Free-K & Jack Walrath'', (Justine Records, 1986) with

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, Perico Sambeat * ''

Neohippus ''Neohippus'' is an album by trumpeter Jack Walrath which was recorded in 1988 and released on the revamped Blue Note label.

'', (Blue Note, 1988) * ''

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* '' Gut Feelings'', (Muse, 1990

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) * '' Serious Hang'', (Muse, 1992) * '' Portraits in Ivory and Brass'', ( Mapleshade, 1994) with

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and Steve Novosel * ''

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, 1995) * ''

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'', (TCB, 1996) * ''Solidarity'', ( ACT, 1996) * ''"Vongole!" Live In Ancona'' (w/ Ares Tavolazzi b, Fabio Grandi d, Andrea Pozza p, Riccardo Mei voc), GoFour 1996) * ''Sonage by Duplexus'', (Rara, 2000) * ''Get Hit in Your Soul'', (ACT, 2000) * ''Invasion of the Booty Shakers'', (

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, 2001) * ''Ballroom'', (SteepleChase, 2008) * ''Heavy Mirth'', (SteepleChase, 2008) * ''Forsooth'', (SteepleChase, 2011) * ''To Hellas and Back'', (SteepleChase, 2013) * ''Montana Wild Cats'' (w/ pianist Philip Aaberg and bassist Kelly Roberti), Sweetgrass Music, 2013) * ''You Got My Wife, But I Got Your Dog'' (w/ Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra; ATS Records 2014) * ''Unsafe at Any Speed'', (SteepleChase, 2015)

As sideman

* ''The King Arrives'', King Errisson, (Canyon, 1970) * '' Changes One'', Charles Mingus, (Atlantic, 1974) * ''

'', Charles Mingus, (Atlantic, 1974) * ''

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'', Charles Mingus, (Atlantic, 1977) * ''Lionel Hampton Presents Charles Mingus'', Charles Mingus, (

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, 1977) * '' Cumbia & Jazz Fusion'', Charles Mingus, (Atlantic, 1978) * ''Live at Montreux'', Mingus Dynasty, (

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, 1980) * '' Dannie Richmond Plays Charles Mingus'', Dannie Richmond, ( Timeless, 1980) * ''

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, (Muse, 1981) * ''Something Like a Bird'', Charles Mingus, (Atlantic, rec. 1979, issued 1981) * '' Dannie Richmond Quintet'', Dannie Richmond, (Gatemouth, 1981) * ''Sax Maniac'', James White, (

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, 1982) * ''

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'', Dannie Richmond, (Red, 1983) * ''In Case You Missed It'', Charli Persip Superband, (

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, 1984) * ''No Dummies Allowed'', Charli Persip Superband, (Soul Note, 1987) * ''Give the Drummer Some'', Mike Clark, ( Stash, 1989) * '' Hearinga Suite'',

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, (

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, 1989) * ''At Last'',

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, (

, 1989) * ''The Jazz Tribe'', Jazz Tribe, (

, 1990) * ''

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'', Muhal Richard Abrams, (Black Saint, 1991) * ''Miles & Quincy: Live at Montreux'', Miles Davis and Quincy Jones, (Warner Bros., 1991) * ''Beyond Another Wall: Live in China'', George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band, (TCB, 1992) * ''Blues and the Abstract Truth'', Suzanne Pittson, (Vineland, 1992) * ''Blues Mission'', Pee Wee Ellis, (Gramavision, 1992) * ''

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'',

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(Mapleshade, 1992) * ''Why I Like Coffee'', Bob Nell, (

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, 1992) * ''Mood Swing'', Manhattan New Music Project, (Soul Note, 1992) * ''Nostalgia In Times Square'', Mingus Big Band 93, ( Dreyfus, 1993) * ''

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'',

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, (Blue Note, 1994)

References

External links

Official website
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