Rickey Woodard is an American jazz saxophonist. Born in

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, Tennessee, from 1980 on Woodard spent seven years with the

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band. A member of the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Woodard has also recorded with

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and as a member of Jeannie and

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At Google Books. Retrieved June 24, 2013. In 1993, he embarked on a series of yearly visits to the Peterborough Jazz Club in England, billed with veteran British jazz musicians such as

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, John Burch, and

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Discography

As leader/co-leader * 1991: ''The Frank Capp Trio Presents Rickey Woodard'' (

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4469) * 1991: ''California Cooking!'' (Candid 79509) * 1991: ''Night Mist'' (Fresh Sound 190) – with Eric Reed, Tony Dumas, and

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* 1992: ''The Tokyo Express'' (Candid 79527) – with James Williams,

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

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* 1994: ''Yazoo'' (Concord 4629) – with

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, Jeff Littleton, Ralph Penland, and Ray Brown (trumpet) * 1995: ''Quality Time: Frank Capp Quartet Featuring Rickey Woodard'' (Concord 4677) * 1996: ''The Silver Strut'' (Concord 4716) * 1997: ''The Tenor Trio'' (JMI/JVC 7501) – with

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Pete Christlieb Pete Christlieb (born February 16, 1945) is an American jazz bebop, West Coast jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist. Biography Christlieb was born in Los Angeles, California, United States, and is the son of bassoonist Don Christlieb. Christlieb ...

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, Chuck Berghofer, and

* 2001: ''California Cooking #2'' (Candid 79762) * 2004: ''Picture This'' (Rickey Woodard Music 634479089459) * 2009: ''Why Did I Do It'' (Rickey Woodard Music 884502065787) * 2009: ''Pineapple Delight'' (Rickey Woodard Music 884502252552) As a member of The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra * 1989: ''Groove Shop'' – Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (Capri) * 1990: ''Boogie Down'' –

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with The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (Concord) * 1991: ''Heart And Soul'' – Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (Capri) * 1994: ''Absolutely!'' – Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (Lake Street) * 1999: ''Explosive!'' –

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Meets The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (Qwest/WB) * 2000: ''Shout Me Out!'' – Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (Fable/Lightyear/WEA) * 2004: ''Live At MCG'' – Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (MCG Jazz) * 2005: ''

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featuring The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (Verve) * 2006: ''Dear Mr. Sinatra'' –

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with The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (Telarc) * 2009: ''

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& The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra'' (Capitol Jazz/EMI) * 2011: ''Sundays In New York'' –

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with The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (Blue Note/EMI) * 2014: ''The L.A. Treasures Project: Live At Alvas Showroom'' – Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (Capri) – with guests:

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, Barbara Morrison As sideman * 1991: ''Rockin' With Rachmaninoff'' –

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(Bop City el. 2003 * 1991: ''Basket Full Of Blues'' – Jeannie &

And The Sweet Baby Blues Band (Concord) * 1993: ''Blues And The Boogie Masters'' – Jeannie & Jimmy Cheatham And The Sweet Baby Blues Band (Concord) * 1994: ''

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(143/Atlantic) * 1994: ''

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'' – Horace Silver (Columbia) * 1994: ''Seven Sensational Saxophones – Fujitsu-Concord 26th Jazz Festival'' (Concord) – with Jesse Davis, Gary Foster,

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, Chris Potter,

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, and Rickey Woodard * 1995: ''In A Hefti Bag'' – Frank Capp Juggernaut Band (Concord) * 1995: ''Gud Nuz Bluz'' – Jeannie & Jimmy Cheatham And The Sweet Baby Blues Band (Concord) * 1996: ''Shaking Free'' –

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(Concord) * 1996: ''Play It Again Sam'' – Frank Capp Juggernaut Band (Concord) * 1996: ''Lefty Leaps In'' – John Leitham (USA Music Group) – with Pete Christlieb,

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, and Roy McCurdy * 1997: ''Live!'' – John Leitham (C.A.R.S.) – with Pete Christlieb,

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, and

Joe LaBarbera Joseph James LaBarbera (born February 22, 1948) is an American jazz drummer and composer. He is best known for his recordings and live performances with the trio of pianist Bill Evans in the final years of Evans's career. His older brothers are ...

References

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