Victor Sproles (November 18, 1927 in

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– May 13, 2005) was an American

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bassist. Sproles worked in the 1950s with

Red Rodney Robert Roland Chudnick (September 27, 1927 – May 27, 1994), known professionally as Red Rodney, was an American jazz trumpeter. Biography Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he became a professional musician at 15, working in the mid-1940 ...

and Ira Sullivan and appears on the

Sun Ra Le Sony'r Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993), better known as Sun Ra, was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, and poet known for his experimental music, "cosmic" philosophy, prolific ou ...

recordings '' Super-Sonic Jazz'', '' Sound of Joy'' and '' Deep Purple''. In 1957 he appeared on the Verve recording ''Stan Meets Chet'' with Stan Getz and Chet Baker. In 1960 he joined

Johnny Griffin John Arnold Griffin III (April 24, 1928 – July 25, 2008) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Nicknamed "the Little Giant" for his short stature and forceful playing, Griffin's career began in the mid-1940s and continued until the month of ...

's Big Soul Band and in 1961 played in

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' Experimental Band. In 1964 he joined Art Blakey's

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, recording the album SMake It'' for Limelight;

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 ...

and his old Sun Ra bandmate

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were in the group. He recorded two more albums with the Messengers after Gilmore left. He subsequently appeared

's Blue Note albums '' The Rumproller'' and ''The Sixth Sense''. In 1974 he played in Clark Terry's big band and appeared on

Buddy DeFranco Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco (February 17, 1923 – December 24, 2014) was an Italian-American jazz clarinetist. In addition to his work as a bandleader, DeFranco led the Glenn Miller Orchestra for almost a decade in the 1960s and ...

's album ''Free Fall''.

Discography

*1955: ''Modern Music from Chicago'' —

with Ira Sullivan (ts, t), Red Rodney (t, v), Norman Simmons (p),

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(d) *1956: '' Super-Sonic Jazz'' —

*1956: '' Sound of Joy'' — Sun Ra *1957: '' Deep Purple'' eleased in 1973— Sun Ra *1958: '' Stan Meets Chet'' - Stan Getz with Chet Baker *1958: '' Nicky's Tune'' — Ira Sullivan (t) with Nicky Hill (ts),

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(p), Wilbur Campbell (d) *1959: '' Blue Stroll'' — Ira Sullivan (as, bar, t, ah) with

(as, ts, bar), Jodie Christian (p), Wilbur Campbell (d) *1960: ''Eastern Exposure'' — Fred Kaz *1964: ''

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— Art Blakey *1964: '' Blues Bag'' —

*1965: ''Are You Real'' — Art Blakey *1965: ''

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'' — Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers with

Lucky Thompson Eli "Lucky" Thompson (June 16, 1924 – July 30, 2005) was an American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist whose playing combined elements of swing and bebop. Although John Coltrane usually receives the most credit for bringing the soprano sa ...

(ss)

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(p), Art Blakey (d)Jazz Discography.com
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'' - Art Blakey *1965: '' The Rumproller'' —

(t) with Joe Henderson (ts),

Ronnie Mathews Ronald Mathews (December 2, 1935 in New York City – June 28, 2008 in Brooklyn) was an American jazz pianist who worked with Max Roach from 1963 to 1968 and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He acted as lead in recording from 1963 and 1978–79. His ...

(p),

Billy Higgins Billy Higgins (October 11, 1936 – May 3, 2001) was an American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop. Biography Higgins was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. Higgins played on Ornette Coleman's first records, ...

(d) *1968: '' Dance with Death'' eleased in 1980— Andrew Hill (p) with

Joe Farrell Joseph Carl Firrantello (December 16, 1937 – January 10, 1986), known as Joe Farrell, was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who primarily performed as a saxophonist and flutist. He is best known for a series of albums under his own name o ...

(ss,ts), Charles Tolliver (t),

(d) *1968: ''

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'' — Lee Morgan With

*''

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'' (Prestige, 1960) — with

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Edward F. Davis (March 2, 1922 – November 3, 1986), known professionally as Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. It is unclear how he acquired the moniker "Lockjaw" (later shortened in "Jaws"): it is either said that ...

*''

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'' (Riverside, 1960) *'' Johnny Griffin’s Studio Jazz Party'' (Riverside, 1960) With

Larry Willis Lawrence Elliott Willis (December 20, 1942 – September 29, 2019) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He performed in a wide range of styles, including jazz fusion, Afro-Cuban jazz, bebop, and avant-garde. Willis was born in New York Ci ...

*'' A New Kind of Soul'' (LLP, 1970)

References

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