James Spaulding
born on 30/7/1937 in Indianapolis, IN, United States
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James Spaulding (born July 30, 1937) is a jazz alto saxophonist and flautist.[1]
Biography
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, after a period in the US Army he moved to Chicago in 1957. There he joined the Sun Ra Arkestra, making several recordings and remaining through 1959. He subsequently freelanced as a studio musician and occasionally led his own groups before returning to Indianapolis in 1961. On relocating to New York City in 1963, he recorded extensively for Blue Note Records as a sideman. He was also a member of the World Saxophone Quartet for a time.
His brother, John Spaulding, is a sculptor who worked with brass instruments.
Discography
As leader
- 1976: James Spaulding Plays the Legacy of Duke (Storyville Records)
- 1988: Gotstabe a Better Way (Muse Records)
- 1988: Brilliant Corners (Muse)
- 1991: Songs of Courage(Muse)
- 1993: Blues Nexus (Muse)
- 1996: Smile of the Snake (HighNote Records)
- 1999: Brilliant Colors (32)
- 1999: Escapade (High Note)
- 2005: Round to It Vol. 2
As sideman
With Art Blakey
- Golden Boy (Colpix, 1964)
With Richard Davis
- Harvest (Muse, 1977 [1979])
With Grant Green
- Solid (Blue Note, 1964)
With Freddie Hubbard
- Hub-Tones (Blue Note, 1962)
- Breaking Point! (Blue Note, 1964)
- Blue Spirits (Blue Note, 1964)
- The Night of the Cookers (Blue Note, 1965)
- Backlash (Atlantic, 1967)
- High Blues Pressure (1967)
- The Black Angel (1969)
With Bobby Hutcherson
- Components (1965)
- Patterns (1968)
With Lee Morgan
- Standards (1967)
With David Murray
- Hope Scope
- Picasso (1993)
- Dark Star: The Music of the Grateful Dead (1996)
- Octet Plays Trane (1999)
With Duke Pearson
- Wahoo! (1964)
- Honeybuns (1965)
- Prairie Dog (1966)
- Sweet Honey Bee (1966)
With Sam Rivers
- Dimensions & Extensions (1967)
With Max Roach
- Drums Unlimited (Atlantic, 1965)
With Pharoah Sanders
- Karma (1969)
With Woody Shaw
- Woody III (Columbia, 1979)
- For Sure! (Columbia, 1979)
With Wayne Shorter
- The Soothsayer (1965)
- The All Seeing Eye (1965)
- Schizophrenia (1967)
With Horace Silver
- The Jody Grind (1966)
With Sun Ra
- Visits Planet Earth (1957-1958)
- The Nubians of Plutonia (1958)
- Jazz in Silhouette (1959)
- Sound Sun Pleasure!! (1959)
- Somewhere Else (Rounder, 198889)
- Purple Night (A&M, 1990)
With Stanley Turrentine
- The Return of the Prodigal Son (1967)
- The Spoiler (1966)
With Tyrone Washington
- Natural Essence (1967)
With Larry Young
- Of Love And Peace (1966)
With Kamal Abdul-Alim
- Dance (1983)
References
- [James Spaulding at All Music Guide Allmusic]
External links
Sun Ra (discography) | |
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Sun Ra | |
Members of the Arkestra | John Gilmore · Julian Priester · Pat Patrick · Victor Sproles · Marshall Allen · Ronnie Boykins · James Spaulding · Clifford Jarvis · Lex Humphries · June Tyson · Ahmed Abdullah |
Chicago Studio Albums | Jazz by Sun Ra · Super-Sonic Jazz · Sound of Joy · Visits Planet Earth · The Nubians of Plutonia · Jazz in Silhouette · Sound Sun Pleasure!! · Interstellar Low Ways · Fate In A Pleasant Mood · Holiday For Soul Dance · Angels and Demons at Play · We Travel the Space Ways |
New York Studio Albums | The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra · Bad and Beautiful · Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow · Secrets of the Sun · When Sun Comes Out · Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy · When Angels Speak of Love · Other Planes of There · The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One · The Magic City · The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume Two · Strange Strings · Monorails and Satellites · Atlantis |
Philadelphia Studio Albums | Space Is The Place · Space Is the Place (soundtrack) · Deep Purple · Visions · Lanquidity · Blue Delight · Purple Night |
Live Albums | Featuring Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold · Live in Egypt 1 · Nidhamu · Horizon · Live In Montreux · Sunrise in Different Dimensions |
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