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Wikipedia / James Spaulding

James Ralph Spaulding Jr. (was born July 30, 1937) is an American jazz saxophonist and flutist.

Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, United states, Spaulding attended the Chicago Cosmopolitan School of Music. Between 1957 and 1961, he was a member of Sun Ra's band. In the 1960s, he worked as a studio musician at Blue Note Records, recording with Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver, and Stanley Turrentine. He was also a member of Freddie Hubbard's quintet and the World Saxophone Quartet.

He went on to work with some post-bop musicians such as Max Roach, Randy Weston and Woody Shaw. Under the leadership of Mercer Ellington, in the 1970s, Spaulding played in the Duke Ellington Orchestra. In the 1980s, Spaulding worked with Ricky Ford and, as part of an octet, with David Murray.

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Kamal Abdul-Alim

  • Dance (Stash, 1983)

With Louis Armstrong

With Billy Bang

With Kenny Barron

With Art Blakey

With Richard Davis

With Ricky Ford

With Grant Green

With Freddie Hubbard

With Bobby Hutcherson

With Abbey Lincoln

With Hank Mobley

With Lee Morgan

With David Murray

With William Parker

With Duke Pearson

With Sam Rivers

With Max Roach

With Pharoah Sanders

With Woody Shaw

With Wayne Shorter

With Horace Silver

With Sun Ra

With Leon Thomas

With Charles Tolliver

With Stanley Turrentine

With McCoy Tyner

With Tyrone Washington

With Larry Young

References