James Spaulding

James Ralph Spaulding Jr. (was born July 30, 1937)[1] is an American jazz saxophonist and flutist.[2]

James Spaulding
Spaulding performing in 2006
Spaulding performing in 2006
Background information
Birth nameJames Ralph Spaulding Jr.
Born (1937-07-30) July 30, 1937
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Saxophone, Flute
LabelsStoryville, Muse, 32 Records, HighNote, Marge

Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, United states,[1] Spaulding attended the Chicago Cosmopolitan School of Music.[1] Between 1957 and 1961, he was a member of Sun Ra's band.[1] In the 1960s, he worked as a studio musician at Blue Note Records, recording with Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver, and Stanley Turrentine.[1] He was also a member of Freddie Hubbard's quintet and the World Saxophone Quartet.[3]

He went on to work with some post-bop musicians such as Max Roach, Randy Weston and Woody Shaw.[1] Under the leadership of Mercer Ellington, in the 1970s, Spaulding played in the Duke Ellington Orchestra.[1] In the 1980s, Spaulding worked with Ricky Ford and, as part of an octet, with David Murray.[1]

Discography

As leader
  • 1976: James Spaulding Plays the Legacy of Duke Ellington (Storyville)
  • 1988: Gotstabe a Better Way! (Muse)
  • 1988: Brilliant Corners (Muse)
  • 1991: Songs of Courage (Muse)
  • 1993: Blues Nexus (Muse)
  • 1997: The Smile of the Snake (HighNote)
  • 1999: Escapade (HighNote)
  • 2001: Blues Up & Over (Speetones)
  • 2005: Round to It Vol. 2 (Speetones)
  • 2006: Down With It (Marge)[4]

As sideman

With Kamal Abdul-Alim

  • Dance (Stash, 1983)

With Louis Armstrong

  • Louis Armstrong and His Friends (Flying Dutchman/Amsterdam, 1970)

With Billy Bang

  • Vietnam: Reflections (Justin Time, 2005)

With Kenny Barron

  • Lucifer (Muse, 1975)

With Art Blakey

  • Golden Boy (Colpix, 1964)

With Richard Davis

  • Harvest (Muse, 1977 [1979])

With Ricky Ford

  • Loxodonta Africana (New World, 1977)
  • Shorter Ideas (Muse, 1984)
  • Looking Ahead (Muse, 1986)
  • Saxotic Stomp (Muse, 1987)

With Grant Green

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 (Atlantic, 1967)
  • The Black Angel (Atlantic, 1969)

With Bobby Hutcherson

  • Components (Blue Note, 1965)
  • Patterns (Blue Note, 1968)
  • Ambos Mundos (Landmark, 1989)

With Abbey Lincoln

  • It's Me (Verve, 2003)

With Hank Mobley

  • A Slice of the Top (Blue Note)
  • Third Season (Blue Note)

With Lee Morgan

  • Standards (1967) (Blue Note)

With David Murray

  • Hope Scope (Black Saint, 1987)
  • David Murray Big Band (DIW/Columbia, 1991)
  • Picasso (1993)
  • Dark Star: The Music of the Grateful Dead (1996)
  • Octet Plays Trane (1999)

With William Parker

  • Wood Flute Songs (AUM Fidelity, 2013)

With Duke Pearson

  • Wahoo! (Blue Note 1964)
  • Honeybuns (Atlantic 1965)
  • Prairie Dog (Atlantic 1966)
  • Sweet Honey Bee (Blue Note 1966)
  • The Right Touch (Blue Note 1967)

With Sam Rivers

  • Dimensions & Extensions (1967)

With Max Roach

  • Drums Unlimited (Atlantic, 1965)

With Pharoah Sanders

With Woody Shaw

  • Woody III (Columbia, 1979)
  • For Sure! (Columbia, 1979)

With Wayne Shorter

With Horace Silver

  • The Jody Grind (Blue Note 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, 1988–89)
  • Purple Night (A&M, 1990)

With Leon Thomas

  • Spirits Known and Unknown (Flying Dutchman, 1969)
  • The Leon Thomas Album (Flying Dutchman, 1970)

With Charles Tolliver

  • The New Wave in Jazz (Impulse!, 1965)
  • Impact (Strata-East, 1975)

With Stanley Turrentine

  • The Return of the Prodigal Son (1967)
  • Rough 'n' Tumble (Blue Note 1966)
  • The Spoiler (Blue Note 1967)

With McCoy Tyner

  • Tender Moments (Blue Note, 1968)

With Tyrone Washington

  • Natural Essence (Blue Note 1967)

With Larry Young

  • Of Love and Peace (Blue Note 1966)

References
  1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 373/4. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  2. Jazz, All About. "James Spaulding: '60s Sideman Extraordinaire". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  3. Yanow, Scott. "James Spaulding | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  4. "James Spaulding | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
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