Seldon Powell

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风格: #大乐队　#摇摆乐　#灵魂爵士
地区: 欧美

艺人介绍

by Ron WynnA veteran tenor saxophonist and flutist, Seldon Powell has adjusted and honed his style over the years, being flexible enough to play anything from swing to hard bop and in between. Hes not a great soloist, ambitious composer or spectacular arranger; hes simply a good, consistent player whos survived many changes and trends to remain active from the late 40s until the 90s. Powell was classically trained in New York, then worked briefly with Tab Smith in 1949 before joining Lucky Millinder and recording with him in 1950. Powell was in the military in 1950 and 1951, then became a studio musician in New York. He worked and recorded with Louis Bellson, Neal Hefti, Friedrich Gulda, Johnny Richards and Billy Ver Planck in the mid and late-50s. Powell also played with Sy Oliver and Erskine Hawkins, and studied at Juilliard. He traveled to Europe with Benny Goodmans band in 1958, and worked briefly with Woody Herman. Powell was a staff player for ABC television in the 60s, and also played and recorded with Buddy Rich, Bellson, Clark Terry and Ahmed Abdul-Malik. He did a number of soul jazz and pop dates in the late 60s and early 70s, among them a session with Groove Holmes and big band dates backing Gato Barbieri and Dizzy Gillespie. Powell was principal soloist in Gerry Mulligans 16-piece band at the JVC Jazz Festival in New York in 1987. He has recorded as a leader for Roost, and Epic. Powell has no sessions currently available on CD.