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Born: Aug 3, 1960 in St. Louis, MO Genres: Jazz Styles: Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Funk, M-Base, Post-Bop Instruments: Sax (Soprano), Sax (Alto)
Post-bop saxophonist Greg Osby was born April 3, 1960 in St. Louis, playing in a series of R&B, funk, and blues units throughout his teen years before attending Howard University. Upon graduating from the Berkley School of Music, he settled in New York City and went on to play behind Jack DeJohnette, Andrew Hill, Herbie Hancock, and Muhal Richard Abrams; during the mid-'80s, Osby also served alongside Steve Coleman, Geri Allen, Gary Thomas, and Cassandra Wilson as a member of the renowned M-Base Collective. Making his solo debut with 1987's Sound Theatre, Osby went on to record several sets for the JMT label, also earning notice for his impressive contributions to Hill's 1989 date, Eternal Spirit, and its follow-up But Not Farewell; with 1990's Man-Talk for Moderns, Vol. X, he cut his first headling session for Blue Note, with subsequent efforts for the company (including 1993's 3-D Lifestyles and 1995's Black Book), pioneering a distinctive fusion of jazz and hip-hop. While 1996's Art Forum captured the saxophonist in an acoustic setting, Osby continues exploring new avenues with each successive release, capturing the improvisational intensity of his live dates with 1999's Banned in New York and reuniting with Hill and fellow elder statesman Jim Hill for the following year's The Invisible Hand. 2001's Symbols of Light (A Solution) was a varied effort that witnessed him teaming with a string quartet, while the next year's Inner Circle was an older recording of sessions that featured a knockout version of Bjork's "All Neon Like."
- Jason Ankeny (All Music Guide)
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CD коллекции, связанные с исполнителем: |
как основной исполнитель ... |
Greg Osby - '9 Levels' - 2008, Inner Circle |
Greg Osby - 'Greg Osby And Sound Theatre' - 1987, Edel |
Greg Osby - 'Inner Circle' - 2002, Blue Note |
Greg Osby - 'Jazz (Saxophone - Bop)' - 2005, Blue Note |
Greg Osby - 'Public' - 2004, Blue Note |
Greg Osby - 'St. Louis Shoes' - 2003, Blue Note |
Greg Osby - 'The Invisible Hand' - 2000, Blue Note |
Greg Osby - 'Zero' - 1998, Blue Note |
как соисполнитель ... |
Franco Ambrosetti - 'Movies, Too' - 1988, Enja |
Uri Caine - 'The Goldberg Variations' - 2000, Winter & Winter |
Terri Lyne Carrington - 'Structure' - 2004, ACT |
Jack DeJohnette - 'Earth Walk' - 1991, Blue Note |
Michael Formanek - 'Wide Open Spaces' - 1990, Enja |
Jim Hall - 'By Arrangement' - 1998, Telarc |
Jim Hall - 'Live At Birdland NYC' - 2011, Artist Share Records |
Stefon Harris - 'A Cloud Of Red Dust' - 1998, Blue Note |
Rodney Jones - 'The Undiscovered Few' - 1999, Blue Note, Prospekt |
Henry Kaiser - 'Yo Miles! Sky Garden' - 2004, Cuneiform |
Henry Kaiser - 'Yo Miles! Upriver' - 2005, Cuneiform |
Cornelius Claudio Kreusch - 'Scoop' - 1998, Act |
Joe Lovano - 'Friendly Fire' - 1999, Blue Note |
Sam Rivers - 'Inspiration' - 1999, RCA |