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Ian Underwood
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Saxophonists · b. 1939

Ian Underwood

American musician

Born
22 May 1939
New York City
Country
United States
Active
1959–

Biography

Ian Underwood is a jazz musician who plays saxophone. Ian Underwood was born on 22 May 1939 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz.

Ian Robertson Underwood (born May 22, 1939) is an American woodwind and keyboard player, who was a member of the original version of Frank Zappa's band the Mothers of Invention. Following the original band's split in late 1969, Underwood continued to work with Zappa extensively during the 1970s.

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Also plays on

Albums where Ian Underwood is credited as a sideman

1969 Hot Rats — Frank Zappa clarinet, flute, organ, piano, saxophone
1969 King Kong — Jean‐Luc Ponty tenor saxophone, conductor
1970 Chunga’s Revenge — Frank Zappa organ, guitar, piano, electric piano, electric guitar, pipe organ
1970 Weasels Ripped My Flesh — The Mothers of Invention woodwind
1974 High Energy — Freddie Hubbard synthesizer
1975 Mellow Madness — Quincy Jones programming
1975 Liquid Love — Freddie Hubbard Moog
1976 Can't Hide Love — Carmen McRae synthesizer
1976 First Course — Lee Ritenour programming
1976 Yesterdays Dreams — Alphonso Johnson synthesizer, arranger
1977 Captain Fingers — Lee Ritenour keyboard
1977 Funk in a Mason Jar — Harvey Mason synthesizer
1977 Road To Tomorrow — Chi Coltrane programming
1978 Songbird — Barbra Streisand synthesizer
1978 The Captain's Journey — Lee Ritenour synthesizer
1979 Wet — Barbra Streisand synthesizer
1979 Soul Believer — Milt Jackson synthesizer
1979 Feel the Night — Lee Ritenour keyboard, synthesizer
1979 Extensions — The Manhattan Transfer synthesizer
1981 “The Dude” — Quincy Jones synthesizer, programming
1982 Dark Orchid — Sammy Nestico synthesizer
1989 Back on the Block — Quincy Jones handclaps, programming
1991 The Ark — The Mothers of Invention woodwind, keyboard
1992 Disconnected Synapses — Frank Zappa & The Mothers keyboard, soprano saxophone
1992 Beat the Boots! II — Frank Zappa keyboard, soprano saxophone
1992 Here’s to Life — Shirley Horn synthesizer
1993 Back to Broadway — Barbra Streisand synthesizer
1993 Forever — Michael Feinstein keyboard
2023 Funky Nothingness — Frank Zappa keyboard, electric guitar
2024 Whisky a Go Go, 1968 — Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention alto saxophone

Member of

The Mothers of Invention 1964– · American rock band

Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Ian Underwood play?

Ian Underwood is known for playing saxophone.

When and where was Ian Underwood born?

Ian Underwood was born 22 May 1939 in New York City.

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