James Spaulding

American jazz saxophonist and flutist

Born: 30 July 1937
Indianapolis
Country: United States
Record labels: HighNote Records, Storyville
Discography: 6 albums

Biography

James Spaulding is a jazz musician who plays saxophone and flute. James Spaulding was born on 30 July 1937 in Indianapolis. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: HighNote Records and Storyville. The discography here lists 6 albums, from “Plays the Legacy of Duke Ellington” (1978) to “Down With It” (2019).

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.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Plays the Legacy of Duke Ellington 1978 · Storyville Records Brilliant Corners 1989 · Muse Records

Blues Nexus 1994

The Smile of the Snake 1997

Escapade 1999

Down With It 2019 · Live

Also plays on

Albums where James Spaulding is credited as a sideman

1963	Golden Boy — Art Blakey	alto saxophone
1964	Breaking Point — Freddie Hubbard	alto saxophone
1965	The Night of the Cookers: Live at Club La Marchal, Volume 1 — Freddie Hubbard	flute, alto saxophone
1965	Components — Bobby Hutcherson	alto saxophone, flute
1965	Wahoo! — Duke Pearson	alto saxophone, flute
1966	The All Seeing Eye — Wayne Shorter	alto saxophone
1966	Drums Unlimited — Max Roach	alto saxophone
1966	The Night of the Cookers: Live at Club La Marchal, Volume 2 — Freddie Hubbard	alto saxophone
1966	Rough ’n’ Tumble — Stanley Turrentine	alto saxophone
1966	The Spoiler — Stanley Turrentine	alto saxophone, flute
1966	Of Love and Peace — Larry Young	alto saxophone, flute
1966	Prairie Dog — Duke Pearson	woodwind
1967	Backlash — Freddie Hubbard	woodwind
1967	Standards — Lee Morgan	alto saxophone, flute
1967	Sweet Honey Bee — Duke Pearson	alto saxophone, flute
1967	The Right Touch — Duke Pearson	alto saxophone
1968	High Blues Pressure — Freddie Hubbard	alto saxophone, flute
1968	Tender Moments — McCoy Tyner	woodwind
1969	Schizophrenia — Wayne Shorter	alto saxophone, flute
1969	Karma — Pharoah Sanders	flute
1970	Louis Armstrong and His Friends — Louis Armstrong	flute
1970	The Black Angel — Freddie Hubbard	alto saxophone, flute
1970	For Losers — Archie Shepp	alto saxophone
1971	Things Have Got to Change — Archie Shepp	woodwind
1974	Kwanza — Archie Shepp	alto saxophone
1975	Lucifer — Kenny Barron	alto saxophone, bass flute, woodwind
1979	The Soothsayer — Wayne Shorter	alto saxophone
1979	Solid — Grant Green	alto saxophone
1979	A Slice of the Top — Hank Mobley	alto saxophone, flute
1980	For Sure! — Woody Shaw	flute