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| Byard Lancaster | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Byard Lancaster |
| Born | August 6, 1942 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | jazz |
| Occupations | musician |
| Instruments | alto saxophone, flute |
| Years active | 1960s—present |
| Associated acts | Sunny Murray, JR Mitchell |
| Website | http://www.ooopz.com/byard/ |
Byard Lancaster (born August 6, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a jazz multi-instrumentalist[1] whose primary instrument is the alto saxophone.[2] He attended two colleges, one of them for music, before eventually deciding to pursue an education at the Berklee College of Music, then moving to New York. In the city, he participated in loft jam sessions which included saxophonist Archie Shepp and drummer Elvin Jones.[1] In 1965, he recorded Sunny Murray Quintet with the album's eponymous musician in New York, performed in the Parisian Actuel festival with him in 1969, and has continued to work in the drummer's groups throughout his career. By the 1970s, Lancaster had played with musicians such as McCoy Tyner and Sun Ra, as well as some outside of the jazz idiom, including Memphis Slim and Johnny Copeland.[2][3] More recently, he has performed regularly with cellist David Eyges,[2] and recorded as a leader and sideman for Creative Improvised Music Projects (CIMP) Records.[4]
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[edit] Discography
[edit] As leader
- 1968: It's Not Up To Us[5]
- 1971: Live at Macalester College - J. R. Mitchell/Byard Lancaster Experience, orig. issued on Lancaster's Dogtown Records, re-issued in 2008 on Porter Records
- 1977: Exodus (Philly Jazz)
- 1988: Lightnin' Strikes![1]
- 2001: Philadelphia Spirit in New York - Ed Crockett, J. R. Mitchell, Odean Pope, Byard Lancaster, Creative Improvised Music Projects, Music Inn Studios
- 2008: Useless Education Promo Preview (fONKSQUISh featuring Byard Lancaster)[6]
[edit] As sideman
With Sunny Murray
- Sunny Murray Quintet (1966)[2]
With The Odean Pope Saxophone Choir
- The Ponderer (Soul Note, 1990)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Allen, Clifford. (2005). Byard Lancaster: From A Love Supreme to The Sex Machine. Retrieved January 5, 2008, from http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=17125
- ^ a b c d Cook, Richard. (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-141-02646-4
- ^ Strauss, Neil (1997, July 4). Johnny Copeland, 60, who sang Texas Blues and played guitar. The New York Times.
- ^ (2006). Byard Lancaster - Creative Improvised Music Projects. Retrieved January 5, 2008, from http://www.cimprecords.com/artists/?artist=Byard+Lancaster
- ^ (with Sonny Sharrock). Amazon.com: It's Not up to Us: Music: Byard Lancaster. Retrieved January 5, 2008, from http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00008XS0J
- ^ ( fONKSQUISh featuring Byard Lancaster,)Amazon.com: fONKSQUISh - "Useless Education Promo Preview". http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00177FQKE
