Frank Lowe
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| Frank Lowe | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Frank Lowe |
| Born | June 24, 1943 |
| Origin | Memphis, TN |
| Died | September 19, 2003 (aged 60) New York, NY |
| Genres | Free jazz Avant-garde jazz |
| Instruments | Tenor saxophone |
| Years active | 1960s – 2002 |
| Labels | Bird Notes Debut ESP-Disk Impulse! |
Frank Lowe (June 24, 1943 – September 19, 2003) was an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist and composer.[1]
Born and brought up in Memphis, Tennessee, Lowe took up the tenor saxophone and then moved to San Francisco. On visits to New York, he began playing with Sun Ra and then Alice Coltrane,[2] with whom he recorded in 1971.[3]
Lowe was a tenor saxophonist who was extremely influenced by the first and second waves of free jazz throughout the 1960s. On September 19, 2003, he died of lung cancer. His legacy was a varied body of recordings and memorable performances.
His composition "Spirits in the Field" was performed on Arthur Blythe's 1977 album The Grip.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] As leader
- 1973: Duo Exchange with Rashied Ali
- 1973: Black Beings with Joseph Jarman, Rashid Sinan, Raymund Cheng, William Parker
- 1974 Fresh with Lester Bowie Joseph Bowie, Abdul Wadud, Steve Reid
- 1975: The Flam with Joseph Bowie, Leo Smith, Alex Blake, Charles Bobo Shaw (Black Saint)
- 1976: Tricks of the Trade (Marge Records) with Butch Morris, Didier Levallet, George Brown
- 1976: The Other Side with Butch Morris, Didier Levallet, George Brown
- 1977: Doctor Too-Much with Olu Dara, Leo Smith, Phillip Wilson, Fred Williams
- 1977: Lowe & Behold with Joseph Bowie, Butch Morris, Arthur Williams, Billy Bang, Polly Bradfield, Eugene Chadbourne, John Lindberg, Phillip Wilson, John Zorn, Peter Kuhn
- 1977: Don't Punk Out with Eugene Chadbourne
- 1979: Sweet Space with the Billy Bang Sextet: Billy Bang, Luther Thomas, Butch Morris, Curtis Clark, Wilber Morris, Steve McCall
- 1981: Skizoke with Butch Morris, Damon Choice, Larry Simon, Wilber Morris, Tim Pleasant
- 1981: Exotic Heartbreak with Butch Morris, Amina Claudine Myers, Wilber Morris, Tim Pleasant
- 1982: Live from Soundscape with Lawrence Butch Morris, Amina Claudine Myers, Wilber Morris, Tim Pleasant
- 1984: Isle in the Ocean with Billy Bang, Frank Wollny, Heinz Wollny, A. R. Penck
- 1984: Decision In Paradise with Don Cherry, Grachan Moncur III, Geri Allen, Charnett Moffett, Charles Moffett
- 1991: Inappropriate Choices with James Carter, Michael Marcus, Carlos Ward, Phillip Wilson
- 1992: Out of Nowhere with Philip Wilson
- 1995: Bodies & Soul mikt Charles Moffett, Tim Flood
- 1996: After the Demon's Leaving with Bernard Santacruz, Denis Charles
- 1997: Vision Blue with Steve Neil, Anders Griffen
- 1998: Soul Folks with Bertha Hope, Jack Walrath, Steve Neil, Ralph Peterson
- 1998: One for Jazz with Billy Bang, Ed Schuller, Abbey Rader
- 1999: Short Tales with Bernard Santacruz
- 2000: Don't Punk Out with Eugene Chadbourne
- 2002: Lowe Down & Blue with Bern Nix, Dominic Duval, Michael Carvin
[edit] As sideman
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With Billy Bang
- Valve No. 10 (Soul Note, 1988)
With Don Cherry
- Brown Rice (EMI, 1975)
[edit] Filmography
- The Holy Mountain (1973)
- Street Music
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic
- ^ Wilmer, Val (1977). As Serious as your Life. Quartet. pp. 136. ISBN 0-7043-3164-0.
- ^ "Frank Lowe discography". http://www.mindspring.com/~scala/lowe.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
