Harold Vick

Harold Vick (April 3, 1936 – November 13, 1987) was an American hard bop and soul jazz saxophonist and flautist born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

Vick released several albums as leader during the 1960s and 70s, and worked with Grant Green, Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff and Shirley Scott, among others as sideman. Vick also played with Nat Adderley, Aretha Franklin, Dizzy Gillespie, Mercer Ellington, Sarah Vaughan, Billy Taylor, Donald Byrd, Horace Silver, Ray Charles & Gene Ammons.

He played in films such as Stardust Memories and Cotton Club, in which he played a musician. He also was in the Spike Lee film School Days. He featured on the soundtrack for She's Gotta Have It.

Discography

As leader

• 1963: Steppin' Out! (Blue Note) with Blue Mitchell, Grant Green, John Patton, Ben Dixon
• 1966: The Caribbean Suite (RCA) with Blue Mitchell, Albert Dailey, Bobby Hutcherson, Walter Booker, Mickey Roker, Everett Barksdale
• 1966: Straight Up (RCA) with Everett Barksdale, Virgil Jones, Albert Dailey, Warren Chiasson, Hugh Walker
• 1966: Commitment (Muse) with Mickey Roker, Walter Bishop, Jr., Victor Feldman
• 1967: Watch What Happens (RCA) with George Marge, Joe Farrell, Jimmy Owens, Tom McIntosh, John Blair, Herbie Hancock, Everett Barksdale, Bob Cranshaw, Grady Tate, Teddy Charles, Lawrence Lucie
• 1973: The Power of Feeling (Encounter Records, released under the name Sir Edward)
• 1974: Don't Look Back (Strata-East) with Billy Hart, Kiane Zawadi, Joe Bonner, Sam Jones
• 1977: After the Dance (Wolf) with Richard Tee, Arthur Jenkins, Steve Gadd, Anthony Jackson, Eric Gale, Ralph MacDonald, Dom Um Romao, Patti Austin, Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Eddie Daniels, Jon Faddis

As sideman

With Jack McDuff

• Sanctified (1961)
• Goodnight, It's Time to Go (1961)
• On With It (1961)
• Steppin' Out (1961)
• Brother Jack Meets The Boss (1962)
• Plays for Beautiful People (1963)
• Brother Jack Live! at the Jazz Workshop (1963)
• Best of Brother Jack McDuff Live (1963)
• Crash (1963) With Kenny Burrell
• Something Slick (1963)
• Live It Up (1966)
• Soul Circle (1967)
• The Fourth Dimension (1974)

With Compost

• Compost (1972)
• Life Is Round (1973)

With Grant Green

• His Majesty King Funk (1965)
• The Final Comedown (1971)

With John Patton

• Along Came John (1963)
• Oh Baby! (1965)

With Duke Pearson

• Prairie Dog (1966)

With Horace Silver

• Total Response (1971)
• All (1972)
• The United States of Mind (Compiles both above albums - released 2004)

With McCoy Tyner

• Cosmos (1969)

With Bu Pleasant

• Ms. Bu (1973)

With Shirley Scott

• One For Me (1974)

With Johnny Hammond

• Wild Horses Rock Steady (1971)
• Gambler's Life (1974)