Jerome Richardson
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Jerome Richardson (December 25, 1920 – June 23, 2000) was an American jazz musician, tenor saxophonist, and flute player, who also played alto sax, baritone sax, clarinet and piccolo. He played with Charles Mingus, Lionel Hampton, the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band, and later with Earl Hines' small band.[1]
Richardson was born in Oakland, California and died in Englewood, New Jersey.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] As leader
- 1958: Midnight Oil (New Jazz, with Jimmy Cleveland, Hank Jones, Kenny Burrell, Joe Benjamin, Charlie Persip)[2]
- 1959: Roamin' with Richardson (New Jazz, with Richard Wyands, George Tucker, Charlie Persip)[3]
- 1967: Groove Merchant (Verve, with Grady Tate, Ernest Hayes, Chuck Rainey, Snooky Young, Joe Newman, Warren Smith, Eric Gale
- 1996: Jazz Station Runaway (TCB, with Russell Malone, George Mraz, Lewis Nash, David Hazeltine)
[edit] As sideman
- 1955: Kenny Clarke: Bohemia After Dark
- 1955: Sarah Vaughan: In the Land of Hi-Fi
- 1956: Cannonball Adderley: In the Land of Hi-Fi with Julian Cannonball Adderley
- 1957: Phineas Newborn, Jr.: Phineas Newborn Plays Jamaica
- 1958: Betty Carter: I Can't Help It
- 1959: Dinah Washington: What a Diff'rence a Day Makes!
- 1961: Cannonball Adderley: African Waltz
- 1962: Blue Mitchell: A Sure Thing
- 1962: Milt Jackson: Big Bags
- 1962: Harry Belafonte: Midnight Special
- 1962: Quincy Jones: Big Band Bossa Nova
- 1963: Charles Mingus: Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (Impulse!)
- 1963: Charles Mingus: The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (Impulse!)
- 1965: Milt Jackson: Ray Brown / Milt Jackson with Ray Brown (Verve)
- 1965: Shirley Scott: Latin Shadows (Impulse!)
- 1966: Oliver Nelson: Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle (Impulse!)
- 1966: Oliver Nelson: Happenings with Hank Jones (Impulse!)
- 1966: Shirley Scott: Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands (Impulse!)
- 1966: Chico Hamilton: The Further Adventures of El Chico (Impulse!)
- 1968: Earl Coleman: Manhattan Serenade
- 1968: Stanley Turrentine: Always Something There
- 1968: Nat Adderley: You, Baby
- 1968: Nat Adderley: Calling Out Loud
- 1969: Walter Wanderley: Moondreams (A&M/CTI)
- 1969: Milton Nascimento - Courage (A&M/CTI)
- 1969: George Benson - Tell It Like It Is (A&M/CTI)
- 1969: Herbie Hancock: The Prisoner (Blue Note)
- 1970: The Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra: Consummation
- 1971: Stanley Turrentine: Salt Song
- 1971: Reuben Wilson: Set Us Free
- 1972: Steely Dan: Can't Buy a Thrill
- 1973: Bee Gees: Life in a Tin Can
- 1974: Moacir Santos: Saudade
- 1975: Horace Silver: Silver 'n Brass
- 1975: Moacir Santos: Carnival of the Spirits
- 1975: Kenny Burrell: Sky Street (Fantasy)
- 1976: Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live
- 1976: Wade Marcus: Metamorphosis
- 1976: Lee Ritenour: First Course
- 1979: The Crusaders: Street Life
- 1979: Earth, Wind & Fire: I Am
