Ted Dunbar

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Ted Dunbar (1937 in Port Arthur, Texas – May 29, 1998) was a jazz guitarist, composer, and educator. He published four volumes on jazz. He trained as a pharmacist at Texas Southern University, but by the 1970s only did pharmacy work part-time. He was also a trained numerologist and had studied other aspects of mysticism. He became interested in jazz at age seven and in the 1950s he joined several groups while studying pharmacy at Texas Southern University. At one point he received accolades from Ebony (magazine) and Down Beat. In the 1950s he became influenced by Wes Montgomery. In 1966 he moved to New York City and gained more experience.^[1] In 1972 he became one of the first jazz professors at Rutgers University and taught Kevin Eubanks and Peter Bernstein, as well as many others. He died in 1998 of a stroke.^[2]

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 As leader 1.2 As sideman 2 Author 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] As leader

• Opening Remarks (1978; Xanadu Records)
• Jazz Guitarist (1982; Xanadu Records)
• Gentle Time Alone (1992; SteepleChase Records)

[edit] As sideman

With McCoy Tyner

• Asante (1970)

With Tony Williams

• Ego (1971)

With Gil Evans

• Svengali (1973)

[edit] Author

Ted Dunbar wrote a series of books on tonal convergence that are inspired and related to the Lydian chromatic concept. This center piece of this series is entitled: "A System of Tonal Convergence for Improvisors Composers and Arrangers".

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Ted Dunbar discography at JazzDiscography.com