John Stubblefield

John Stubblefield (February 4, 1945 – July 4, 2005) was an American jazz saxophonist, flautist, and oboist.

Stubblefield was an adaptable musician, having played with the World Saxophone Quartet (´86-´88), Reggie Workman (´89-´93), McCoy Tyner (´84 Clark), Freddie Hubbard (´85), and George Russell (´85). Stubblefield also served for a time as a jazz ensemble director at Rutgers University, following the departure of Paul Jeffrey in 1983.

Discography

As leader

• Prelude (Storyville, 1976) with Onaje Allan Gumbs, Cecil McBee, Joe Chambers, James Mtume, Cecil Bridgewater
• Confessin' (Soul Note, 1984) with Cecil Bridgewater, Mulgrew Miller, Rufus Reid, Eddie Gladden
• Midnight Over Memphis (Denon, 1979)
• Midnight Sun (Sutra, 1980)
• Bushman Song (Enja, 1986) with Geri Allen, Charnett Moffett, Mino Cinelu, Victor Lewis
• Countin’ on the Blues (Enja, 1987) with Hamiet Bluiett, Mulgrew Miller, Charnett Moffett, Victor Lewis
• Sophisticatedfunk (Cheetah, 1990)
• Morning Song (Enja, 1993) with George Cables, Victor Lewis, Clint Houston

As sideman

With Nat Adderley

• Don't Look Back (SteepleChase, 1976)
• Hummin' (Little David, 1976)

With Kenny Barron

• Golden Lotus (Muse, 1980 [1982])
• What If? (Enja, 1986)
• Live at Fat Tuesdays (Enja, 1988)
• Quickstep (Enja, 1991)
• Things Unseen (1997)

With Lester Bowie

• Fast Last! (Muse, 1974)

With Anthony Braxton

• Town Hall 1972 (Trio, 1972)

With Stanley Cowell

• Regeneration (Strata-East, 1976)

With Miles Davis

• Get Up with It (1974)

With Craig Harris

• F-Stops (Soul Note, 1993)

With Billy Hart

• Amethyst (Arabesque, 1993)
• Oceans of Time (Arabesque, 1997)

With Louis Hayes

• The Crawl (Candid, 1989)
• Una Max (SteepleChase, 1989)

With Julius Hemphill

• Julius Hemphill Big Band (Elektra/Musician, 1988)

With Abdullah Ibrahim

• African River (Enja, 1989)

With Joseph Jarman

• As If It Were The Seasons (1968)

With Victor Lewis

• Family Portrait (AudioQuest Music, 1992)

With Maurice McIntyre

• Humility in the Light of the Creator (Delmark, 1969)

With Sam Rivers

• Crystals (Impulse!, 1974)

With McCoy Tyner

• Sama Layuca (Milestone, 1974)
• The Turning Point (Birdology, 1991)
• Journey (Birdology, 1993)

With Larry Willis

• A Tribute to Someone (AudioQuest, 1994)

With Paul (PB) Brown

• Paul Brown Quartet Meets The Three Tenors (1998)