Peter King (saxophonist)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have new messages (last change).

Peter King (b. 11 August 1940 is an English jazz saxophonist, composer, and clarinettist.

King was born in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, and taught himself to play the clarinet at the age of fifteen, quickly switching to alto saxophone. In 1959, at the age of nineteen, he was booked by Ronnie Scott to perform at the opening of Scott's club in Gerrard Street, London. In the same year he received the "Melody Maker New Star" award. He worked with Johnny Dankworth's orchestra from 1960 to 1961, and went on to work with the big bands of Maynard Ferguson, Tubby Hayes, Harry South, and Stan Tracey, the Brussels Big Band, and the Ray Charles band on a European tour. He has also played in small groups with musicians such as Philly Joe Jones, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Red Rodney, Hampton Hawes, Nat Adderley, Al Haig, Bill Watrous, and Dick Morrissey, and singers such as Jimmy Witherspoon, Joe Williams, Jon Hendricks, and Anita O'Day. He is a member of Charlie Watts' Tentet.

King's composing has moved beyond individual numbers for performance and recording, and includes an opera, Zyklon, in collaboration with Julian Barry.

[edit] Discography

  • 1982: Bebop Live (with Al Haig, Art Themen, Kenny Baldock, and Alan Ganley) (Spotlite)
  • 1982: New Beginning (Spotlite)
  • 1983: East 34th Street (Spotlite)
  • 1984: Hi Fly (Spotlite)
  • 1988: Brother Bernard (Miles Music)
  • 1994: Tamburello (Miles Music)
  • 1996: Speed Trap (Ronnie Scott's Jazz)
  • 1998: Lush Life (Miles Music)
  •  : Live: 90 % of 1% (Spotlite)
  • 2003: Footprints (Miles Music)

[edit] Sources and external links

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../p/e/t/Peter_King_%28saxophonist%29_15f6.html"