James Spaulding
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James Spaulding (born July 30, 1937 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a jazz alto saxophonist and flautist.
After a period in the US Army he moved to Chicago in 1957 and recorded and toured with the Sun Ra Arkestra before returning to Indianapolis.
He can be heard on the albums The Jody Grind, Purple Night,Components, Patterns, Karma (Pharoah Sanders album), and on various others as a sideman to such leaders as Freddie Hubbard and Wayne Shorter. He was also a member of the World Saxophone Quartet for a time.
