Oliver Lake
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Oliver Lake (b. Marianna, Arkansas, September 14, 1944) is an American alto saxophonist, flutist, composer and poet. Lake started playing and studying the alto saxophone in 1960, where in the mid 1960s he was working with the St. Louis Black Artists Group (BAG). In 1977 Lake co-founded the World Saxophone Quartet, composing as leader and releasing several recordings.
Lake is a resident of Montclair, New Jersey.[1]
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[edit] Selected discography
- Zaki (1979; hat Art)
- Prophet (1980; Black Saint Records)
- Again and Again (1991; Gramavision)
[edit] Awards
- Guggenheim Fellowship (1993)
- Melon Jazz Living Legacy Awardee (2006)
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