Harold Ousley

Harold Lomax Ousley (born January 23, 1929, Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and flautist.^[1]

Ousley began playing in the late 1940s, and in the 1950s recorded behind vocalists such as Billie Holiday and Dinah Washington. He played as a sideman with Gene Ammons in the 1950s and with Jack McDuff and George Benson in the 1960s.^[1] He released his first record as a leader in 1961. In the 1970s he played with Lionel Hampton and Count Basie in addition to releasing further material as a leader. After 1977 he did not release another album under his own name until his most recent effort, 2000's Grit-Grittin' Feelin'.^[1]

Discography

As leader

• Tenor Sax (Bethlehem Records, 1961)
• Sweet Double Hipness (Muse Records, 1972)
• The Kid (Cobblestone Records, 1972)
• The Peoples' Groove (Muse Records, 1977)
• That's When We Thought of Love (Digi-Rom, 1992)
• Grit-Grittin' Feelin' (Delmark Records, 2000)

As sideman

With Jack McDuff

• Walk On By (Prestige, 1966)
• Hallelujah Time! (Prestige, 1963-66 [1967])
• Soul Circle (Prestige, 1964-66 [1967])
• I Got a Woman (Prestige, 1964-66 [1968])
• Steppin' Out (Prestige, 1961-66 [1969])

References

External links

• Harold Ousley at Artistdirect.com
• The Kid album review at Soul-sides.com
• Sweet Double Hipness album review