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American jazz trombonist
Musical artist
Craig S. Harris (born September 10, 1953)
[1] is an American
jazz trombonist, who started working with
Sun Ra in 1976.
[1] He also has worked with
Abdullah Ibrahim ,
David Murray ,
Lester Bowie ,
Cecil Taylor ,
Sam Rivers ,
Muhal Richard Abrams , and
Charlie Haden .
[1] He has recorded since 1983 as leader for
India Navigation ,
Soul Note and
JMT . For the latter he recorded with two groups. The Tailgater's Tales was a quintet with clarinetist
Don Byron , trumpeter
Eddie Allen ,
Anthony Cox on double bass, and
Pheeroan akLaff on drums.
[1] His large ensemble Cold Sweat was a tribute to the music of
James Brown .
[1]
He is a graduate of the music program of
State University of New York at Old Westbury ,
[1] and was influenced by its founder and director
Makanda Ken McIntyre . Harris's move to New York City in 1978 established him with trombonists
Ray Anderson ,
Joseph Bowie , and
George E. Lewis .
[2]
He first played alongside another of his teachers at SUNY, baritone saxophonist Pat Patrick, in Sun Ra's Arkestra for two years.
[1] Harris than embarked on a world tour with South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand) in 1979.
[1] While on tour in Australia, Harris discovered the indigenous Australian wind instrument the
didgeridoo , which he added to the collection of instruments he plays.
[1]
Discography
As leader
Aboriginal Affairs (India Navigation, 1983)
Black Bone (Soul Note, 1984)
Tributes (OTC, 1985)
Shelter (JMT, 1987)
Blackout in the Square Root of Soul (JMT, 1988)
Cold Sweat Plays J. B. (JMT, 1989)
4 Play (JMT, 1990)
F-Stops (Soul Note, 1994)
Istanbul (Doublemoon, 1998)
Souls Within the Veil (Aquastra Music, 2005)
As sideman
With
Muhal Richard Abrams
With
David Murray
Murray's Steps (Black Saint, 1983)
Live at Sweet Basil Volume 1 (Black Saint, 1985)
Live at Sweet Basil Volume 2 (Black Saint, 1985)
New Life (Black Saint, 1987)
David Murray Big Band (DIW, 1991)
Hope Scope (Black Saint, 1991)
Picasso (DIW, 1993)
South of the Border (DIW, 1995)
Dark Star: The Music of the Grateful Dead (Astor Place, 1996)
Fo Deuk Revue (Enja, 1997)
Octet Plays Trane (Justin Time, 2000)
Yonn-Dé (Justin Time, 2002)
Now Is Another Time (Justin Time, 2003)
Perfection with
Geri Allen and
Terri Lyne Carrington (Motema, 2016)
Blues for Memo (Motema, 2018)
With
Sun Ra
With others
Ahmed Abdullah ,
Traveling the Spaceways (Planet Arts, 2004)
Ayibobo , Freestyle (DIW, 1993)
Billy Bang , Hip Hop Be Bop (ITM, 1993)
Lester Bowie ,
I Only Have Eyes for You (ECM, 1985)
Dollar Brand , African Marketplace (Elektra, 1980)
Dollar Brand, At Montreux (Enja, 1980)
Don Byron ,
Bug Music (Nonesuch, 1996)
Carla Cook , Dem Bones (Maxjazz, 2001)
Paulinho da Costa ,
Sunrise (Victor, 1984)
Joseph Daley , The Seven Deadly Sins (Jaro, 2010)
Lena Horne ,
Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music (Qwest, 1981)
Joseph Jarman ,
Earth Passage - Density (Black Saint, 1981)
The Roots ,
The Roots Come Alive (MCA, 1999)
Sekou Sundiata , LongStoryShort (Righteous Babe, 2000)
Warren Smith , Dragon Dave Meets Prince Black Knight from the Darkside of the Moon (Porter, 2011)
Henry Threadgill ,
When Was That? (About Time, 1982)
Henry Threadgill,
Just the Facts and Pass the Bucket (About Time, 1983)
World Saxophone Quartet ,
Experience (Justin Time, 2004)
World Saxophone Quartet,
Political Blues (Justin Time, 2006)
References
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