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American jazz flautist (1942–2016)
Musical artist
Jeremy Steig (September 23, 1942 – April 13, 2016)
[1] was an American
jazz
flutist .
[2]
Biography
Steig was born in Manhattan, the son of
New Yorker cartoonist
William Steig
[3] and Elizabeth (Mead) Steig, head of the fine arts department at
Lesley College . Steig was a maternal nephew of
Margaret Mead and
Leo Rosten ,
[4] and was also the cousin of
Mary Catherine Bateson .
[5]
Steig also composed the music for animated film adaptations of his father's books for
Weston Woods , including
The Amazing Bone ,
Brave Irene and
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble .
His song "Howlin' For Judy", from his 1970 album Legwork , was sampled in the
Beastie Boys ' 1994 single "
Sure Shot ", providing the main instrumental part of the song.
[6]
Steig performed the role of "The
Pied Piper ", exclusively on flute, in the film
Shrek Forever After , based on the character created by his father.
[7]
[8]
He lived in Japan with his wife Asako. He died in
Yokohama from cancer on April 13, 2016.
[1] Four years after his death, Byroad Press published his memoir, Get Me Out of Here ,
[9] fulfilling his final wish. The book is illustrated with Jeremy's ink drawings and, at his request, contains three final chapters and an epilogue by Asako.
Discography
As leader
Compilations and other appearances
1969: Jazz Wave, Ltd. - On Tour [live] (
Blue Note ) 2LP set; various artists
1971: Portrait (
United Artists ) 2LP compilation of the albums: This Is Jeremy Steig , Legwork and Wayfaring Stranger .
1972:
Fusion (
Groove Merchant ) 2LP set; reissue of Energy , with a second album (=7 tracks) of previously unreleased material.
1973: Mama Kuku [live] (
MPS /BASF Records) with Association P.C.
1974: Flute Summit - Jamming At Donaueschingen Music Festival (
Atlantic ) with
James Moody ,
Sahib Shihab , Chris Hinze
2008: Howlin' For Judy (Blue Note's "Rare Grooves" series) CD compilation of the albums: Legwork and Wayfaring Stranger .
As sideman
With
Walter Bishop, Jr. Trio
With
Tommy Bolin
From The Archives - Vol. 1 (Rhino Records, 1996) a collection of "grade-A" previously unreleased "rock-jazz-fusion" material.
From The Archives - Volume 2 (Zebra Records, 1998) another collection of previously unreleased material; even better than the first volume.
With
Hank Crawford
With
Art Farmer
With
Urbie Green
With
Mike Mainieri
With
Idris Muhammad
With
Lalo Schifrin
With
Peter Walker
Rainy Day Raga (Vanguard, 1966)
With
Johnny Winter
Still Alive and Well (Columbia, 1973)
Saints & Sinners (Columbia, 1974) note: Jeremy plays on "Dirty", a previously unreleased instrumental track recorded for but left-off the original album release; it is included on the CD reissue.
With
Paul Winter Sextet
Jazz Meets The Folk Song (Columbia, 1964)
With Montreal
A Summer's Night (Stormy Forest, 1970)
References
^
a
b
Peter Keepnews, "Jeremy Steig, Flutist Who Bridged Jazz and Rock, Dies at 73" ,
The New York Times , June 2, 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016
^
"Jeremy Steig - Biography & History" .
AllMusic . Retrieved 12 November 2017 .
^ Wolff, Carlo (7 February 2014).
"Jeremy Steig: Flute Fever (2013)" .
All About Jazz .
^ Banner, Lois W. (2010).
Intertwined Lives: Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict, and Their Circle . Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
ISBN
9780307773401 .
^ Brinthaupt, Thomas M.; Lipka, Richard P. (2002).
Understanding Early Adolescent Self and Identity: Applications and Interventions . SUNY Press.
ISBN
9780791453346 .
^
"Beastie Boys: Sure Shot (1994)" . Discogs.com. 1994.
^ Archived at
Ghostarchive and the
Wayback Machine : EntertainmentHotline (16 May 2010).
"Shrek Forever After Jeremy Steig - Pied Piper Flute Soloist" .
YouTube . Retrieved 12 November 2017 .
^ Keepnews, Peter (3 June 2016).
"Jeremy Steig, Flutist Who Bridged Jazz and Rock, Dies at 73 (Published 2016)" .
The New York Times .
Archived from the original on 26 July 2018.
^ Byroad Press, Yokohama, April 1, 2020
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