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American jazz musician
Ricky Ford (born March 4, 1954)
[1] is an American
jazz tenor saxophonist.
Biography
Ford was born in
Boston,
Massachusetts, United States,)
[1] and studied at the
New England Conservatory.
[2] In 1974, he recorded with
Gunther Schuller and then played in the
Duke Ellington Orchestra under
Mercer Ellington from 1974 to 1976.
[1] After this he played with
Charles Mingus (1976–77),
Dannie Richmond (1978–81),
Lionel Hampton (1980–82), and then in the
Mingus Dynasty (1982).
[1] He also played with
Abdullah Ibrahim (1983–90)
[1] and
Mal Waldron (1989–94), and has recorded with many other notable musicians including
Yusef Lateef,
Sonny Stitt,
McCoy Tyner,
Freddie Hubbard,
Amina Claudine Myers,
Sathima Bea Benjamin,
Steve Lacy, and others.
[3]
Ford has recorded extensively as a leader for
Muse and
Candid.
[1]
He settled in
Paris, France, in the 1990s.
[3] He taught at
Istanbul Bilgi University from 2001 to 2006.
In 2009 he founded the
Toucy Jazz Festival
[4] in
Yonne, (France), and invited musicians including
Rhoda Scott (2009) and
Ravi Coltrane (2011).
Discography
As leader/co-leader
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Loxodonta Africana (New World. 1977)
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Manhattan Plaza (
Muse, 1978)
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Flying Colors (Muse, 1980)
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Tenor for the Times (Muse, 1981)
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Interpretations (Muse, 1982)
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Future's Gold (Muse, 1983)
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Shorter Ideas (Muse, 1984)
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Looking Ahead (Muse, 1986)
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Saxotic Stomp (Muse, 1987)
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Hard Groovin' (Muse, 1989)
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Manhattan Blues (
Candid, 1989)
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Ebony Rhapsody (
Candid, 1990) – live
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Hot Brass (
Candid, 1992) – rec. 1991
-
American-African Blues (
Candid, 1992) – live rec. 1991
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Tenor Madness Too! (Muse, 1992)
-
Tenors of Yusef Lateef & Ricky Ford with
Yusef Lateef (YAL/Bomba, 1996) – rec. 1994
- Balaena (Jazz Friends Productions, 1999)
- Songs for My Mother (Jazz Friends Productions, 2002)
- Reeds and Keys with
Kirk Lightsey (Jazz Friends Productions, 2003)
- 7095 with Ze Big Band (Solidor Productions, 2010)
[5]
- Sacred Concert with Ze Big Band (Ze Big Band Association, 2013)
[5]
As sideman
With
Dannie Richmond
With
Mal Waldron
With others
-
Ran Blake,
Short Life of Barbara Monk (Soul Note, 1986)
-
Jaki Byard,
July in Paris (Fariplay, 1998)
-
Richard Davis, Total Package (Marge, 1998)
-
Abdullah Ibrahim,
Water from an Ancient Well (Tiptoe, 1986)
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Steve Lacy,
Vespers (Soul Note, 1993)
-
Ronnie Mathews,
Legacy (Bee Hive, 1979)
-
Red Rodney,
The 3R's (Muse, 1982) – rec. 1979
-
Rhoda Scott, Very Saxy - Live Au Meridien (Ahead, 2009)[2CD] – live
-
Jack Walrath,
Revenge of the Fat People (Stash, 1981)
References
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