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American jazz guitarist
Ted Dunbar
Birth name Earl Theodore Dunbar Born (1937-01-17 ) January 17, 1937
Port Arthur , Texas, U.S.Died May 29, 1998(1998-05-29) (aged 61)
New Brunswick , New Jersey Genres
Jazz Occupation(s) Musician Instrument(s) Guitar Labels
Xanadu
Musical artist
Earl Theodore Dunbar (January 17, 1937 – May 29, 1998) was an American jazz guitarist, composer, and educator.
Career
Born in
Port Arthur , Texas, Dunbar trained as a pharmacist at Texas Southern University, but by the 1970s he only did pharmacy work part-time. He was also a trained numerologist and studied other aspects of mysticism.
[1] He became interested in jazz at the age of seven. During the 1950s, he joined several groups while studying pharmacy at
Texas Southern University .
During the 1960s, he worked as a substitute for
Wes Montgomery . Dunbar collaborated with
Gil Evans ,
Roy Haynes ,
Jimmy Heath ,
Sonny Rollins ,
McCoy Tyner , and
Tony Williams .
[1] In 1972 he became one of the first jazz professors at
Rutgers University and taught
Kevin Eubanks ,
Vernon Reid , and
Peter Bernstein . At one point he received accolades from
Ebony and
Down Beat .
He wrote a series of books on tonal convergence that are inspired and related to the
Lydian chromatic concept . The centerpiece of this series is entitled A System of Tonal Convergence for Improvisors Composers and Arrangers .
Dunbar died of a stroke in 1998.
[1]
Discography
As leader
Opening Remarks (
Xanadu , 1978)
Secundum Artem (Xanadu, 1980)
In Tandem with
Kenny Barron (Muse, 1980)
Music for Violin & Jazz Quartet with NY5 (Jam, 1981)
Jazz Guitarist (Xanadu, 1982)
Gentle Time Alone (SteepleChase, 1992)
A Tribute to Wes Montgomery Vol. I with Project G-7 (Evidence, 1993)
A Tribute to Wes Montgomery Vol. II with Project G-7 (Evidence, 1993)
As sideman
With
Frank Foster
Bursting Out! (Challenge, 1978)
Chiquito Loco (Bingow, 1979)
Shiny Stockings (Challenge, 1979)
A Blues Ain't Nothing But a Trip (Bingow, 1981)
Swing! (Challenge, 1998)
With others
Gene Ammons ,
My Way (Prestige, 1971)
Kenny Barron ,
Peruvian Blue (Muse, 1974)
Hamiet Bluiett , Live at the Village Vanguard (Soul Note, 1997)
Zachary Breaux , Uptown Groove (Zebra, 1997)
Earl Coleman , There's Something About An Old Love with (Xanadu, 1983)
Norman Connors , Dark of Light (Cobblestone, 1973)
Nathan Davis , I'm A Fool to Want You (Tomorrow, 1995)
Richard Davis ,
Harvest (Muse, 1979)
Lou Donaldson ,
Pretty Things (Blue Note, 1970)
Gil Evans ,
Svengali (Atlantic, 1973)
Albert Heath ,
Kwanza (The First) (Muse, 1974)
Willis Jackson ,
West Africa (Muse, 1974)
J. J. Johnson , Vivian (Concord Jazz, 1992)
Galt MacDermot , The Nucleus (Kilmarnock, 1971)
Susannah McCorkle , As Time Goes by (CBS/Sony, 1987)
Charles Mingus , Me Myself An Eye (Atlantic, 1979)
Charles Mingus,
Something Like a Bird (Atlantic, 1980)
Buddy Montgomery ,
Ties of Love (Landmark, 1987)
David "Fathead" Newman ,
House of David (Atlantic, 1967)
David "Fathead" Newman,
Resurgence! (Muse, 1981)
Don Patterson ,
The Return of Don Patterson (Muse, 1974)
Bernard Purdie ,
Purdie Good! (Prestige, 1971)
Sam Rivers ,
Sizzle (Impulse!, 1976)
Charlie Rouse , Cinnamon Flower (Douglas, 1977)
David Schnitter , Thundering (Muse, 1979)
David Schnitter, Glowing (Muse, 1981)
Janis Siegel , Experiment in White (Wounded Bird, 1982)
Johnny "Hammond" Smith ,
What's Going On (Prestige, 1971)
Billy Taylor , The Jazzmobile Allstars (Taylor-Made, 1989)
Mel Torme , Night at the Concord Pavilion (Concord, 1990)
Mel Torme, Recorded Live at the Fujitsu-Concord Jazz Festival in Japan '90 (Concord Jazz, 1991)
Mickey Tucker , Blues in Five Dimensions (SteepleChase, 1990)
Mickey Tucker,
The Crawl (Muse, 1980)
McCoy Tyner ,
Asante (Blue Note, 1974)
Frank Wess , Dear Mr. Basie (Concord Jazz, 1990)
Frank Wess, Entre Nous (Concord Jazz, 1991)
Randy Weston ,
Volcano Blues (Verve, 1993)
Joe Williams ,
That Holiday Feelin' (Verve, 1990)
Tony Williams ,
Ego (Polydor, 1971)
References
External links
International National Artists