Alan Skidmore

Alan Richard James Skidmore (* April 21, 1942 in London ) is an English tenor and soprano saxophonist of modern jazz.

Life and work

The son of jazz saxophonist Jimmy Skidmore received his musical education at the conservatory in London. Mid-1960s, he first played in blues-rock bands with Alexis Korner, John Mayall and Georgie Fame, but also with Sonny Boy Williamson II and Champion Jack Dupree. In 1969 he founded his own quartet with pianist John Taylor and trombonist Malcolm Griffiths, began working with John Surman and played two years in Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath. He was a longtime member of the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band, but also took with Keith Tippett's Centipede, Volker Kriegel, Chick Corea, Rolf Kühn and the big bands of Stan Tracey and Charlie Watts on plates. He also played with Niels -Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Weather Report and various big bands (BBC, NDR, WDR). In the early 1990s he was a member of the Dedication Orchestra. In recent years he has been repeatedly pointed out in the ensemble of Colin Towns and has presented productions with South African musicians. It occurs in central Europe more frequently in groups to Ali Haurand.

Skidmores phrasing and tone production is although autonomous, heavily influenced by John Coltrane. In 1969, he was rated as the best soloist during his appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival and his quintet of the press awarded the 1st prize. For many years he was a prize winner in the English jazz polls at the Melody Maker for tenor saxophone. Skidmore is also entered as a studio musician in appearance ( The Nice, Soft Machine, Walker Brothers, Kate Bush, Van Morrison ).

Auswahldiskographie

  • Once Upon a Time ( 1969)
  • TCB (1970 )
  • SOS ( 1975) ( with John Surman and Mike Osborne )
  • S.O.H. Live in London ( with Tony Oxley and Ali Haurand )
  • After the Rain (1998)
  • The Call (2001) - with Amampondo
  • Ubizo (2003) - with Amampondo

Lexigraphic entries

  • Ian Carr et al Jazz Rough Guide. Metzler, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-476-01584- X
  • John Chilton Who's Who of British Jazz Continuum, London 2004 ( 2nd edition)
  • Richard Cook Jazz Encyclopedia London: Penguin, 2007; ISBN 978-0-141-02646-6
Soprano saxophone John Taylor (jazz) Centipede (Band) Richard Cook (journalist) Integrated Authority File
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