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Ralph Moore
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Ralph Moore (born 24 December 1956)[1] is an English jazz saxophonist.
Early life
[edit]Moore was born in Brixton, London, England.[1][2] His mother was the dancer Josie Woods, and his father was in the US military.[2][3] He spent his childhood in Brixton, and after trying various instruments, took up the tenor saxophone at the age of 14.[2]
In 1972, he moved to Santa Maria, California, to live with his father.[2] His mother had not wanted him to grow up in Brixton.[3] "Around 1975 he moved to Boston, where he played locally and attended the Berklee College of Music."[2]
Later life and career
[edit]Moore began his professional career with a tour of Scandinavia in 1979.[2] He moved to New York the following year.[2] He was part of Horace Silver's band from 1981 to 1985, including for tours of Europe and Japan, and recordings.[2] He then played with numerous musicians, including Roy Haynes (around 1982–86), Darrell Grant (1986–87), Dizzy Gillespie's reunion band (1987), Freddie Hubbard (around 1987–91), and Gene Harris (1989–90).[2]
Moore's first recording as leader was for Reservoir Records in 1985.[4] He subsequently recorded for Landmark, Criss Cross, and Savoy.[4] Starting in 1995, he was part of Kevin Eubanks's band for The Tonight Show.[2]
Discography
[edit]As leader
[edit]- 1985: Round Trip (Reservoir, 1987)
- 1987: 623 C Street (Criss Cross, 1987)
- 1988: Rejuvenate! (Criss Cross, 1989)
- 1988: Images (Landmark, 1989)
- 1990: Furthermore (Landmark, 1990)
- 1993: Who It Is You Are (Savoy, 1994)
- 2016: Three Score (WJ3, 2018)
As sideman
[edit]With Kenny Barron
- Invitation (Criss Cross Jazz, 1991)
With Roy Hargrove
- Diamond in the Rough (Novus/RCA, 1990)
With Billy Hart
- Rah (Gramavision, 1988)
With Freddie Hubbard
- Bolivia (Music Masters, 1991)
With Bobby Hutcherson
- Cruisin' the 'Bird (Landmark, 1988)
With Jimmy Knepper
- Dream Dancing (Criss Cross, 1986)
With Oscar Peterson
With Valery Ponomarev
- Means of Identification (Reservoir, 1985 [1987])
- Trip to Moscow (Reservoir, 1987)
With Ben Riley
- Weaver of Dreams (Joken, 1996)
With Rob Schneiderman
- Radio Waves (Reservoir, 1991)
- Dark Blue (Reservoir, 1994)
With Superblue
- Superblue 2 (Blue Note, 1989)
With Cedar Walton
- Mosaic (Music Masters, 1990 [1992]) as Eastern Rebellion
- Simple Pleasure (Music Masters, 1993) as Eastern Rebellion
- Composer (Astor Place, 1996)
With Ray Brown
- Moore Makes Four (Concord Jazz, 1991)
- Some of my best friends are the sax players (Telarc, 1996)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 292. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kennedy, Gary W. (2003), Moore, Ralph (Algernon), Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J643700
- ^ a b Wilmer, Val (2 August 2008). "Josie Woods". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Ralph Moore". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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