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A powerful and vastly underrated avant-garde alto saxophonist, Jemeel Moondoc blended the free-form melodic thought of Ornette Coleman and … read moreA powerful and vastly underrated avant-garde alto saxophonist, Jemeel Moondoc blended the free-form melodic thought of Ornette Coleman and the sharp edge of Jackie McLean or Charles Tyler with the sort of ferocious "energy playing&q… read moreA powerful and vastly underrated avant-garde alto saxophonist, Jemeel Moondoc blended the free-form melodic thought of Ornette Coleman and the sharp edge of Jackie McLean or Charles Tyler with the sort of ferocious "energy playing" usually reserved for tenorists. Moondoc began playing p… read more -
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Ramon Morris
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Ramon Morris is a saxophone and flute player who recorded one solo album, the LP "Sweet Sister Funk" from 1973, released on the G… read moreRamon Morris is a saxophone and flute player who recorded one solo album, the LP "Sweet Sister Funk" from 1973, released on the Groove Merchant Label. He also plays on albums by Art Blakey and Woody Shaw. View wikiRamon Morris is a saxophone and flute player who recorded one solo album, the LP "Sweet Sister Funk" from 1973, released on the Groove Merchant Label. He also plays on albums by Art Blakey and Woody Shaw. View wiki -
Noah Howard Quartet
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