Oliver Lake
Not to be confused with Lake Oliver.
| Oliver Lake | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Born |
September 14, 1942 Marianna, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, poet |
| Instruments | Soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flute |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Labels | Freedom, Passin' Thru, Black Saint, Arista Novus, Gramavision, Intakt |
| Associated acts | World Saxophone Quartet |
| Website |
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Oliver Lake (b. Marianna, Arkansas, September 14, 1942) is an American jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer and poet. He is known mainly for alto saxophone but he also performs on soprano and flute.[1]
During the 1960s Lake worked with the Black Artists Group in St. Louis.
In 1977 Lake co-founded the World Saxophone Quartet with David Murray, Julius Hemphill and Hamiet Bluiett.
He is currently a member of the group, Trio 3, with Reggie Workman and Andrew Cyrille.
Lake is a resident of Montclair, New Jersey.[2] His son is jazz drummer Gene Lake (b. 12 January 1966).
Discography
As leader
- 1971: Ntu: Point from Which Creation Begins (Freedom)
- 1974: Passin' Thru (Passin' Thru)
- 1975: Heavy Spirits (Freedom)
- 1976: Holding Together (Black Saint)
- 1978: Shine (Arista Novus)
- 1978: Life Dance Of Is (Arista Novus)
- 1978: Buster Bee (Sackville)
- 1979: Zaki (hat Art)
- 1980: Prophet (Black Saint)
- 1981: Jump Up (Gramavision)
- 1981: Clevont Fitzhubert (Black Saint)
- 1982: Plug It (Gramavision)
- 1984: Expandable Language (Black Saint)
- 1986: Gallery (Gramavision)
- 1986: Dancevision (Blue Heron)
- 1987: Impala (Gramavision)
- 1989: Otherside (Gramavision)
- 1991: Again and Again (Gramavision)
- 1992: Boston Duets (Music & Arts)
- 1992: Virtual Reality (Gazell))
- 1994: Edge-ing (Black Saint)
- 1996: Dedicated to Dolphy (Black Saint)
- 1996: Matador Of 1st & 1st (Passin' Thru)
- 1996: Movements, Turns & Switches (Passin' Thru)
- 2000: Talkin' Stick (Passin' Thru)
- 2000: Kinda' Up (Passin' Thru)
- 2001: Have Yourself A Merry (Passin' Thru)
- 2003: Cloth (Passin' Thru)
- 2004: Dat Love (Passin' Thru)
- 2005: Oliver Lake Quartet Live (Passin' Thru)
- 2006: Lake / Tchicai / Osgood / Westergaard (Passin' Thru)
- 2008: Makin' It (Passin' Thru)
- 2010: Plan (Passin' Thru)
- 2011: For a Little Dancin' (Intakt)
- 2013: Wheels (Passin' Thru)
- 2013: All Decks (Intakt Records)
- 2015: To Roy (Intakt Records)
With Trio 3
- Live in Willisau (Dizim, 1997)
- Encounter (Passin' Thru, 2000)
- Open Ideas (Palmetto, 2002)
- Time Being (Intakt, 2006)
- Live at the Sunset (Marge, 2008)
- At this Time (Intakt, 2009) + Geri Allen
- Berne Concert (Intakt, 2009) + Irene Schweizer
- Celebrating Mary Lou Williams (Intakt, 2010) + Geri Allen
- Refraction - Breaking Glass (Intakt, 2013) + Jason Moran
- Wiring (Intakt, 2014) + Vijay Iyer
| Title | Year | Label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point of No Return | 1977 | Moers Music | ||
| Steppin' with the World Saxophone Quartet | 1979 | Black Saint | ||
| W.S.Q. | 1981 | Black Saint | ||
| Revue | 1982 | Black Saint | ||
| Live in Zurich | 1984 | Black Saint | ||
| Live at Brooklyn Academy of Music | 1986 | Black Saint | ||
| Plays Duke Ellington | 1986 | Elektra / Nonesuch | ||
| Dances and Ballads | 1987 | Elektra / Nonesuch | ||
| Rhythm and Blues | 1989 | Elektra / Nonesuch | ||
| Metamorphosis | 1991 | Elektra / Nonesuch | ||
| Moving Right Along | 1993 | Black Saint | ||
| Breath of Life | 1994 | Elektra / Nonesuch | ||
| Four Now | 1996 | Justin Time | ||
| Takin' It 2 the Next Level | 1996 | Justin Time | ||
| Selim Sivad: a Tribute to Miles Davis | 1998 | Justin Time | ||
| Requiem for Julius | 2000 | Justin Time | ||
| 25th Anniversary: The New Chapter | 2001 | Justin Time | ||
| Steppenwolf | 2002 | Justin Time | ||
| Experience | 2004 | Justin Time | ||
| Political Blues | 2006 | Justin Time | ||
As sideman
With Anthony Braxton
- New York, Fall 1974 (Arista, 1974)
With Alex Cline
- For People in Sorrow (Cryptogramophone, 2013)
With Billy Hart
- Enchance (Horizon, 1977)
- Karmonic Suite (Improvising Artists, 1978)
With Wadada Leo Smith
- Song of Humanity (Kabell, 1977) also released on Kabell Years: 1971-1979 (Tzadik, 2004)
With James Blood Ulmer
Awards
- Guggenheim Fellowship (1993)
- Melon Jazz Living Legacy Award (2006)
References
- ↑ Allmusic biography
- ↑ The State of Jazz: Meet 40 More Jersey Greats, The Star-Ledger, September 28, 2004
External links
- Official Oliver Lake website
- Passin' Thru website
- Portraits of Oliver Lake by Dominik Huber / dominikphoto.com
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