Hadley Caliman (January 12, 1932 – September 8, 2010) was an American

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player.All About Jazz

Career

Raised by his mother in rural Idabel, Oklahoma until the age of ten, he moved to

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with his father and studied at Jefferson High School, the same school as saxophonist

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. One of his teachers was trumpeter

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, Earl Anderza, In the late 1960s, he was a member of a

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fusion group led by

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. He recorded his first solo album in 1971 before moving to Cathlamet, Washington with his third wife to raise a family. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, he led quartet and quintet in

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. He was on the music faculty at

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until his retirement in 2003 and taught private lessons to area musicians. He moved to Seattle, where he lived with his fourth wife and recorded three solo albums after being diagnosed with

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in 2008. He died in September 2010 at the age of 78.

Discography

As leader

* '' Hadley Caliman'' (Mainstream, 1971) * ''Iapetus'' (Mainstream, 1972) * ''Projecting'' (Catalyst, 1976) * ''Celebration'' (Catalyst, 1977) * ''Gratitude'' (Origin, 2008) * ''Straight Ahead'' (Origin, 2010) * ''Reunion'' with Pete Christlieb (Origin, 2010)

As sideman

With

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* ''

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, ''Hollywood Blues'' (Deram, 1969) *

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, ''Jose "Chepito" Areas'' (Columbia, 1974) * Bobby Bryant (musician), Bobby Bryant, ''Ain't Doing Too Bad'' (Cadet, 1967) * Todd Cochran, ''Worlds Around the Sun'' (Prestige, 1972) * Don Ellis, ''The New Don Ellis Band Goes Underground'' (Columbia, 1969) * Johnny "Hammond" Smith, Johnny Hammond, ''Gears'' (Milestone, 1975) * Johnny Hammond, ''Don't Let the System Get You'' (Milestone, 1978) * Hampton Hawes, ''Blues for Walls'' (Prestige, 1973) * Eddie Henderson (musician), Eddie Henderson, ''Heritage (Eddie Henderson album), Heritage'' (Blue Note, 1976) *

, ''Canyon Lady'' (Milestone, 1975) * Joe Henderson, ''Black Miracle'' (Milestone, 1976) *

, ''Tell Me the Truth'' (Arista, 1975) *

, ''Skagly'' (CBS, 1980) * Freddie Hubbard, ''Pinnacle'' (Resonance, 2011) * Bobby Hutcherson, ''Waiting'' (Blue Note, 1976) * Bobby Hutcherson, ''Knucklebean'' (Blue Note, 1977) * The Keynotes, ''Get On That Gospel Train'' (MPS/BASF 1973) * Azar Lawrence, ''Bridge into the New Age'' (Prestige, 1974) * Prince Lasha, ''Firebirds Live at Berkeley Jazz Festival Vol I'' (Birdseye, 1976) * Malo (band), Malo, ''Dos'' (Warner Bros., 1972) * Phil Moore (jazz musician), Phil Moore, ''Afro Brazil Oba!'' (Tower, 1967) * Julian Priester, ''Love, Love'' (ECM, 1974) * Flora Purim, ''Stories to Tell'' (Milestone, 1974) * Della Reese, ''One More Time! Recorded Live at the Playboy Club'' (ABC, 1966) * Patrice Rushen, ''Prelusion'' (Prestige, 1974) * Patrice Rushen, ''Before the Dawn'' (Prestige, 1975) * Mongo Santamaria, ''Stone Soul'' (Columbia, 1969) * Mongo Santamaria, ''Afro American Latin'' (SME, 2000) *

& Buddy Miles, ''Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live!'' (Columbia, 1972) * Santana (band), Santana, ''Caravanserai (album), Caravanserai'' (CBS/Sony 1972) * Bola Sete, ''Shebaba'' (Fantasy, 1971) * Phoebe Snow, ''It Looks Like Snow'' (Columbia, 1976) * Bill Summers (musician), Bill Summers, ''Cayenne'' (Prestige, 1977) * Bill Summers, ''Feel the Heat'' (Prestige, 1977) * Leon Thomas, ''A Piece of Cake'' (Palcoscenico, 1980) * Maxine Weldon, ''Chilly Wind'' (Mainstream, 1971) * Jessica Williams (musician), Jessica Williams, ''Joy'' (Jazz Focus, 1996)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Caliman, Hadley 1932 births 2010 deaths American jazz saxophonists American male saxophonists Bebop saxophonists People from Idabel, Oklahoma People from Cathlamet, Washington Jefferson High School (Los Angeles) alumni Jazz musicians from Oklahoma American male jazz musicians Jazz musicians from Washington (state) 20th-century American saxophonists

Career

Discography

As leader

As sideman

See also

References