Baikida Carroll (born January 15, 1947) is an American

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trumpeter. Carroll studied at

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and at the Armed Forces School of Music. Following this he became a member of the

Black Artists Group The Black Artists Group (BAG) was a multidisciplinary arts collective that existed in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1968 to 1972. BAG is known for the convergence of free jazz and experimental theater. Members Members included saxophonists Julius ...

in St. Louis, where he directed their big band. This group recorded in Europe in the 1970s.

Biography

Carroll was born in

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, United States, and attended Vashon and

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. He studied trumpet with Vernon Nashville. His early influences were

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and

Lee Morgan Edward Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 – February 19, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s and a cornerstone of the Blue Note Records, Blue Note label, Morgan came to prominence in his la ...

. Carroll worked with the All City Jazz Band, whose members included

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, J.D. Parran and James ”Jabbo” Ware. While still in high school he worked with

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, and

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. Carroll joined the United States Army in 1965 and served in the 3rd Infantry Division Band in Wurzburg, Germany. In 1968, he returned to St. Louis and led the Baikida Carroll Sextet, also becoming orchestra conductor/director of the Black Artists Group of St. Louis (BAG), a multidisciplinary arts collective that brought him into contact with

Julius Hemphill Julius Arthur Hemphill (January 24, 1938 – April 2, 1995) was a jazz composer and saxophone player. He performed mainly on alto saxophone, less often on soprano and tenor saxophones and flute. Biography Hemphill was born in Fort Worth, Texas, ...

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, and

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. In 1972, Carroll, Lake,

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, and

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ventured to Paris, France, touring as Oliver Lake and the Black Artists Group. He also performed with

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, and his own quartet. He taught theory and trumpet at The American Center in Paris and was artist in residence at the

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. Carroll moved to New York City in 1975 and was active in the

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community. He also taught at

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. He began composing music for plays with

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at the New York Public Theater and continued to score for Broadway and WNET-TV as part of the series ''The American Playhouse'' and at

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. In 1981, he performed at the

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. His performance and recorded history includes works with Julius Hemphill, Howard Johnson, Sam Rivers,

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, Oliver Lake,

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and

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Discography

As leader

*''

Orange Fish Tears ''Orange Fish Tears'' is the debut album by trumpeter and composer Baikida Carroll, on which he is joined by saxophonist Oliver Lake, pianist Manuel Villardel, and percussionist Naná Vasconcelos. It was recorded during June 3–5, 1974, at Studio ...

'' (

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, 1974) *''

The Spoken Word ''The Spoken Word'' is a live solo album by trumpeter and composer Baikida Carroll. It was recorded on April 22, 1977, and April 1, 1978, at Mapenzi in Berkeley, California, and was released on vinyl in 1979 as a double album by Hat Hut Records, ...

'' ( HatHUT, 1977–1978

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*''

Shadows and Reflections ''Shadows and Reflections'' is an album by trumpeter and composer Baikida Carroll. It was recorded on January 13 and 20, 1982, at Sound House Studio in Newburgh, New York, and was released on vinyl later that year by Soul Note. On the album, Carr ...

'' (

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, 1982) *''

Door of the Cage ''Door of the Cage'' is an album by trumpeter and composer Baikida Carroll. It was recorded on March 16 and 17, 1994, at Eastside Sound in New York City, and was released in 1995 by Soul Note. On the album, Carroll is joined by saxophonist Erica ...

'' (Soul Note, 1995) *''

Marionettes on a High Wire ''Marionettes on a High Wire'' is an album by trumpeter and composer Baikida Carroll. It was recorded on September 14 and 15, 2000, at Systems 2 in Brooklyn, New York, and was released in 2001 by OmniTone, Inc. On the album, which features origina ...

'' (OmniTone, 2001)

As sideman

* Human Arts Ensemble, ''

Whisper of Dharma ''Whisper of Dharma'' is the debut album by the Human Arts Ensemble, a musical collective that was an offshoot of the St. Louis-based Black Artists Group. Consisting of two 22-minute pieces, it was recorded on October 6, 1972, in St. Louis, and wa ...

'', Universal Justice, 1972 * Solidarity Unit, Inc., ''

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'', Universal Justice, 1972 * Julius Hemphill, '' Dogon A.D.'', Mbari, 1972 * Oliver Lake, NTU, '' Ntu: Point from Which Creation Begins'',

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, 1976 * Black Artists Group, '' In Paris, Aries 1973'', BAG Records, 1973; reissued by Aguirre in 2018 * Julius Hemphill, '' Coon Bid'ness'', Freedom, 1975 * Hidden Strength, ''Hidden Strength'',

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, 1975 * Michael Gregory, ''Heart and Center'',

Novus Records Novus Records (later Arista Novus and RCA Novus) was an American jazz record label run by Steve Backer. Backer worked at Impulse! Records until 1974, when Clive Davis, founder of Arista Records, asked him to oversee the jazz division at Arista. ...

, 1979 * Michael Gregory, ''Gifts'', Novus, 1979 *

Vinny Golia Vinny Golia (born March 1, 1946) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist specializing in woodwind instruments. He performs in the genres of contemporary music, jazz, free jazz, and free improvisation. Career As a composer, Golia fuses ...

, ''Openhearted'',

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, 1979 * Oliver Lake, ''

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'',

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, 1980 *

Muhal Richard Abrams Muhal Richard Abrams (born Richard Lewis Abrams; September 19, 1930 – October 29, 2017) was an American educator, administrator, composer, arranger, clarinetist, cellist, and jazz pianist in the free jazz medium. He recorded and toured the Uni ...

, ''

Mama and Daddy ''Mama and Daddy'' is an album by Muhal Richard Abrams. It was released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1980 and features performances of four of Abrams' compositions by a big band. Reception The AllMusic review calls the album "a first-rate ...

'', Black Saint, 1980 * Muhal Richard Abrams, ''

Blues Forever ''Blues Forever'' is an album by Muhal Richard Abrams, released by the Italian label Black Saint in 1982 and featuring performances of seven Abrams compositions by an eleven-member big band. Critical reception The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn ...

'', Black Saint, 1980 * Oliver Lake, ''Plug It'', Gramavision, 1982 * Oliver Lake, ''

Clevont Fitzhubert ''Clevont Fitzhubert'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist Oliver Lake recorded in 1981 for the Italian Black Saint label.

'', Black Saint, 1981 * Muhal Richard Abrams, ''

Rejoicing with the Light ''Rejoicing with the Light'' is an album by Muhal Richard Abrams. It was released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1983 and features performances of five of Abrams' compositions by a fourteen-member orchestra. Reception The AllMusic review by ...

'', Black Saint, 1980 *

, '' Inflation Blues'',

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, 1983 * David Murray, ''

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, ''The Source'', Black Saint, 1984 * John Carter, '' Castles of Ghana'', Gramavision, 1986 * David Murray, '' New Life'', Black Saint, 1988 *

, ''Watts Work Family Album'', ECM, 1989 * Oliver Lake, ''Gramavision Tenth Anniversary Sampler'', Gramavision, 1990 *

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, '' Struck by Lightning'', Demon, 1991 * Charles Papasoff, ''Papasoff'', Red Toucan, 1993 *

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, ''I can't stand another night alone (in bed with you)'', ECM, 1994 * ''New York Collective'',

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, 1996 * Pheeroan akLaff, ''Global Mantras'', Modern Masters, 1997 * New York Collective, ''I Don't Know This World Without Don Cherry'', Naxos, 1998 * Sam Rivers, ''

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'', BMG/

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, 1999 * Sam Rivers, ''

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'', BMG/RCA Victor, 1999 *

, '' H.Con.Res.57/Treasure Box'', Eremite, 2003 * Oliver Lake, ''Cloth'', Passin' Thru, 2003 * John Lindberg, ''Winter Birds'', Between The Lines, 2005 * Leslie Ritter, ''This Christmas Morning'', Collective Works, 2005 *

Octet, ''Insomnia'', Clean Feed, 2011 * Julius Hemphill, ''

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'', New World, 2021

As producer

* Danielle Woerner, ''She Walks In Beauty'', Parnassus, 1998 * Jeff Siegel, ''Magical Spaces'', Consolidated Artist Productions, 2005 * Danielle Woerner, ''Voices of the Valley'', Albany Music Distribution, 2006

References

;Citations ;General references *Ron Wynn,

Baikida Carroll Baikida Carroll (born January 15, 1947) is an American jazz trumpeter. Carroll studied at Southern Illinois University and at the Armed Forces School of Music. Following this he became a member of the Black Artists Group in St. Louis, where he dir ...

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External links

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