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

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and

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Career

Raised by his mother in rural

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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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. He worked with

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, the

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, 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

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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

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(Origin, 2010)

As sideman

With

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* '' Live and Swinging'' (Pacific Jazz, 1967) * ''

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'' (Pacific Jazz, 1968) * ''

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'' (Pacific Jazz, 1968) * '' Eternal Equinox'' (World Pacific, 1969) With others *

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

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, ''Jose "Chepito" Areas'' (Columbia, 1974) *

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, ''Ain't Doing Too Bad'' (Cadet, 1967) *

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, ''Worlds Around the Sun'' (Prestige, 1972) *

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, '' The New Don Ellis Band Goes Underground'' (Columbia, 1969) * Johnny Hammond, ''Gears'' (Milestone, 1975) * Johnny Hammond, ''Don't Let the System Get You'' (Milestone, 1978) *

Hampton Hawes Hampton Barnett Hawes Jr. (November 13, 1928 – May 22, 1977) was an American jazz pianist. He was the author of the memoir ''Raise Up Off Me'', which won the Deems-Taylor Award for music writing in 1975. Early life Hampton Hawes was born on No ...

, '' Blues for Walls'' (Prestige, 1973) * Eddie Henderson, ''

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'' (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) *

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, ''Waiting'' (Blue Note, 1976) * Bobby Hutcherson, '' Knucklebean'' (Blue Note, 1977) * The Keynotes, ''Get On That Gospel Train'' (MPS/BASF 1973) *

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, '' Bridge into the New Age'' (Prestige, 1974) *

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, ''Firebirds Live at Berkeley Jazz Festival Vol I'' (Birdseye, 1976) *

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, ''Dos'' (Warner Bros., 1972) * Phil Moore, ''Afro Brazil Oba!'' (Tower, 1967) *

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, '' Love, Love'' (ECM, 1974) *

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, ''Stories to Tell'' (Milestone, 1974) *

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, ''One More Time! Recorded Live at the Playboy Club'' (ABC, 1966) *

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, '' Prelusion'' (Prestige, 1974) * Patrice Rushen, ''Before the Dawn'' (Prestige, 1975) *

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, ''Stone Soul'' (Columbia, 1969) * Mongo Santamaria, ''Afro American Latin'' (SME, 2000) *

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, '' Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live!'' (Columbia, 1972) *

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, ''

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'' (CBS/Sony 1972) *

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, ''Shebaba'' (Fantasy, 1971) *

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, ''It Looks Like Snow'' (Columbia, 1976) * Bill Summers, ''Cayenne'' (Prestige, 1977) * Bill Summers, ''Feel the Heat'' (Prestige, 1977) *

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, ''A Piece of Cake'' (Palcoscenico, 1980) * Maxine Weldon, ''Chilly Wind'' (Mainstream, 1971) * 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