Julian Priester (born June 29, 1935) is an American

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trombonist and occasional euphoniumist. He is sometimes credited "Julian Priester Pepo Mtoto". He has played with

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Max Roach Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz drummer and composer. A pioneer of bebop, he worked in many other styles of music, and is generally considered one of the most important drummers in history. He wo ...

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, and

Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. Hancock soon joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of ...

Biography

He was born in

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, United States. Priester attended Chicago's DuSable High School, where he studied under Walter Dyett. In his teens he played with

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and R&B artists such as

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, and

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, and had the opportunity to jam with jazz players such as the saxophonist

Sonny Stitt Sonny Stitt (born Edward Hammond Boatner Jr.; February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982) was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his era, recording over ...

. In the early 1950s, Priester was a member of

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, recording several albums with the group, before leaving Chicago in 1956 to tour with

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, and he then joined

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in 1958. The following year he settled in New York and joined the group led by drummer

, who heard him playing on the

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album, " Blues for Dracula" (1958). While playing in Roach's group, Priester also recorded two albums as a leader, ''

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'' and '' Spiritsville'', both of which were recorded and released by Riverside (the latter by their Jazzland subsidiary) in 1960. Priester recorded two albums with trumpeter

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in 1961, '' Out Front'' and '' Booker Little and Friend'' (also known as ''Victory and Sorrow''), the first also features Roach, and Priester took part in the sessions for

's '' Africa/Brass'' album (on which he played euphonium), which was recorded in the same year. He left Roach's band during 1961, and between then and 1969 appeared as a sideman on albums led by

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, and Sam Rivers. In 1969, he accepted an offer to play with

's big band, and he stayed with that ensemble for six months, before leaving in 1970 to join pianist

's fusion sextet. After leaving the Hancock band in 1973, Priester moved to San Francisco, where he recorded two more albums as a leader: '' Love, Love'' in 1974 and 1977's '' Polarization'', both for the ECM label. In 1979 he joined the faculty of

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in Seattle, where he taught jazz composition, performance, and history until retiring in 2011. In the 1980s, he became a member of the

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's quintet, and also returned to Sun Ra's band for a few recordings. The 1990s saw the addition of

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's Liberation Music Orchestra to his schedule. Priester was co-leader with drummer Jimmy Bennington on 'Portraits and Silhouettes' which received an Honorable Mention in All About Jazz New York's 'Best Recordings of 2007', which culminated with the two musicians appearing at the 30th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival. Priester also performs on the album ''

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'', by the drone metal band Sunn 0))), released in May 2009. His major contributions were to the final track of the album, "Alice," a tribute to Alice Coltrane. In addition to teaching and touring, Priester continues to record albums under his own name. He released '' Hints on Light and Shadow'' (with Sam Rivers and

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) in 1997 and followed it in 2002 with '' In Deep End Dance''. As of the beginning of 2022, Julian hosted listening sessions early on Wednesday evenings in Seattle as a part of a Jazz Fellowship, at Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar.

Discography

As leader or co-leader

* 1960: ''

'' ( Riverside) * 1960: '' Spiritsville'' ( Jazzland) * 1973: '' Love, Love'' ( ECM) * 1977: '' Polarization'' (ECM) * 1997: '' Hints on Light and Shadow'' with Sam Rivers (

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) * 2002: '' In Deep End Dance'' (Conduit) * 2007: ''Portraits and Silhouettes'' with Jimmy Bennington (That Swan) * 2008: ''Formations'' with Marcus Wood * 2010: ''Conversational Music'' with Aaron Alexander * 2012: ''Blue Stride'' Compilations * 2001: ''Out of This World'' with Walter Benton (

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) - pairs Priester's ''Spiritsville'' with Benton's '' Out of This World''

As sideman

With

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* '' The Nearness'' (

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, 1996) With

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* '' Composition No. 96'' ( Leo, 1981

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With

Donald Byrd Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter, composer and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few h ...

* '' Fancy Free'', (

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, 1970) With Jay Clayton * ''Live at Jazz Alley'' (ITM, 1995) With

* '' Africa/Brass'', ( Impulse!, 1961) With

* '' New Orleans Suite'' (

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, 1971) * '' The Intimate Ellington'' ( Pablo, 1969–71

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* '' Up in Duke's Workshop'' (Pablo, 1969–72

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With

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* '' Blues Connotation'' (ITM Pacific, 1996) * ''City Life'' (West Wind, 2006) With

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, Eddie Moore,

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, and

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* '' Remembering the Moment'' (

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, 1987) With

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* '' So Long Blues'' (Galaxy, 1979 984 * '' Strike Up the Band'' (Galaxy, 1979

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With Jerry Granelli * ''Koputai'' (ITM, 1990) * ''One Day at a Time'' (ITM, 1990) * ''A Song I Thought I Heard Buddy Sing'' (ITM, 1992) * ''Another Place'' (Intuition, 1994) With

* '' The Little Giant'' ( Riverside, 1959) With

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* ''

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'' (ECM, 1983) With Carolyn Graye * ''Carolyn Graye'' (Pony Boy, 2005) With

* ''Helium Tears'' (By, 2006) With

* '' Mwandishi'' (

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, 1970) * '' Crossings'' (Warner Bros., 1972) * ''

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'' ( Columbia, 1973) With

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* ''Caramel Topped Terrier'' (Cadence, 2001) With

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* '' Capra Black'' ( Strata-East, 1973) With Eddie Henderson * ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1975) * ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1976) * '' Comin' Through'' ( Capitol, 1977) * '' Mahal'' (Capitol, 1978) With Andrew Hill * '' Passing Ships'' (Blue Note, 1969) With

* '' Jumpin' In'' (ECM, 1984) * '' Seeds of Time'' (ECM, 1985) With Wayne Horvitz * '' 4+1 Ensemble'' (Intuition, 1996

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* '' From a Window'' (

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, 2000) With

* '' Hub Cap'' (Blue Note, 1961) With

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* '' Fancy Dancer'' (Blue Note, 1975) With

* '' Blues for Dracula'' (Riverside, 1958) * '' Showcase'' (Riverside, 1959) With

Clifford Jordan Clifford Laconia Jordan (September 2, 1931 – March 27, 1993) was an American jazz tenor saxophone player and composer. Originally from Chicago, Jordan later moved to New York City, where he recorded extensively in addition to touring across ...

* '' These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly'' (Atlantic, 1965) * '' Soul Fountain'' (

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, 1966

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* '' In the World'' (Strata-East, 1969

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* '' Masters from Different Worlds'' (Mapleshade, 1989

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with

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* '' The Mellow Side of Clifford Jordan'' (Mapleshade, 1989-91

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With

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* ''Visible Breath'' (Ideologic Organ, 2011) With

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* '' Bridge into the New Age'' (

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, 1974) With

Abbey Lincoln Anna Marie Wooldridge (August 6, 1930 – August 14, 2010), known professionally as Abbey Lincoln, was an American jazz vocalist and songwriter. She was a civil rights activist beginning in the 1960s. Lincoln made a career out of delivering dee ...

*'' Abbey Is Blue'' (Riverside, 1959) * '' Straight Ahead'' ( Candid, 1961) With

Booker Little Booker Little Jr. (April 2, 1938 – October 5, 1961)
– accessed June 2010 was an American

* '' Out Front'' (Candid, 1961) * '' Booker Little and Friend'' (

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, 1961) With

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* '' Impressions of the Middle East'' (Atlantic, 1966) With

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* ''Move to the Groove'' (Westwind, 2000) With

* '' Smooth as the Wind'' (Riverside, 1961) * '' Boss Horn'' (Blue Note, 1966) * '' Heads Up!'' (Blue Note, 1968) With

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* ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1967) With

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* '' Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band'' (Blue Note, 1967) With

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* '' Rich Versus Roach'' (Mercury, 1959) With Sam Rivers * '' Dimensions & Extensions'' (Blue Note, 1967) With

* '' The Many Sides of Max'' ( Mercury, 1959 964 * '' Quiet as It's Kept'' (Mercury, 1959) * '' Moon Faced and Starry Eyed'' (Mercury, 1959) * '' Long as You're Living'' ( Enja, 1960 984 * '' Parisian Sketches'' (Mercury, 1960) * '' We Insist!'', (Candid, 1960) * '' Percussion Bitter Sweet'' (Impulse!, 1961) * ''Max Roach and Friends Vol. 2'' (Jazz View, 1961) * '' It's Time'' (Impulse!, 1962) With Paul Schutze * '' Site Anubis'' (Big Cat, 1996) With Lonnie Smith * '' Turning Point'' (Blue Note, 1969) With

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* ''

'' (Southern Lord, 2009) With

* '' Super-Sonic Jazz'' (Saturn, 1956) * '' Jazz by Sun Ra'' (Saturn, 1956) * '' Sound of Joy'' (Delmark, 1956

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* '' Jazz in Silhouette'' (Saturn, 1959) * '' Angels and Demons at Play'' (Saturn, 1956–1960

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* '' Lanquidity'' (Philly Jazz, 1978) * '' Blue Delight'' (A&M, 1989) * '' Purple Night'' (A&M, 1990) * '' Somewhere Else'' ( Rounder, 1993) * ''Second Star to the Right: Salute to Walt Disney'' (Leo, 1995) With

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*'' El Sonido Nuevo'' (Verve, 1967) with

Eddie Palmieri Eddie Palmieri (born December 15, 1936) is an American Grammy Award-winning pianist, bandleader, musician, and composer of Corsican and Puerto Rican ancestry. He is the founder of the bands La Perfecta, La Perfecta II, and Harlem River Drive. ...

With

* '' The Spoiler'' (Blue Note, 1966) * '' A Bluish Bag'' (Blue Note, 1967) With

* '' Tender Moments'' (Blue Note, 1967) With

* '' Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller'' (Emarcy, 1957) * '' Dinah Sings Bessie Smith'' (Emarcy, 1958) - reissued as ''The Bessie Smith Songbook'' (Mercury, 1986) With

Reggie Workman Reginald "Reggie" Workman (born June 26, 1937) is an American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist, recognized for his work with both John Coltrane and Art Blakey, in addition to Alice Coltrane, Mal Waldron, Max Roach, Archie Shepp, Tri ...

* '' Summit Conference'' (Postcards, 1994) * '' Cerebral Caverns'' (Postcards, 1995)

References

External links

Biography at Postcard Records
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