Sandy Mosse (May 29, 1929 in

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– July 1, 1983 in

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, the Netherlands) was an American

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tenor saxophonist, influenced by

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. Mosse learned clarinet and alto saxophone early in life, and switched to tenor sax at the beginning of the 1950s. Based out of

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during the decade, he made several forays abroad, playing in

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with Wallace Bishop in 1951,

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on his 1953 tour of Europe. Upon returning to Chicago in 1955 he played with

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, James Moody, and Cy Touff. Mosse and Touff also co-led an octet called Pieces of Eight late in the 1950s into the early 1960s, featuring trumpeter John Howell. He received awards from ''

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'' late in the 1950s. In the 1960s he played with

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, and Dave Remington; he also formed a band with Warren Kime, flugel horn, called Pieces of Eight; that same decade he was diagnosed with

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. Mosse married a

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woman, Clara, and he moved to Amsterdam in the 1970s, playing on national radio and teaching at the

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. He recorded less, but occasionally toured the U.S. with the likes of

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and

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Discography

As leader

* ''Chicago Scene'' (Argo, 1957) * ''Relaxin' with Sandy Mosse'' (Argo, 1959)

As sideman

, ''Chubby's Back!'' (Argo, 1957) * Chubby Jackson, ''I'm Entitled to You!!'' (Argo, 1958) * James Moody, '' Last Train from Overbrook'' (Argo, 1958) * James Moody, ''Moody's Mood'' (Chess, 1976) * Jack Noren, ''The Exhibit'' (Replica, 1958) *

Henri Renaud Henri Renaud (20 April 1925, in Villedieu-sur-Indre, France – 17 October 2002, in Paris) was a French jazz pianist, record producer and record company executive. His styles reflected the decades when he was musically active: he played in the sw ...

, ''Modern Sounds: France'' (Contemporary, 1953) *

, ''The World of Alcina'' (LPTime, 2008) * Cy Touff, ''Touff Assignment'' (Argo, 1959) * Cy Touff, ''Tickle Toe'' (Delmark, 2008)

References

* Sandy Mosseat

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