St. Clair Pinckney (September 17, 1930 – February 1, 1999) was an American saxophonist who performed with

James Brown James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often referred to by the honor ...

as a member of the James Brown Orchestra and

The J.B.'s The J.B.'s (sometimes punctuated The JB's or The J.B.s) was the name of James Brown's band from 1970 through the early 1980s. On records the band was sometimes billed under alternate names such as Fred Wesley and the JBs, The James Brown Soul T ...

. He played tenor and

baritone saxophone The baritone saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor saxophone, but smaller (and higher-pitched) than the bass. It is the lowest-pitched saxophone in common use - the bass, contra ...

. Suffering from health issues for years, Pinckney left Brown's band in 1999.

Discography

Albums

* ''Private Stock'' - Ichiban Records – ICH 1036 (1989) * ''Do You Like It'' - Ichiban Records – ICH 1014 (1987)Discog
St. Clair Pinckney* – Do You Like It
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Singles

* " Summer Breeze" / " Summer Breeze" Ichiban Records 129 (1988) * "As We Lay" / "Last Train To Lakewood" - Ichiban Records 87 - 129 * "Do You Like It" / "As We Lay", "Shake You Down U" - Ichiban Records ICHT 701 (12")

References

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* 1930 births James Brown Orchestra members The J.B.'s members American saxophonists American male saxophonists 1999 deaths 20th-century American musicians 20th-century saxophonists 20th-century American male musicians {{US-saxophonist-stub