Stanley Montrose McDonald Jr. (August 28, 1935 – May 2021) was an American

traditional jazz Trad jazz, short for "traditional jazz", is a form of jazz in the United States and Britain that flourished from the 1930s to 1960s, based on the earlier New Orleans Dixieland jazz style. Prominent English trad jazz musicians such as Chris Barb ...

soprano saxophone and clarinetist. He was one of the founding members of the New Black Eagle Jazz Band in 1971. Ten years later he founded the Blue Horizon Jazz Band. McDonald made numerous recordings with the New Black Eagles. McDonald was listed as one of the top five soprano saxophone players in the world in a 1985 ''Mississippi Rag'' poll. He has played with

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, Buzzy Drootin, Ross Petot,

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, Benny Waters,

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, and Scott Hamilton. In 2010, McDonald was the subject of a three-part series entitled ''Visiting Stan McDonald'' on Dave Radlauer's ''Jazz Rhythm'' radio series. The program won a Gabriel Award in 2011. Stan McDonald died in May 2021, at the age of 85.

Discography

with Blue Horizon Jazz Band: * ''A Real Love Strong'' * ''I Remember When'' * ''Innside Track'' * ''Dawn of the Blue Horizon Jazz Band'' * ''Banned in Boston'' * ''Classic Jazz Variations''

References

Sources

The Mississippi Rag Ragtime, also spelled rag-time or rag time, is a musical style that had its peak from the 1890s to 1910s. Its cardinal trait is its syncopated or "ragged" rhythm. Ragtime was popularized during the early 20th century by composers such as Scot ...

, by George A. Borgman, February 2003, pages 1–9.

External links

Stan McDonald's Blue Horizon Jazz Band
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