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Walter Booker (December 17, 1933 – November 24, 2006) was an American

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. A native of

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, Booker was a reliable

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player and an underrated stylist. His playing was marked by voice-like inflections,

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s and

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techniques.

Biography

Booker moved with his family to Washington, D.C. in the mid-1940s. He played clarinet and

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in college with a concert band. In 1959 he began on bass while in the

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while serving in the same unit as

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. He worked with Andrew White in Washington after his discharge, playing in the ''JFK Quintet'' during the early 1960s. In 1964 Booker moved to

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, being hired by

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

. After that, he recorded and toured with

Ray Bryant Raphael Homer "Ray" Bryant (December 24, 1931 – June 2, 2011) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Early life Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 24, 1931. His mother was an ordained minister who had tau ...

Betty Carter Betty Carter (born Lillie Mae Jones; May 16, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was an American jazz singer known for her improvisational technique, scatting and other complex musical abilities that demonstrated her vocal talent and imaginative int ...

Chick Corea Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz composer, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and " ...

Stan Getz Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre o ...

Art Farmer Arthur Stewart Farmer (August 21, 1928 – October 4, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet, a trumpet–flugelhorn combination especially designed for him. He and his identical twin brother, doubl ...

, Milt Jackson,

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and

Sonny Rollins Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as ...

, before joining the Cannonball Adderley Quintet in 1969, starting an association which lasted until Adderley's death in 1975. He then toured the

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with the Shirley Horn Trio, along with

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. During the same time, Booker designed, built, and ran the ''Boogie Woogie Studio'' in NYC, a mecca for musicians from all over the world, and through the 1980s, he played and recorded with

Nat Adderley Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was the younger brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, whom he supported and played with for many years. Adderley's composition ...

, Nick Brignola, Arnett Cobb, Richie Cole,

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Billy Higgins Billy Higgins (October 11, 1936 – May 3, 2001) was an American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop. Biography Higgins was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. Higgins played on Ornette Coleman's first records, b ...

Clifford Jordan Clifford Laconia Jordan (September 2, 1931 – March 27, 1993) was an American jazz tenor saxophone player. While in Chicago, he performed with Max Roach, Sonny Stitt, and some rhythm and blues groups. He moved to New York City in 1957, after ...

Pharoah Sanders Pharoah Sanders (born Ferrell Lee Sanders; October 13, 1940 – September 24, 2022) was an American jazz saxophonist. Known for his overblowing, harmonic, and multiphonic techniques on the saxophone, as well as his use of " sheets of sound", S ...

, Sarah Vaughan, and

Phil Woods Philip Wells Woods (November 2, 1931 – September 29, 2015) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer. Biography Woods was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. After inheriting a saxophone at age 12, he began ...

. Booker was married to the

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with whom he played in a trio that included drummer

Jimmy Cobb Wilbur James "Jimmy" Cobb (January 20, 1929May 24, 2020) was an American jazz drummer. He was part of Miles Davis's First Great Sextet. At the time of his death, he had been the band's last surviving member for nearly thirty years. He was a ...

. Booker died in his

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home on November 24, 2006, at the age of 72.

Discography

As leader

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As sideman

;With Cannonball Adderley *'' Country Preacher'' *'' The Cannonball Adderley Quintet & Orchestra'' (Capitol, 1970) *''

Love, Sex, and the Zodiac ''Love, Sex, and the Zodiac'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded in Berkeley, California in 1970, but not released on the Fantasy label until 1974, featuring performances by Adderley's Quintet featuring Nat Adderley, Hal ...

'' (Fantasy, 1970) *'' The Price You Got to Pay to Be Free'' (Capitol, 1970) *''

The Happy People ''The Happy People'' is a live album by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, a band led by jazz saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. It was recorded in 1970 in New York City and released in 1972 through Capitol Records. It features contributio ...

'' (Capitol, 1970) *'' The Black Messiah'' (Capitol, 1972) *'' Inside Straight'' (Fantasy, 1973) *''

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'' (Fantasy, 1974) *''

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'' (Fantasy, 1975) *''

Music You All ''Music, You All'' is a live album by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, a band led by jazz saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. It was recorded at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, California in 1972, and released in 1976 through Capitol Recor ...

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Soul Zodiac ''Soul Zodiac'' is the first collaborative studio album by the Nat Adderley Sextet and Rick Holmes, presented by Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. It was released in 1972 through Capitol Records. Recording sessions took place at Independent Recording ...

'' (Capitol Records, 1972) *''

Soul of the Bible ''Soul of the Bible'' is the second collaborative studio album by the Nat Adderley Sextet and Rick Holmes, presented by Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. It was released as a follow-up to ''Soul Zodiac'' through Capitol Records in 1972. Recording se ...

'' (Capitol, 1972) *'' Double Exposure'' (Prestige, 1975) *'' On the Move'' (Theresa, 1983) *'' Blue Autumn'' (Theresa, 1983) *''

We Remember Cannon ''We Remember Cannon'' is a live album by Nat Adderley's Quintet recorded in Switzerland in 1989 and released on the In + Out label.

'' (In + Out, 1989) *'' Autumn Leaves'' (Sweet Basil, 1990) *'' Work Song: Live at Sweet Basil'' (Sweet Basil, 1990 993 *''

Talkin' About You ''Talkin' About You'' is an album by Nat Adderley's Quintet recorded in 1990 and originally released on the Landmark label. Reception ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' states "Astonishingly slow to get going (almost as if it were an unedited take o ...

'' (Landmark, 1990 991 *''Mercy Mercy Mercy'' (Evidence) With Nick Brignola *''

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'' (Cadet, 1966) With

*'' Mustang!'' (Blue Note, 1966) *'' Blackjack'' (Blue Note, 1967) *'' Slow Drag'' (Blue Note, 1967) With Junior Cook *'' Good Cookin''' (Muse, 1979) *''

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*'' The Time and the Place: The Lost Concert'' (Mosaic, 1966

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*'' The Time and the Place'' (Columbia, 1967) *'' The Art Farmer Quintet Plays the Great Jazz Hits'' (Columbia, 1967) With

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*'' Flying Colors'' (Muse, 1980) *'' Interpretations'' (Muse, 1982) With

*'' After the Morning'' (West 54, 1979) *'' Some Other Time'' (Theresa, 1981) *'' In Concert'' (Theresa, 1984 986 *''

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'' (DIW, 1985) *'' Rhythm-a-Ning'' (Candid, 1989) with Kenny Barron *'' Single Petal of a Rose'' (Mapleshade, 1992) *'' Gentle Rain'' (Sound Hills, 1994) With Ronnie Mathews *''

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'' (Bee Hive, 1979) With

David "Fathead" Newman David "Fathead" Newman (February 24, 1933 – January 20, 2009) was an American jazz and Rhythm and blues, rhythm-and-blues saxophonist, who made numerous recordings as a session musician and leader, but is best known for his work as a sideman on ...

*''

Still Hard Times ''Still Hard Times'' is an album by saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman recorded in 1982 and released on the Muse label.

'' (Muse, 1982) With Harold Vick *''

The Caribbean Suite ''The Caribbean Suite'' is the second album led by American saxophonist Harold Vick recorded in 1966 and released on the RCA Victor label.

'' (RCA Victor, 1966) *''

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'' (RCA Victor, 1967) ;Others *

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: ''

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'' (Prestige, 1974) * Kenny Barron: ''Kenny Barron / John Hicks Quartet - Rhymthm-A-Ning'' (Candid, 1989) * Joe Chambers: '' The Almoravid'' (Muse, 1974) *

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: ''Departure No. 2'' (Steeplechase, 1990) *

: '' What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David'' (Verve, 1968) * Roy Hargrove: ''Family'' (Verve, 1995) *

and Elise Wood: ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1966

: '' The Soldier'' (Timeless, 1979 981 * Milt Jackson: ''

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'' (Limelight, 1966) *

: ''

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'' (Soul Note, 1984) * Pete La Roca – '' Turkish Women at the Bath'' (Douglas, 1967) * Charles McPherson: '' Horizons'' (Prestige, 1968) *

Hank Mobley Henry "Hank" Mobley (July 7, 1930 – May 30, 1986) was an American hard bop and soul jazz tenor saxophonist and composer. Mobley was described by Leonard Feather as the "middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone", a metaphor used to des ...

– '' Third Season'' (Blue Note, 1967) *

Lee Morgan Edward Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 – February 19, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s, Morgan came to prominence in his late teens, recording on John Coltrane's '' Blue Train'' ...

: '' The Procrastinator'' (Blue Note, 1967) *

: '' Pharoah Sanders Live...'' (Theresa, 1982) *

Archie Shepp Archie Shepp (born May 24, 1937) is an American jazz saxophonist, educator and playwright who since the 1960s has played a central part in the development of avant-garde jazz. Biography Early life Shepp was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but ...

: '' The Way Ahead'' (Impulse!, 1968) *

Wayne Shorter Wayne Shorter (born August 25, 1933) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Shorter came to prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer for, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. In the 1960s, he joined Miles Dav ...

: '' Super Nova'' (Blue Note, 1969) * Norris Turney: ''Big, Sweet 'n Blue'' – with Larry Willis and

( Mapleshade Records, 1993) * Joe Williams: ''

Joe Williams Live ''Joe Williams Live'' is a live album by Joe Williams featuring Cannonball Adderley's Septet recorded at Fantasy Studios' Studio "A" in front of a live audience and released on the Fantasy label.

'' (Fantasy, 1973) *

Joe Zawinul Josef Erich Zawinul ( '; 7 July 1932 – 11 September 2007) was an Austrian jazz and jazz fusion keyboardist and composer. First coming to prominence with saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, Zawinul went on to play with Miles Davis and to b ...

: ''Zawinul'' (Atlantic, 1970)

References

External links

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