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Lew Soloff

American jazz trumpeter, composer, and actor

Lew Soloff

L to R: Steve Ramos, Ray Attain and Lew Soloff backstage at the Taste of 4th Road Jazz Festival, sponsored by the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in Birmingham, Alabama, September 27,

Birth nameLewis Michael Soloff
Born()February 20,
New York City, U.S.
DiedMarch 8, () (aged&#;71)
New York City, U.S.
Instrument(s)Trumpet, piccolo trumpet
Years active–
LabelsColumbia Records
Website

Musical artist

Lewis Michael Soloff[1] (February 20, – March 8, )[2] was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and actor.

He was a founding member of the band Blood, Sweat & Tears.

Biography

From his birth place of New York City, United States,[1] he studied trumpet at the Eastman College of Music and the Juilliard School.

Lew Soloff - Wikipedia: Born in Brooklyn, on February 20, , Soloff was raised in Lakewood, New Jersey and started studying piano at an early age. He took up the trumpet when he was 10 and his interest in the instrument surged, thanks to the record collections of his grandfather and uncle.

He worked with Blood, Sweat & Tears from until [1] Prior to this he worked with Machito, Tony Scott, Maynard Ferguson, and Tito Puente.[3]

In the s, he was a member of Members Only, a jazz ensemble who recorded for Muse Records.[4]

Soloff was a regular member and sub-leader of Gil Evans' Monday Blackout Orchestra beginning in , gaining him experience as a band leader.[1] His debut album recording was supported by Gil.[5] His recording Sketches of Spain is a tribute to the classic –60 Miles Davis-Gil Evans collaboration, and he has performed the reconstructed Evans arrangements of George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess.

Soloff was also a longtime member of the Manhattan Jazz Quintet[4] and Mingus Big Band.

Soloff made frequent guest appearances with jazz orchestras all over the world such as the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra (directed by Wynton Marsalis) and the Magic City Jazz Orchestra (directed by Ray Reach).

He was among a handful of trumpeters capable of playing demanding lead trumpet parts while also contributing improvisational solos and of playing baroque, classical, and later orchestral and chamber music styles, which made him an in-demand session player for commercials and soundtracks.[citation needed]

Soloff died in , at the age of 71, after suffering a heart attack in Recent York City.[6][2]

Discography

As leader

  • Air on a G String, - Larry Willis (piano), Francois Moutin (bass), Victor Lewis (drums)
  • Rainbow Mountain, - Lou Marini (saxophones, flute), Joe Beck (guitar), Mark Egan (bass), Danny Gottlieb (drums).

    Lew Soloff is a consummate fixture of the New York jazz scene. His career is rich with epic sessions and top-notch collaborations. His unique voice is evident in his phrasing, note selections and interpretations of standards. Soloff is a master virtuoso, with a tremendous range and superior technical command.

    Also with special guests: Delmar Brown (synthesizers, vocal), Hiram Bullock (guitar), Will Lee (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums), Miles Evans (trumpet), Paul Shaffer (Hammond B-3 organ)

  • With a Song In My Heart, Rob Mounsey (arranger), Victor Lewis (drums), Emily Mitchell Soloff (harp), Mulgrew Miller (piano), George Mraz (bass)
  • Little Wing, - Ray Anderson (trombone), Gil Goldstein (piano, synthesizers, accordion), Pete Levin (organ, synthesizers, vocoder), Mark Egan (bass), Kenwood Dennard (drums), Manolo Badrena (percussion).

    Produced by Steve Swallow

  • My Romance, - Mark Egan (bass), Janis Siegel (vocal), Danny Gottlieb (drums), Pete Levin (synthesizers), Airto Moreira (percussion), Gil Goldstein (piano, synthesizers), Emily Michell Soloff (harp)
  • Speak Low, - Kenny Kirkland (piano), Richard Davis (bass), Elvin Jones (drums)
  • Yesterdays, -Mike Stern (guitar), Charnett Moffett (bass), Elvin Jones (drums)
  • Hanalei Bay, Gil Evans (electric piano), Pete Levin (synthesizer), Hiram Bullock (guitar), Adam Nussbaum (drums), Mark Egan (bass), Manolo Badrena (percussion)

With Franco Ambrosetti

With Ray Anderson

With George Benson

With Carla Bley

With Blood, Sweat & Tears

With Hank Crawford

With Gil Evans

  • The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix (RCA, )
  • There Comes a Time (RCA, )
  • Parabola (Horo, )
  • Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall London (RCA, )
  • Live at the Public Theater (New York ) (Trio, )
  • Live at Sweet Basil (Gramavision, [])
  • Live at Sweet Basil Vol.

    2 (Gramavision, [])

  • Bud and Bird (Electric Bird/King, [])
  • Farewell (Evidence, [])
  • Live At Umbria Jazz Vol. 1 & 2,

With Maynard Ferguson

With Ricky Ford

With Michael Franks

With Dizzy Gillespie

With Jimmy Heath

With O'Donel Levy

With Herbie Mann

With Helen Merrill

With Tisziji Muñoz

  • The Paradox of Completion (Anami Harmony, )

With Bobby Previte

With Dakota Staton

With Jeremy Steig

With Sonny Stitt

With Stanley Turrentine

With others

  • Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, A Love Supreme,
  • Cold Feet, Cold Feet plays Jazz Feet,
  • Bob Belden, Black Dahlia,
  • Aretha Franklin, Aretha,
  • Manhattan Jazz Quintet, I Got Rhythm,
  • Teo Macero, Impressions of Miles Davis,
  • Ray Anderson, Don't Mow Your Lawn,
  • Trumpet Legacy — Various Artists featuring Lew Soloff, Nicholas Payton, Tom Harrell and Eddie Henderson,
  • Giovanni Hidalgo, Time Shifter,
  • Rob Mounsey's Flying Monkey Orchestra, Mango Theory,
  • Flying Monkey Orchestra, Back In The Pool,
  • Various Artists, Jazz At Lincoln Center — They Came to Swing,
  • Frankie Valli, Closeup,
  • Ray Anderson's Pocket Brass, Where Home Is,
  • Giovanni Hidalgo, Worldwide,
  • Daniel Schnyder, Mythology,
  • Marlena Shaw, Take a Bite,
  • Chaka Khan, What Cha' Gonna Do for Me, (as Lou Soloff)
  • Manhattan Jazz Quintet, Manteca,
  • Charlie Musselwhite, Signature,
  • Teresa Brewer, Memories of Louis,
  • Marianne Faithfull, Blazing Away
  • Joss Stone, Colour Me Free!,
  • Danny Gottlieb, Whirlwind,
  • Hilton Ruiz, Strut,
  • Hilton Ruiz, Something Grand,
  • Tramaine Hawkins, In the Morning Time,
  • Frank Sinatra, L.A.

    Is My Lady,

  • Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature () with George Russell
  • Sinéad O'Connor, Am I Not Your Girl?,
  • Grant Green, Easy,
  • Various Artists, The Atlantic Family Live in Montreaux,
  • Barry Miles, Barry Miles,
  • Art Garfunkel, Scissors Cut,
  • Paul Simon, Graceland,
  • Joe Beck, Back to Beck,
  • Fred Lipsius, Better Believe It [7] mja Records
  • Betty Carter, The Music Never Stops,

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