Jack Walrath
Jack Arthur Walrath (born May 5, 1946) is an American post-bop jazz trumpeter and musical arranger known for his work with Ray Charles, Gary Peacock, Charles Mingus, and Glenn Ferris, among others.
Jack Walrath
- Name
- Jack Walrath
- Born
- 5 May 1946
- Birthplace
- Stuart, Florida, U.S.
- Occupation
- Musician
- Full name
- Jack Arthur Walrath.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Fields
- jazz and big band music.
- Languages
- English.
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Jack Arthur Walrath (born May 5, 1946) is an American post-bop jazz trumpeter and musical arranger known for his work with Ray Charles, Gary Peacock, Charles Mingus, and Glenn Ferris, among others.
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Jack Walrath (born 1946) is a bandleader, composer and conductor, among other activities, of American nationality. The bandleader was born Jack Arthur Walrath in Stuart.
The work spans big band music and jazz. Languages used include English.
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Key facts
• Name — Jack Walrath • Born — 5 May 1946 • Birthplace — Stuart, Florida, U.S. • Genre — Jazz • Occupation — Musician • Instrument — Trumpet • Label — Stash, SteepleChase, Red, Muse, Blue Note, Mapleshade, Evidence • Website — www.jackwalrath.net
Biography
Biography
Walrath was born in Stuart, Florida, United States. He began playing the trumpet at the age of nine in 1955 while living in the small town of Edgar, Montana. He attributes his wide range of musical appreciation to a "lack of negative peer pressure which so often happens in cities". In 1969 Walrath relocated to the West Coast and found work in Los Angeles's jazz scene. Soon he was a member of the band Revival, with trombonist Glenn Ferris, and the West Coast MotownOrchestra. He worked with Ray Charles for one tour of the U.S. In 1970 Walrath relocated to New York City. For a year and a half he was a columnist of the International Musician and Recording World, which had its US department there. He also wrote liner notes and articles for DownBeat. Walrath spent the next several years working with mainstream and Latin jazz bands. With Mingus he recorded Changes One and Changes Two, both for Atlantic Records in 1974. The latter album features Walrath's composition "Black Bats and Poles" (originally entitled "Rats and Moles" until Mingus decided it needed a darker name).
As leader or co-leader
As leader or co-leader
• Demons in Pursuit, (Gatemouth, 1979) • In Montana, (Labor, 1980, reissued 2001) • Revenge of the Fat People, (Stash, 1981) • In Europe, (SteepleChase, 1982) • A Plea for Sanity, (Stash, 1982) • Jack Walrath Quintet at Umbria Jazz Festival, Vol. 1, (Red, 1983) • Jack Walrath Quintet at Umbria Jazz Festival, Vol. 2, (Red, 1983) • Killer Bunnies, (Spotlite, 1986) • Wholly Trinity, (Muse, 1986 [1988]) • Master of Suspense, (Blue Note, 1986) • A-Free-K & Jack Walrath, (Justine Records, 1986) with Jorge Rossy, Perico Sambeat • Neohippus, (Blue Note, 1988) • Out of the Tradition, (Muse, 1990 [1992]) • Gut Feelings, (Muse, 1990 [1992])) • Serious Hang, (Muse, 1992) • Portraits in Ivory and Brass, (Mapleshade, 1994) with Larry Willis and Steve Novosel • Journey, Man!, (Evidence, 1995) • Hip Gnosis, (TCB, 1996) • Solidarity, (ACT, 1996) • "Vongole!" Live In Ancona (w/ Ares Tavolazzi b, Fabio Grandi d, Andrea Pozza p, Riccardo Mei voc), GoFour 1996) • Sonage by Duplexus, (Rara, 2000) • Get Hit in Your Soul, (ACT, 2000) • Invasion of the Booty Shakers, (Savant, 2001) • Ballroom, (SteepleChase, 2008) • Heavy Mirth, (SteepleChase, 2008) • Forsooth, (SteepleChase, 2011) • To Hellas and Back, (SteepleChase, 2013) • Montana Wild Cats (w/ pianist Philip Aaberg and bassist Kelly Roberti), Sweetgrass Music, 2013) • You Got My Wife, But I Got Your Dog (w/ Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra; ATS Records 2014) • Unsafe at Any Speed, (SteepleChase, 2015)
As sideman
As sideman
• The King Arrives, King Errisson, (Canyon, 1970) • Changes One, Charles Mingus, (Atlantic, 1974) • Changes Two, Charles Mingus, (Atlantic, 1974) • Three or Four Shades of Blues, Charles Mingus, (Atlantic, 1977) • Lionel Hampton Presents Charles Mingus, Charles Mingus, (Who's Who in Jazz, 1977) • Cumbia & Jazz Fusion, Charles Mingus, (Atlantic, 1978) • Live at Montreux, Mingus Dynasty, (Collectables, 1980) • Dannie Richmond Plays Charles Mingus, Dannie Richmond, (Timeless, 1980) • Tenor for the Times, Ricky Ford, (Muse, 1981) • Something Like a Bird, Charles Mingus, (Atlantic, rec. 1979, issued 1981) • Dannie Richmond Quintet, Dannie Richmond, (Gatemouth, 1981) • Sax Maniac, James White, (Warner Bros., 1982) • Dionysius, Dannie Richmond, (Red, 1983) • In Case You Missed It, Charli Persip Superband, (Soul Note, 1984) • No Dummies Allowed, Charli Persip Superband, (Soul Note, 1987) • Give the Drummer Some, Mike Clark, (Stash, 1989) • Hearinga Suite, Muhal Richard Abrams, (Black Saint, 1989) • At Last, Lou Rawls, (Blue Note, 1989) • The Jazz Tribe, Jazz Tribe, (Red, 1990) • Blu Blu Blu, Muhal Richard Abrams, (Black Saint, 1991) • Miles & Quincy: Live at Montreux, Miles Davis and Quincy Jones, (Warner Bros., 1991) • Beyond Another Wall: Live in China, George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band, (TCB, 1992) • Blues and the Abstract Truth, Suzanne Pittson, (Vineland, 1992) • Blues Mission, Pee Wee Ellis, (Gramavision, 1992) • Single Petal of a Rose, John Hicks (Mapleshade, 1992) • Why I Like Coffee, Bob Nell, (New World, 1992) • Mood Swing, Manhattan New Music Project, (Soul Note, 1992) • Nostalgia In Times Square, Mingus Big Band 93, (Dreyfus, 1993) • Rush Hour, Joe Lovano, (Blue Note, 1994)
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Identity and overview
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Works and production
The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Institutional cataloguing adds that jack Walrath is recorded with the occupation musician. It is also recorded that jack Walrath is recorded as a citizen of United States. Recorded with the gender male. Born on 5 May 1946. Classed in the genre jazz. Classed in the genre big band music. Institutional cataloguing adds that jack Walrath is recorded with the occupation bandleader. It is also recorded that jack Walrath is recorded with the occupation composer. Institutional cataloguing adds that jack Walrath is recorded with the occupation conductor. Recorded with the occupation jazz musician. It is also recorded that jack Walrath is recorded with the occupation recording artist.
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reference work
- “Jack Walrath”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q222798: Jack Walrath
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Institutional database
- MusicBrainz artist record for Jack Walrath
Scholarly · MetaBrainz Foundation
authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1086621565, Jack Walrath & Hard Corps (Musikgruppe).
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Colin Larkin. The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz. Guinness Publishing. 473/4. 1995. 0-85112-674-X.
- 2.Carr, Ian. Jazz: The Rough Guide. The Rough Guides. 669. 1995. 1-85828-137-7.
- 3.Todd S. Jenkins, I Know What I Know: The Music of Charles Mingus (Praeger Press, 2006),
- 4.Wynn, Ron. Jack Walrath: Biography. Allmusic.
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MusicBrainz artist record for Jack WalrathMetaBrainz Foundation
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1086621565, Jack Walrath & Hard Corps (Musikgruppe).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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This entry is compiled from 6 catalogued sources across 5 independent registers. The registers consulted are Crossref registry, Wikipedia, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Wikidata and MetaBrainz Foundation. Every statement above is held against the register that stated it; where the registers are silent, the entry is silent.
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