Tenor saxophonist John Stubblefield ranks among the most powerful and innovative soloists of the post-Coltrane generation, collaborating with a who's who of modern jazz and avant-garde giants including Charles Mingus, whose big band Stubblefield later spearheaded. Born February 4, 1945, in Little Rock, AK, Stubblefield first studied the piano, but moved to saxophone as a teen. The product of a strictly segregated African-American neighborhood, he absorbed the music of the itinerant blues and gospel performers moving in and out of his environment, and their influence on the deeply emotional soloing that defines his best work proved profound. (Another huge inspiration was saxophonist Don Byas, the Basie alum who also called Little Rock home.)
At 17 Stubblefield joined local R&B combo York Wilburn & the Thrillers, with whom he made his recording debut. He then spent a year on the road with soul legend Solomon Burke before studying music at A&ME College in Pine Bluff, AK, concurrently leading his own modern jazz quintet. After graduation, Stubblefield settled in Chicago in 1967, soon signing on with the pioneering avant-garde jazz collective the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM); he studied under Muhal Richard Abrams and appeared on Joseph Jarman's landmark 1968 set As If It Were the Seasons.
Stubblefield remained with the AACM until 1970, when he relocated to New York City and joined its East Coast counterpart, the Collective Black Artists. He played with Mary Lou Williams, Tito Puente, and the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. Upon joining Mingus in 1972, Stubblefield added alto saxophone, oboe, flute, and bass clarinet to his arsenal, but after five months with the group he and Mingus suffered a falling-out that effectively left Stubblefield blacklisted throughout much of the New York jazz community. He finally landed with Nat Adderley's quintet, resisting Mingus' overtures for him to return to the fold, and in 1973 briefly played behind Miles Davis as well. During the mid-'70s, Stubblefield also served as an instructor with the famed Jazzmobile program.
He cut his first disc as a leader, Midnight Sun, in 1976 -- subsequent efforts for the Enja and Soul Note labels include 1984's Confessin', 1987's Countin' on the Blues, and 1990's Sophisticatedfunk. Following Mingus' death, his widow Sue assembled the Mingus Big Band in 1992 to carry on her husband's legacy. Stubblefield served as its lead tenor and occasional conductor, and was one of the few bandmembers who had actually played alongside Mingus in his prime. Even after he was diagnosed with cancer in the spring of 2004, Stubblefield remained the Mingus Big Band's guiding force, conducting much of its I Am Three album from his wheelchair. He died July 4, 2005.
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El saxofonista tenor John Stubblefield es uno de los solistas más potentes e innovadores de la generación posterior a Coltrane, y ha colaborado con un elenco de gigantes del jazz moderno y la vanguardia, como Charles Mingus, cuya big band dirigió Stubblefield más tarde. Nacido el 4 de febrero de 1945 en Little Rock, estudió primero piano, pero se pasó al saxofón en su adolescencia. Producto de un barrio afroamericano estrictamente segregado, absorbió la música de los intérpretes itinerantes de blues y gospel que entraban y salían de su entorno, y su influencia en los solos profundamente emotivos que definen su mejor obra resultó profunda. (Otra gran inspiración fue el saxofonista Don Byas, antiguo alumno de Basie que también vivía en Little Rock).
A los 17 años, Stubblefield se unió al combo local de R&B York Wilburn & the Thrillers, con el que hizo su debut discográfico. Después pasó un año en la carretera con la leyenda del soul Solomon Burke antes de estudiar música en el A&ME College de Pine Bluff, AK, al tiempo que dirigía su propio quinteto de jazz moderno. Tras su graduación, Stubblefield se instaló en Chicago en 1967 y pronto fichó por el pionero colectivo de jazz de vanguardia Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM); estudió con Muhal Richard Abrams y apareció en el emblemático álbum de Joseph Jarman de 1968 As If It Were the Seasons.
Stubblefield permaneció en la AACM hasta 1970, cuando se trasladó a Nueva York y se unió a su homólogo de la Costa Este, el Collective Black Artists. Tocó con Mary Lou Williams, Tito Puente y la Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. Cuando se unió a Mingus en 1972, Stubblefield añadió a su arsenal el saxofón alto, el oboe, la flauta y el clarinete bajo, pero tras cinco meses con el grupo, él y Mingus sufrieron un desencuentro que dejó a Stubblefield en la lista negra de gran parte de la comunidad jazzística neoyorquina. Finalmente recaló en el quinteto de Nat Adderley, resistiéndose a las insinuaciones de Mingus para que volviera al redil, y en 1973 también tocó brevemente detrás de Miles Davis. A mediados de los 70, Stubblefield también trabajó como instructor en el famoso programa Jazzmobile.
Grabó su primer disco como líder, Midnight Sun, en 1976, y sus siguientes trabajos para los sellos Enja y Soul Note incluyen Confessin', de 1984, Countin' on the Blues, de 1987, y Sophisticatedfunk, de 1990. Tras la muerte de Mingus, su viuda Sue creó la Mingus Big Band en 1992 para continuar el legado de su marido. Stubblefield actuó como tenor principal y director ocasional, y fue uno de los pocos miembros de la banda que había tocado junto a Mingus en sus mejores tiempos. Incluso después de que le diagnosticaran un cáncer en la primavera de 2004, Stubblefield siguió siendo la fuerza que guiaba a la Mingus Big Band y dirigió gran parte del álbum I Am Three desde su silla de ruedas. Murió el 4 de julio de 2005.
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A1 - Amor Sonador 13:10
A2 - Free Spirits 8:58
B1 - Midnight Sun 7:41
B2 - Little Prince 9:05
B3 - Song For One 5:34
Credits:
Art Direction – Jim Hamilton*
Bass – Cecil Mc Bee*
Design [Cover Type] – Chris Lineham
Drums – Clifford Barbaro
Electric Piano – Hubert Eaves*
Engineer [Recording & Mixing] – George Benson (9)
Euphonium, Trombone – Kiane Zawadi
Executive-Producer – Allen Rosenblatt
Guitar – Reggie Lucas
Illustration – Rudy Guterrez*
Mastered By [Mastering Engineer] – Ted Jensen
Producer – Pyramid Productions
Producer [Associate] – M. Khan (2)
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – John Stubblefield
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Joe Gardner
Label: Sutra Records – SUS 1004
Country: US
Released: 1980
Genre: Jazz
Style: Post Bop, Fusion
https://www.discogs.com/release/4029334-John-Stubblefield-Midnight-Sun
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