Roswell Rudd | |
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 Rudd in 2006 | |
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| Born | Roswell Hopkins Rudd Jr. (1935-11-17)17 November 1935 Sharon, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | 21 December 2017(2017-12-21) (aged 82) Kerhonkson, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Avant-garde jazz,free jazz |
| Occupations | Musician, composer, educator |
| Instrument | Trombone |
| Years active | 1957–2017 |
| Labels | Columbia,Sunnyside,Universal,DIW,Verve |
| Website | www |
Roswell Hopkins Rudd Jr. (November 17, 1935 – December 21, 2017)[1] was an Americanjazz trombonist and composer.
Although skilled in a variety of genres of jazz (includingDixieland, which he performed while in college), and other genres of music, he was known primarily for his work infree andavant-garde jazz. Beginning in 1962 Rudd worked extensively with saxophonistArchie Shepp.[2]
Rudd was born inSharon, Connecticut, United States.[1] He attended theHotchkiss School and graduated fromYale University, where he played withEli's Chosen Six, adixieland band of students that Rudd joined in the mid-1950s. The sextet played the boisteroustrad jazz style of the day, and recorded two albums, including one forColumbia Records. His collaborations with Shepp,Cecil Taylor,John Tchicai, andSteve Lacy grew out of the lessons learned while playing rags and stomps for drunken college kids in Connecticut.[3] Rudd later taughtethnomusicology atBard College and theUniversity of Maine.[4]
On and off, for a period of three decades, he assistedAlan Lomax with hisworld music song style (Cantometrics)[5] and Global Jukebox projects.[6]
In the 1960s, Rudd participated infree jazz recordings such as theNew York Art Quartet; the soundtrack for the 1964 movieNew York Eye and Ear Control; the albumCommunications by theJazz Composer's Orchestra; and in collaborations withDon Cherry,Larry Coryell,Pharoah Sanders, andGato Barbieri. Rudd had lifelong friendships with saxophonists Shepp and Lacy, and performed and recorded the music ofThelonious Monk with Lacy.[7]
Rudd and his producer and partnerVerna Gillis went toMali in 2000 and 2001. His albumMALIcool (2001) is a cross-cultural collaboration withkora playerToumani Diabaté and other Malian musicians.[8]
In 2004, Rudd brought his Trombone Shout Band to perform at the 4thFestival au Désert inEssakane,Tombouctou Region, Mali. In 2005, he extended his reach further, recording an album with the Mongolian Buryat Band, a traditional music group of musicians fromMongolia andBuryatia, entitledBlue Mongol. He also conducted master classes and workshops both in the United States and around the world.[9]
Rudd died of prostate cancer on December 21, 2017, at home inKerhonkson, New York.[1] His archives were donated to theWorcester Polytechnic Institute.[10]
Yale University Dixieland Band,Eli's Chosen Six
WithCarla Bley
WithElton Dean
WithArchie Shepp
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