Dave Burrell
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| Dave Burrell | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Herman Davis Burrell | |
| Born | September 10, 1940 | |
| Origin | Middletown, Ohio | |
| Genre(s) | jazz | |
| Instrument(s) | piano | |
| Years active | 1970s — present | |
| Associated acts |
Untraditional Jazz Improvisational Team 360 Degree Music Experience |
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| Website | http://www.daveburrell.com/ | |
Dave Burrell born Herman Davis Burrell on September 10, 1940 is an American jazz instrumentalist, most notably on the piano. He has worked for many jazz musicians including Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders, Marion Brown and David Murray.
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[edit] History
Born in Middletown, Ohio, Howard grew a fondness for jazz after meeting Herb Jeffries at a young age.[1] Howard studied music until 1960 at the University of Hawaii before transferring to Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts in 1961. He moved to New York City in 1966 after graduating with a degree in musical composition. During his years there, he started a band called the Untraditional Jazz Improvisational Team with saxophonist Byard Lancaster, bassist Sirone, and drummer Bobby Kapp.
In 1968, Burrell helped co-found another band, 360 Degree Music Experience, with Grachan Moncur and drummer Beaver Harris. They eventually released one album, In: Sanity, in 1977. Around the same time, he composed a jazz opera, entitled Windward Passages with his good friend Murray. An album based on the opera would be released in 1979.
Still touring, Burrell performs as a soloist and as a leader of a duo and African ensemble. Burrell now records for the High Two label from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His 2004 album Expansion (with bassist William Parker and drummer Andrew Cyrille) was acclaimed by NPR, Downbeat, Village Voice, JazzTimes, The Wire, and others. In 2006, Burrell released Consequences (Amulet Records), a dynamic live duet set with drummer Billy Martin and Momentum, featuring bassist Michael Formanek and drummer Guillermo E. Brown.
[edit] Discography
- 1965 High - Douglas Records
- 1968 High Won-High Two - Black Lion Records
- 1969 La Vie de Bohème - BYG
- 1969 Echo - Get Back Records
- 1978 Dave Burrell Plays Ellington & Monk - Denon Records
- 1978 Lush Life - Denon Records
- 1979 Windward Passages - hatART
- 1979 Round Midnight - Columbia Records
- 1989 Daybreak - Gazell
- 1991 In Concert - Victo
- 1991 The Jelly Roll Joys - Gazell Records
- 1993 Windward Passages (Black Saint) - Black Saint
- 1993 Brother to Brother - Gazell
- 2001 Recital - CIMP
- 2004 Expansion - High Two
- 2005 Margy Pargy - Splasc(H)
- 2005 After Love - Universal International
- 2006 Consequences - Amulet
- 2006 Momentum - High Two
[edit] References
- ^ Chris Kelsey. Biography of Dave Burrell. Retrieved on 2006-12-11.
