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American jazz saxophonist and composer
Frank Lowe
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Birth name
| Frank Lowe
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Born
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1943-06-24
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June 24, 1943
Memphis, Tennessee
, United States
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Died
| September 19, 2003
(2003-09-19)
(aged 60)
New York City, New York, United States
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Genres
| Free jazz
,
avant-garde jazz
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Occupation(s)
| Musician
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Instrument(s)
| Tenor saxophone
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Years active
| 1960s?2002
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Labels
| Arista Freedom, Bird Notes, Debut,
ESP-Disk
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Impulse!
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Marge
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Musical artist
Frank Lowe
(June 24, 1943 ? September 19, 2003) was an American
avant-garde jazz
saxophonist and composer.
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Biography
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Born in
Memphis, Tennessee
, Lowe took up the
tenor saxophone
at the age of 12.
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As an adult he moved to
San Francisco
, where he met
Ornette Coleman
.
[3]
Coleman suggested Lowe visit to
New York City
, which Lowe did, and he began playing with
Sun Ra
and then
Alice Coltrane
,
[4]
with whom he recorded in 1971.
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Unusually for the jazz culture at the time, Lowe had had no extended apprenticeship or slow paying-of-dues: one moment he was an amateur, and the next he was playing with the late John Coltrane's rhythm section. With Alice Coltrane he recorded
World Galaxy
in 1971.
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Lowe began recording with his own group in 1973, with his album
Black Beings
, on
ESP-Disk
.
[6]
Lowe was a tenor saxophonist who was extremely influenced by the first and second waves of free jazz throughout the 1960s. His composition "Spirits in the Field" was performed on
Arthur Blythe
's 1977 album,
The Grip
.
On September 19, 2003, he died of lung cancer.
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His legacy was a varied body of recordings and memorable performances.
Samples from his work were played in the commercial breaks during Professor Norman G. Finkelstein's debate with Professor Alan Dershowitz on Democracy Now in 2003, over what Finkelstein termed Dershowitz's "fraudulent volume of Zionist propaganda," ' The Case for Israel.
Discography
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As leader
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- 1973:
Duo Exchange
with
Rashied Ali
- 1973:
Black Beings
with
Joseph Jarman
, Rashid Sinan, Raymund Cheng,
William Parker
- 1975:
Fresh
with
Lester Bowie
Joseph Bowie
,
Abdul Wadud
,
Steve Reid
- 1975:
The Flam
with Joseph Bowie,
Leo Smith
,
Alex Blake
,
Charles Bobo Shaw
(
Black Saint
)
- 1976:
Tricks of the Trade
(
Marge
) with
Butch Morris
,
Didier Levallet
,
George Brown
- 1976:
The Other Side
(
Palm
) with Butch Morris, Didier Levallet, George Brown
- 1977:
Doctor Too-Much
(
Kharma
) with
Olu Dara
,
Leo Smith
,
Phillip Wilson
, Fred Williams
- 1977:
Lowe & Behold
with Joseph Bowie, Butch Morris, Arthur Williams, Billy Bang,
Polly Bradfield
,
Eugene Chadbourne
,
John Lindberg
, Phillip Wilson,
John Zorn
, Peter Kuhn
- 1977:
Don't Punk Out
with Eugene Chadbourne
- 1981:
Skizoke
with Butch Morris, Damon Choice,
Larry Simon
, Wilber Morris, Tim Pleasant
- 1981:
Exotic Heartbreak
with Butch Morris,
Amina Claudine Myers
, Wilber Morris, Tim Pleasant
- 1982:
Live from Soundscape
with Lawrence Butch Morris, Amina Claudine Myers, Wilber Morris, Tim Pleasant
- 1983:
The Jazz Doctors: Intensive Care
with Rafael Garrett,
Denis Charles
,
Billy Bang
- 1984:
Isle in the Ocean
with Billy Bang, Frank Wollny, Heinz Wollny,
A. R. Penck
- 1984:
Decision in Paradise
with
Don Cherry
,
Grachan Moncur III
,
Geri Allen
,
Charnett Moffett
,
Charles Moffett
- 1991:
Inappropriate Choices
with
James Carter
,
Michael Marcus
,
Carlos Ward
,
Phillip Wilson
- 1992:
Out of Nowhere
with Phillip Wilson
- 1995:
Bodies & Soul
mikt
Charles Moffett
, Tim Flood
- 1996:
After the Demon's Leaving
with Bernard Santacruz,
Denis Charles
- 1997:
Vision Blue
with Steve Neil,
Anders Griffen
- 1998:
Soul Folks
with
Bertha Hope
,
Jack Walrath
, Steve Neil,
Ralph Peterson
- 1998:
One for Jazz
with
Billy Bang
,
Ed Schuller
,
Abbey Rader
- 1999:
Short Tales
- 2000:
Don't Punk Out
with Eugene Chadbourne
- 2002:
Lowe Down & Blue
with
Bern Nix
,
Dominic Duval
,
Michael Carvin
- 2014:
OUT LOUD
(Triple Point Records) Joe Bowie, William Parker, Steve Reid (prev. unissued live & studio recordings from 1974)
As sideman
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With
Alice Coltrane
With
Billy Bang
With
Don Cherry
With
Joe McPhee
With
Juma Sultan
's Aboriginal Music Society
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