George Young (saxophonist)

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George Young
Born (1937-07-10) July 10, 1937 (age 87)
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
Instruments
  • Saxophone
Formerly of White Elephant Orchestra, Saturday Night Live Band, Manhattan Jazz Quintet

George Ernest Young (10 July 1937) [1] is an American jazz saxophonist.

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He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. After leading his own band in the late 1950s, Young became a New York City session and studio musician in the 1960s and joined several line-ups including Mike Mainieri's jazz-rock big band White Elephant Orchestra, as well as later joining the Saturday Night Live Band. [1]

In 1982, along with fellow saxophonists Dave Sanborn, Ronnie Cuber, Young was voted one of the Most Valued Players by the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences' annual awards edition. [2]

Young has led his own quartets featuring Harold Danko, Rick Laird and Butch Miles (early 1980s) and another quartet, featuring Warren Bernhardt, Tony Marino and Tom Whaley (early 1990s). [1] He has performed with Eric Clapton, Mariah Carey, Luciano Pavarotti, Mick Jagger, John Lennon, James Brown, Frank Sinatra, Madonna, Dizziy Gillespie, Tony Bennett, Steve Gadd among others. [3]

Discography

As leader

As sideman/session musician

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  2. ↑ "N.Y. NARAS Chapter Gives MVP Awards." Billboard, p. 60. 13 November 1982. At Google Books. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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  4. ↑ "Album Reviews". Billboard, p. 14. 6 October 1962. At Google Books. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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