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| Born | May 5, 1946 Stuart, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Trumpet |
| Labels | Stash, SteepleChase, Red, Muse, Blue Note, Mapleshade, Evidence |
| Website | www |
Jack Arthur Walrath (born May 5, 1946) [1] is an American post-bop jazz trumpeter and musical arranger known for his work with Ray Charles, Gary Peacock, Charles Mingus, and Glenn Ferris, among others. [2]
Walrath was born in Stuart, Florida, United States. [1] He began playing the trumpet at the age of nine in 1955 while living in the small town of Edgar, Montana. He attributes his wide range of musical appreciation to a "lack of negative peer pressure which so often happens in cities". [3]
In 1969 Walrath relocated to the West Coast and found work in Los Angeles's jazz scene. Soon he was a member of the band Revival, with trombonist Glenn Ferris, and the West Coast MotownOrchestra. [4] He worked with Ray Charles for one tour of the U.S. In 1970 Walrath relocated to New York City. [1] For a year and a half he was a columnist of the International Musician and Recording World , which had its US department there. He also wrote liner notes and articles for DownBeat .
Walrath spent the next several years working with mainstream and Latin jazz bands. [4]
With Mingus he recorded Changes One and Changes Two , both for Atlantic Records in 1974. The latter album features Walrath's composition "Black Bats and Poles" (originally entitled "Rats and Moles" until Mingus decided it needed a darker name). [3]
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