Ray Anderson (musician)

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Ray Anderson
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Background information
Born (1952-10-16) October 16, 1952 (age 73)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres Jazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentsTrombone, jazz trumpet, vocals
Years active1973–present
Label Enja
Formerly of Barry Altschul Trio, BassDrumBone, Bobby Previte & Bump, David Murray Quintet, Fool Proof, George Russell's New York Band, Gerry Hemingway Quartet, Gerry Hemingway Quintet, Greg Alper Band, Henry Threadgill Sextett, Hidden Strength, Leo Smith Creative Orchestra, Liberation Music Orchestra, Marty Ehrlich Large Ensemble, New York Jazz Collective, Oahspe, Ray Anderson Alligatory Band, Ray Anderson Lapis Lazuli Band, Ray Anderson Pocket Brass Band, Ray Anderson Quartet
Website www.rayanderson.org


Ray Anderson (born October 16, 1952) is an American jazz trombonist. [1]

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Background

Trained by the Chicago Symphony trombonists, he is regarded as someone who pushes the limits of the instrument, including performing on alto and soprano trombone. He is a colleague of trombonist George E. Lewis. Anderson also plays sousaphone (marching tuba) and sings. [2] He was frequently chosen in DownBeat magazine's Critics Poll as best trombonist throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s. [3]

Anderson has worked with David Murray, Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra, Dr. John, Luther Allison, Bennie Wallace, Gerry Hemingway, Henry Threadgill, John Scofield, Roscoe Mitchell, Randy Sandke's Inside Out Band, Sam Rivers' Rivbea Orchestra, Bobby Previte, George Russell and others. Anderson is a member of Jim Pugh's Super Trombone with Dave Bargeron and Dave Taylor. He received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for a series of solo trombone concerts.

Anderson has frequently returned to his early love of New Orleans music for inspiration. His Alligatory Band and Pocket Brass Band, featuring tuba player Bob Stewart or sousaphonist Matt Perrine and trumpeter Lew Soloff, are rooted in its tradition. [4] [5] Since 2003 he has taught and conducted at Stony Brook University.[ citation needed ]

Career

After studying in California, he moved to New York in 1972 and freelanced. [6] By 1975, he was a playing trombone as a member of the group Hidden Strength, which also included Roy Herring Jr. on vocals, Grover Underwood on keyboards, Ken Sullivan on keyboards, Robert Leach on saxophone, Alvin Brown on bass and Al Thomas on drums. [7] They had a hit with "Hustle on Up (Do the Bump)" which made it to No. 35 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart, [8] [9] [10] and No. 27 on the Cash Box Top 100 R&B chart. [11] Their album also made the Billboard [12] and Cash Box charts. [13] [14] [15] They also had a hit with "I Don't Want to Be a Lone Ranger". [16] [17] [18]

In 1977, he joined Anthony Braxton's Quartet (replacing George E. Lewis) and started working with Barry Altschul's group. [6] He has led his own groups since the late 1970s including the funk-oriented Slickaphonics, [6] in which he began taking an occasional good-humored vocal, where he shows the ability to sing two notes at the same time (a minor third apart). Anderson has worked with George Gruntz's Concert Jazz Band.[ citation needed ]

Discography

As leader/co-leader

With BassDrumBone

With Slickaphonics

As sideman

With Barry Altschul

With Anthony Braxton

With Charlie Haden

With Julius Hemphill

With Roscoe Mitchell

With Lucky Peterson

With Bobby Previte & Bump

With Sam Rivers' Rivbea All-star Orchestra

With Hank Roberts

With George Russell's New York Band

With Bob Thiele Collective

With Roseanna Vitro and Kenny Werner

References

  1. ↑ Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin Books. pp. 14–15. ISBN   0-141-00646-3.
  2. ↑ "Ray Anderson | Biography & History". AllMusic . Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "1988 DownBeat Critics Poll". Archived from the original on 2012-03-06.
  4. ↑ "Montalvo Arts Center | Ray Anderson". Montalvoarts.org. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  5. ↑ "Where Home Is - Ray Anderson, Ray Anderson Pocket Brass Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  6. 1 2 3 Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 14. ISBN   0-85112-580-8.
  7. ↑ The Billboard Book of Top 40 R & B and Hip-hop Hits By Joel Whitburn · 2006 - ISBN: 9780823082834 - Page 243 HIDDEN STRENGTH
  8. ↑ Billboard, May 8, 1976 - Page 62 Billboard Hot Soul Singles, This Week 35, Last Week 40, Weeks on Chart 11, HUSTLE ON UP (Do The Bump) - Hidden Strength (T. Moss, M. Brown, R. Herring, G. Underwood), United Artists 733 (Dandelion, BMI)
  9. ↑ Billboard, May 22, 1976 - Page 44 Billboard Hot Soul Singles, This Week 35, Last Week 35, Weeks on Chart 12 HUSTLE ON UP (Do The Bump) - Hidden Strength (T. Moss, M. Brown, R. Herring, G. Underwood), United Artists 733 (Dandelion, BMI)
  10. ↑ Billboard, May 22, 1976 - Page 50 Billboard Hot Soul Singles, This Week 36, Last Week 35, Weeks on Chart 13 HUSTLE ON UP (Do The Bump) - Hidden Strength (T. Moss, M. Brown, R. Herring, G. Underwood), United Artists 733 (Dandelion, BMI)
  11. ↑ Cash Box, June 5, 1976 - Page 32 CASH BOX TOP 100 R&B June 5, 1976 27 HUSTLE ON UP (DO THE BUMP) HIDDEN STRENGTH UA XW733Y, 5/29 30, Weeks On Chart 14
  12. ↑ Billboard, May 29, 1976 - Page 59 Billboard Soul LPs, Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 5/29/76, This Week 58 NEW ENTRY, HIDDEN STRENGTH United Artists UALA555 G
  13. ↑ Cash Box, March 27, 1976 - Page 116 cash box R&B news report, TOP 50 R&B/ALBUMS, 45, HIDDEN STRENGTH UA LA 555G, 46
  14. ↑ Cash Box, April 3, 1976 - Page 49 TOP 50 R&B/ALBUMS, 45 HIDDEN STRENGTH UA LA 555G
  15. ↑ Cash Box, April 10, 1976 - Page 36 cash box R&B news report, TOP 50 R&B/ALBUMS
  16. ↑ Billboard, October 16, 1976 - Page 46 Billboard Hot Soul Singles, This Week 78, Last Week 84, Weeks on Chart 4, I DON'T WANT TO BE A LONE RANGER- Hidden Strength
  17. ↑ Billboard, October 23, 1976 - Page 57 Billboard Hot Soul Singles, This Week 78, Last Week 78, Weeks on Chart 5, I DON'T WANT TO BE A LONE RANGER- Hidden Strength
  18. ↑ Billboard, October 30, 1976 - Page 56 Billboard Hot Soul Singles
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