Carter Jefferson (1946 – 9 December 1993) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. [1]
Jefferson played clarinet and alto saxophone early in his career, playing in the backing bands for The Temptations, The Supremes, and Little Richard in the 1960s. [2] In 1971, he entered New York University, and played with Mongo Santamaría and with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. [3] Between 1977 and 1980 he performed and recorded with Woody Shaw. [4] Following this, Jefferson spent time with Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes, Cedar Walton, Jerry Gonzalez, Malachi Thompson, Barbara Donald, and Jack Walrath. His only record as a bandleader was the 1978 release The Rise of Atlantis, produced by Woody Shaw. [5] A heavy drinker and smoker for most of his life, he died in Kraków, Poland, in 1993 after an emergency surgical procedure; he had been suffering from cirrhosis, kidney failure, stomach ulcers, a hemorrhaging esophagus, acute circulatory failure, and other maladies. [6] [7]
With Art Blakey
With Walter Davis, Jr.
With Woody Shaw
With Barbara Donald
With Malachi Thompson
With Jack Walrath
With Clifford Jordan
Carter Jefferson (1946 – 9 December 1993) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. [1]
Jefferson played clarinet and alto saxophone early in his career, playing in the backing bands for The Temptations, The Supremes, and Little Richard in the 1960s. [2] In 1971, he entered New York University, and played with Mongo Santamaría and with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. [3] Between 1977 and 1980 he performed and recorded with Woody Shaw. [4] Following this, Jefferson spent time with Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes, Cedar Walton, Jerry Gonzalez, Malachi Thompson, Barbara Donald, and Jack Walrath. His only record as a bandleader was the 1978 release The Rise of Atlantis, produced by Woody Shaw. [5] A heavy drinker and smoker for most of his life, he died in Kraków, Poland, in 1993 after an emergency surgical procedure; he had been suffering from cirrhosis, kidney failure, stomach ulcers, a hemorrhaging esophagus, acute circulatory failure, and other maladies. [6] [7]
With Art Blakey
With Walter Davis, Jr.
With Woody Shaw
With Barbara Donald
With Malachi Thompson
With Jack Walrath
With Clifford Jordan