Harold_Ousley

Harold Ousley

Harold Ousley

American jazz musician


Harold Lomax Ousley (January 23, 1929 – August 13, 2015) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and flautist.[1][2]

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Background

Born in Chicago, Ousley began playing in the late-1940s and 1950s. He accompanied Billie Holiday and recorded with Dinah Washington. He played as a sideman with Gene Ammons in the 1950s and with Jack McDuff and George Benson in the 1960s.[1] He released his first record as a leader in 1961. In the 1970s, he played with Lionel Hampton and Count Basie in addition to releasing further material as a leader. After 1977, he did not release another album under his own name until Grit-Grittin' Feelin' (2000).[1] Ousley died on August 13, 2015, in Brooklyn.

Discography

As leader

  • Tenor Sax (Bethlehem, 1961)
  • The Kid! (Cobblestone, 1972)
  • The People's Groove (Muse, 1977)
  • Sweet Double Hipness (Muse, 1980)
  • That's When We Thought of Love (J's Way Records, 1986)
  • Grit-Grittin' Feelin' (Delmark, 2000)

As sideman

With Jack McDuff


References

  1. Alex Henderson. "Harold Ousley". Allmusic. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  2. "Jazz Musician Harold Ousley Passes Away". BWW MusicWorld.com. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016.

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