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  1. Occupation (s) Musician. Instrument (s) Saxophone. Years active. 1950s–present. Website. alanskidmore .info. Alan Richard James Skidmore (born 21 April 1942) [1] is an English jazz tenor saxophonist, and the son of saxophonist Jimmy Skidmore.

  2. Aug 19, 2023 · Resolution 0:00Lonnie's Lament 7:24Bessie's Blues 17:31Crescent 23:37Dear Lord 32:02Naima 37:39Mr P.C. 40:56Alan Skidmore - Tribute To 'Trane (Miles M...

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  3. A website celebrating British tenor saxophonist Alan Skidmore’s sixty years in blues and jazz. The son of Jimmy Skidmore, himself a noted tenor saxophone player, Alan took up the instrument at the age of fifteen and has been at it ever since. His first professional gig was a year later, aged sixteen. John Coltrane has been a major influence ...

  4. Jul 10, 2023 · Alan Skidmore is one of the finest saxophonists to come out of the United Kingdom, Europe or indeed anywhere. In fact, it was hearing Skidmore's tenor solo on "Have You Heard?" from John Mayall's Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton (Decca, 1966) that encouraged a young Michael Brecker to take up the instrument.

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  5. Aug 28, 2023 · The six CDs in this smart-looking box set reflect 70 years of tenor saxophonist Alan Skidmore’s playing career. The collection comprises 46 performances selected from the many live concert, radio and studio recordings he’s made over the years. Apart from six numbers from three of his albums ( After The Rain, 50 Journeys & A Declaration Of ...

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  7. Nov 20, 2023 · The six-CD boxset of Alan Skidmore’s life as a musician has made it into the influential magazine Jazzwise’s Top 20 Reissues and Archive albums of 2023. And with the vast majority of tracks (more than 80%) previously unreleased it leans heavily towards the Archive rather than the Reissues sector.

  8. Alan Skidmore. b. Alan Richard James Skidmore, 21 April 1942, Kingston-on-Thames, London, England. ‘Skid’ plays soprano and tenor saxophones, flutes and drums. He is the son of Jimmy Skidmore, who gave him a discarded…. Read Full Biography.

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