Having played bugle as a child, Dixon took up the tenor saxophone at the age of 12. Following a stint experience a musician in the US Army (1951–1953) he played in groups that sometimes included Mal Waldron, with whom he would later record.[1]
^ abcdefLambert, Eddie; Barry Kernfeld "Dixon, Eric". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
^Bacon, Tony; Gelly, Dave (2000). Masters of Jazz Saxophone. Balaphon. ISBN978-0-87930-622-9.
^"Eric Dixon Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
January 01, 1970
eric, dixon, other, people, named, disambiguation, eric, daddy, dixon, march, 1930, october, 1989, american, jazz, tenor, saxophonist, flautist, composer, arranger, bornmarch, 1930new, york, city, york, diedoctober, 1989, aged, york, city, york, genresjazzinst. For other people named Eric Dixon see Eric Dixon disambiguation Eric Big Daddy Dixon 1 March 28 1930 October 19 1989 2 was an American jazz tenor saxophonist flautist composer and arranger Eric DixonBornMarch 28 1930New York City New York U S DiedOctober 19 1989 aged 59 New York City New York U S GenresJazzInstrumentsTenor saxophone flute Dixon s professional career extended from 1950 until his death in 1989 during which time he was credited on as many as 200 recordings Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 2 1 As sideman 3 ReferencesCareer editHaving played bugle as a child Dixon took up the tenor saxophone at the age of 12 Following a stint experience a musician in the US Army 1951 1953 he played in groups that sometimes included Mal Waldron with whom he would later record 1 In 1954 he played with Cootie Williams and the following year with Johnny Hodges 1 In 1956 he performed and recorded with Bennie Green and also took up the flute 1 In the late 1950s he spent four years in the house band led by Reuben Phillips at the Apollo Theatre in New York 1 In 1959 he toured Europe and recorded with the Cooper Brothers 1 He also worked with Paul Gonsalves Ahmed Abdul Malik Oliver Nelson Quincy Jones Jack McDuff Joe Williams Frank Foster and Eddie Lockjaw Davis but is probably best known for his tenure in Count Basie s band which lasted almost two decades Dixon continued to play in the ghost band after Basie s death 3 Discography editAs sideman edit With Ahmed Abdul Malik The Music of Ahmed Abdul Malik New Jazz 1961 With Count Basie Back with Basie Roulette 1962 On My Way amp Shoutin Again Verve 1962 This Time by Basie Reprise 1963 More Hits of the 50 s and 60 s Verve 1963 Pop Goes the Basie Reprise 1965 Basie Meets Bond United Artists 1966 Live at the Sands Before Frank Reprise 1966 1998 Sinatra at the Sands Reprise 1966 with Frank Sinatra Basie s Beatle Bag Verve 1966 Broadway Basie s Way Command 1966 Hollywood Basie s Way Command 1967 Basie s Beat Verve 1967 Basie s in the Bag Brunswick 1967 The Happiest Millionaire Coliseum 1967 Half a Sixpence Dot 1967 The Board of Directors Dot 1967 with The Mills Brothers Manufacturers of Soul Brunswick 1968 with Jackie Wilson The Board of Directors Annual Report Dot 1968 with The Mills Brothers Basie Straight Ahead Dot 1968 How About This Paramount 1968 with Kay Starr Standing Ovation Dot 1969 Basic Basie MPS 1969 Basie on the Beatles Happy Tiger 1969 High Voltage MPS 1970 With Kenny Burrell and Brother Jack McDuff Somethin Slick Prestige 1963 Crash Prestige 1963 With Etta Jones So Warm Prestige 1961 With Quincy Jones Newport 61 Mercury 1961 Quincy Plays for Pussycats Mercury 1959 65 1965 With Mal Waldron Mal 3 Sounds Prestige 1958 References edit a b c d e f Lambert Eddie Barry Kernfeld Dixon Eric Grove Music Online Oxford University Press Retrieved 10 December 2022 Bacon Tony Gelly Dave 2000 Masters of Jazz Saxophone Balaphon ISBN 978 0 87930 622 9 Eric Dixon Songs Albums Reviews Bio amp More AllMusic Retrieved 2022 06 25 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eric Dixon amp oldid 1223747291, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
