Nathan Davis
Nathan Davis split his career between being a fine tenor saxophonist and a jazz educator. He played briefly with Jay McShann in 1955, attended the University of Kansas, spent time in the Army in Berlin (1960-1963), and stayed in Paris where he worked with Kenny Clarke (1963-1969), Eric Dolphy (1964), and Art Taylor. He also toured Europe with Art Blakey (1965) and Ray Charles. Starting in 1969, Davis was a professor of jazz at the University of Pittsburgh and Moorhead State University. His two most important musical associations involved leadership of the Paris Reunion Band (1985-1989) and Roots (which he formed in 1991). After 44 years, Davis retired from the University of Pittsburgh in June 2013. He died of congestive heart failure in Florida in April 2018 at the age of 81.
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Discography
20 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Sixth Sense in the Eleventh House
Nathan Davis, Alan Dawson, Roland Hanna, Richard Davis
Jazz - Released by Segue Records on 1 Jan 1972
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Stablemates
Roots, Chico Freeman, Arthur Blythe, Sam Rivers, Nathan Davis
Jazz - Released by IN+OUT Records on 1 Jan 1992
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
For Diz & Bird
Roots, Benny Golson, Chico Freeman, Arthur Blythe, Nathan Davis
Jazz - Released by IN+OUT Records on 3 Apr 2000
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
London by Night
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Hot House on 1 Aug 1987
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Neutral Buoyant
Alternative & Indie - Released by Infrequent Seams on 6 Oct 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Bright Codes
Jacob Greenberg, Tony Arnold, Ione, Nathan Davis
Classical - Released by Tundra on 19 Nov 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Memory Spaces
Experimental - Released by mytoeses music on 1 Jan 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Simple Songs
Doug Perkins, Nathan Davis, Tristan Perich
Classical - Released by New Focus Recordings on 2 Oct 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Happily Ever After
Country - Released by Independent on 18 Jan 2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -