Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson was always a talented jazz improviser coming out of the bop tradition, displaying individuality on each of his reeds. But because he spent most of his career as a studio musician, he often maintained a low profile in the jazz world. Richardson started on alto when he was eight, was playing in public by the time he was 14, and later attended San Francisco State College. The years 1942-1945 were spent in the military, often working in a dance band led by Marshall Royal. He picked up experience playing with the bands of Lionel Hampton (1949-1951) and Earl Hines (1952-1953) before moving to New York. Richardson freelanced throughout the 1950s, gigging with Lucky Millinder, Cootie Williams, Oscar Pettiford, Chico Hamilton, Gerry Mulligan, and Gerald Wilson, among others. He toured Europe with Quincy Jones' ill-fated Free and Easy orchestra during 1959-1960 and was the lead altoist and soprano with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra from 1965-1970. After he moved to Hollywood in 1971, Richardson primarily worked as a studio musician, often for Quincy Jones, although he resurfaced as a jazz player on an occasional basis. Richardson led a pair of sessions for New Jazz in 1958-1959 (during which he played tenor, flute, and baritone) that were reissued in the Original Jazz Classics series, and was on many sessions in the 1950s, including dates with Kenny Burrell. Further dates were made as a leader for United Artists (1962) and Verve (1967), by which time he was also playing soprano; the latter features his original tune "Groove Merchant." Richardson resurfaced as a session leader on the 1997 TCB release Jazz Station Runaway, also featuring pianist Dave Hazeltine, guitarist Russell Malone, bassist George Mraz, and drummer Lewis Nash. Jerome Richardson died June 23, 2000 in Englewood, New Jersey at the age of 79.
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Discography
16 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Midnight Oil (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 29 Apr 2016
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Going To The Movies
Jazz - Released by Capitol Records on 1 Jan 1962
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Jazz Station Runaway
Jazz - Released by TCB - The Montreux Jazz Label™ on 1 Jan 1997
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Four Classic Albums (Flutes & Reeds / Roamin' with Richardson / Midnight Oil / Going to the Movies) [Remastered]
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 22 Apr 2016
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That's Nat (feat. Jerome Richardson, Hank Jones, Wendell Marshall & Kenny Clarke) [Bonus Track Version]
Jazz - Released by Circadian Jazz on 20 Feb 2014
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Roamin' with Richardson (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 29 Apr 2016
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Essential Jazz Masters
Jazz - Released by Shakedown Records on 5 Nov 2015
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Jerome Richardson: Going to the Movies
Jazz - Released by Blue Velvet on 18 Mar 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Going to the Movies (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 19 Nov 2012
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Flutes & Reeds (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 29 Apr 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Swingville Volume 2: Tiny In Swingville
Tiny Grimes, Jerome Richardson
Jazz - Released by SINETONE AMR on 31 Jan 2014
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Midnight Oil (EP) (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Hit Singles Records on 7 May 2021
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Going to the Movies
Film Soundtracks - Released by Milestones Records on 2 Mar 2020
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Friar Tuck / Warm Valley (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Hit Singles Records on 14 Jun 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo