Rodney Whitaker
Bassist Rodney Whitaker was among the leading lights of a new generation of contemporary jazz musicians emerging from Detroit. A native of the Motor City, he began playing the violin at the age of eight, switching to the bass five years later after hearing Paul Chambers on a John Coltrane album. As a teen, he joined saxophonist Donald Washington in the group Bird/Trane/Sko/Now!, which also included a young James Carter; he later replaced bassist Robert Hurst in the Terence Blanchard-Donald Harrison Quintet, followed by a three-year stint with Roy Hargrove. After recording with the likes of Blanchard, Hargrove, Antonio Hart, Junko Onishi and Mark Whitfield, in 1996 Whitaker issued his solo debut Children of the Light; Hidden Kingdom followed two years later, and in 1999 the bassist returned with Ballads and Blues. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow appeared in mid-2000.
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Discografia
11 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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All Too Soon: The Music of Duke Ellington
Jazz - Lançado por Origin Records em 18/10/2019
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Oasis: The Music of Gregg Hill
Jazz - Lançado por Origin Records em 18/11/2022
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Outrospection: The Music of Gregg Hill
Jazz - Lançado por Origin Records em 16/04/2021
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New York Trio
Peter Beets, Rodney Whitaker, Willie Jones III
Jazz - Lançado por Criss Cross Jazz em 13/11/2001
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Grown Folk Bizness
Orrin Evans, Rodney Whitaker, Ralph Peterson
Jazz - Lançado por Criss Cross Jazz em 26/10/1999
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Cranbrook Christmas Jazz
Rodney Whitaker, Christ Church Cranbrook Choir, Christopher Wells
Christmas Music - Lançado por Origin Records em 18/12/2020
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Let Me Tell You About My Day
Phil Dwyer, Alan Jones, Rodney Whitaker
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Alma Records em 05/06/2004
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Betty's Tune
Jazz - Lançado por Origin Records em 04/11/2022
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2013 Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA): All-State Jazz Band, Honors Jazz Combo & Honors Jazz Band
Illinois All-State Jazz Band, Illinois Honors Jazz Combo, Illinois Honors Jazz Band, John Currey, Dana Hall, Rodney Whitaker
Jazz - Lançado por Mark Records em 07/05/2013
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Yesterday Today & Tomorrow
Jazz - Lançado por Silva Screen Records Ltd em 13/06/2000
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2015 Midwest Clinic: Michigan State University Jazz Orchestra (The Be-Bop Spartans) [Live]
Michigan State University Jazz Orchestra, Rodney Whitaker
Jazz - Lançado por Mark Records em 11/11/2016
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