Baikida Carroll
Encyclopedia
Baikida Carroll is an American jazz
trumpeter.
Carroll studied at Southern Illinois University
and at the Armed Forces School of Music early in his career. Following this he became a member of the Black Artists Group
in St. Louis, where he directed their free jazz
ensemble. This group recorded in Europe in the 1970s.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
trumpeter.
Carroll studied at Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University is a state university system based in Carbondale, Illinois, in the Southern Illinois region of the state, with multiple campuses...
and at the Armed Forces School of Music early in his career. Following this he became a member of the Black Artists Group
Black Artists Group
The Black Artists Group was a multidisciplinary arts collective that existed in St. Louis, Missouri from 1968 to 1972.Members included saxophonists Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, J. D...
in St. Louis, where he directed their free jazz
Free jazz
Free jazz is an approach to jazz music that was first developed in the 1950s and 1960s. Though the music produced by free jazz pioneers varied widely, the common feature was a dissatisfaction with the limitations of bebop, hard bop, and modal jazz, which had developed in the 1940s and 1950s...
ensemble. This group recorded in Europe in the 1970s.
As leader
- The Spoken Word (HatHUT, 1977)
- Shadows and Reflections (Soul Note, 1982)
- Door of the Cage (Soul Note, 1995)
- Marionettes on a High Wire (OmniTone, 2001)
As sideman
- Tim BerneTim BerneTim Berne is an American jazz saxophone player and composer.Described by critic Thom Jurek as commanding "considerable power as a composer and ... frighteningly deft ability as a soloist," Berne has composed and performed prolifically since the 1980s...
Octet, Insomnia, Clean Feed Records, 2011 - Sam RiversSam RiversSamuel Carthorne Rivers , is an American jazz musician and composer. He performs on soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica and piano....
, Culmination, BMG/RCA Victor, 1999 - Sam Rivers, Inspiration, BMG/RCA Victor, 1999
- Pheeroan akLaffPheeroan akLaffPheeroan akLaff is an American jazz drummer. Pheeroan akLaff began playing in his hometown of Detroit, and Ann Arbor, Michigan with Travis Biggs, Ars Nova, The Ebony Set, The Last Days, and Rod Lumpkin, recorded with Major Lansky. Moved to New Haven, Connecticut and formed DejaVu with Dwight...
, Global Mantras, Modern Masters, 1997 - New York Collective, Naxos, 1996
- Graham ParkerGraham ParkerGraham Parker is a British rock singer and songwriter, who is best known as the lead singer of the popular British band Graham Parker & the Rumour.-Early career :...
, No Holding Back, Comet, 1996 - Steve WeisbergSteve WeisbergSteve Weisberg, born 1963 in Norfolk, Virginia, is a composer/arranger/pianist and international recording artist/producer. In the 80's, after studying with Michael Gibbs at Berklee College in Boston, Ma., he recorded the XtraWatt/ECM release "I Can't Stand Another Night Alone ," produced by Carla...
, I can't stand another night alone (in bed with you), ECM, 1994 - Charles Papasoff, Papasoff, Red Toucan, 1993
- Graham Parker, Struck By Lightning, Demon, 1991
- Oliver LakeOliver LakeOliver Lake is an American jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer and poet. He is known mainly on alto saxophone but also performs on soprano saxophone and flute....
, Gramavision Tenth Anniversary Sampler, Gramavision, 1990 - Carla BleyCarla BleyCarla Bley, née Borg, is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and band leader. An important figure in the Free Jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera Escalator Over The Hill , as well as a book of compositions that have been performed by many other...
, Watts Work Family Album, ECM, 1989 - David MurrayDavid Murray (jazz musician)David Murray is an American jazz musician. Murray plays mainly tenor saxophone and sometimes bass clarinet. He has recorded prolifically for many record labels since the mid-1970s.-Biography:...
, New Life, Black Saint, 1988 - John CarterJohn Carter (jazz musician)John Wallace Carter was an American jazz clarinet, saxophone, and flute player.-Biography:Born in Fort Worth, Texas, he played with Ornette Coleman and Charles Moffett in the 1940s. From 1961, Carter was based mainly on the West Coast. There he met Bobby Bradford in 1965, with whom he...
, Castles of Ghana, Gramavision, 1986 - David Murray, Live at Sweet Basil Volume 1Live at Sweet Basil Volume 1Live at Sweet Basil Volume 1 is the seventh album by David Murray to be released on the Italian Black Saint label and the first to feature his Big Band...
, Black Saint, 1984 - David Murray, Live at Sweet Basil Volume 2Live at Sweet Basil Volume 2Live at Sweet Basil Volume 2 is the ninth album by David Murray to be released on the Italian Black Saint label and the second to feature his Big Band...
, Black Saint, 1984 - Michele RosewomanMichele RosewomanMichele Rosewoman is an American jazz pianist born in Oakland, CA. She is most notable for her work and recordings with her Quintessence ensemble as well as for several trio and quartet recordings, and for her New Yor-Uba ensemble featuring Orlando 'Puntilla' Rios , an Afro-Cuban jazz big band...
, The Source, Black Saint, 1984 - Jack DeJohnetteJack DeJohnetteJack DeJohnette is an American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer. He is one of the most influential jazz drummers of the 20th century, due to extensive work as leader and sideman for musicians like Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett and Sonny...
, Inflation BluesInflation BluesInflation Blues is an album by Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition featuring Chico Freeman, John Purcell, and Rufus Reid, with Baikida Carroll added on four tracks, recorded in 1982 and released on the ECM label in 1983. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "this is a particularly strong outing...
, ECM, 1983 - Muhal Richard AbramsMuhal Richard AbramsMuhal Richard Abrams is an American educator, administrator, composer, arranger, clarinetist, cellist, and jazz pianist in the Free jazz medium. Abrams compresses both contemporary and traditional ideas into lean, elegant pieces.- Biography :Abrams attended DuSable High School in Chicago...
, Rejoicing with the LightRejoicing with the LightRejoicing with the Light is an album by Muhal Richard Abrams released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1983 and featuring performances of five of Abrams' compositions by a fourteen member orchestra. The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn states "He led the orchestra through pieces that were sometimes...
, Black Saint, 1980 - Oliver LakeOliver LakeOliver Lake is an American jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer and poet. He is known mainly on alto saxophone but also performs on soprano saxophone and flute....
, Plug It, Gramavision, 1982 - Oliver Lake, Clevont FitzhubertClevont FitzhubertClevont Fitzhubert is an album by American jazz saxophonist Oliver Lake recorded in 1981 for the Italian Black Saint label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars calling it a "consistently stimulating set.....
, Black Saint, 1981 - Muhal Richard Abrams, Blues ForeverBlues ForeverBlues Forever is an album by Muhal Richard Abrams released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1982 and featuring performances of seven of Abrams compositions by an eleven member big band.-Reception:...
, Black Saint, 1980 - Muhal Richard Abrams, Mama and DaddyMama and DaddyMama and Daddy is an album by Muhal Richard Abrams which was released on the Italian Black Saint label in 1980 and features performances of four of Abrams' compositions by a big band. The Allmusic review calls the album "a first-rate big band/large group session from 1980, with Muhal Richard...
, Black Saint, 1980 - Oliver Lake, ProphetProphet (Oliver Lake album)Prophet is an album by American jazz saxophonist Oliver Lake recorded in 1980 for the Italian Black Saint label. The album is a tribute to Eric Dolphy-Reception:...
, Black Saint, 1980 - Vinnie Golia, Openhearted, Nine Winds, 1979
- Michael Gregory, Gifts, Novus, 1979
- Michael Gregory, Heart and Center, Novus, 1979
- Hidden Strength, Hidden Strength, United Artists, 1975
- Julius Hemphill, Coon Bid'nessCoon Bid'nessCoon Bid'ness is an album released by Julius Hemphill in 1975 featuring performances by Hemphill, Baikida Carroll, Abdul Wadud, Phillip Wilson, Arthur Blythe, Barry Altschul and Daniel Zebulon...
, Freedom, 1975 - Oliver Lake, NTU, The Point from Which Freedom Begins, Freedom, 1972
- Julius Hemphill, Dogon A.D.Dogon A.D.-Track listing:# "Dogon A.D." -14:30# "Rites" - 8:07# "The Painter" - 15:00-Personnel:* Julius Hemphill - alto sax, flute* Baikida E.J. Carroll - trumpet* Abdul Wadud - cello* Philip Wilson - drums* Oliver Sain - engineer...
, Mbari, 1972 - Solidarity Unit, Inc., Red, Black and Green, Universal Justice, 1972
- Human Arts Ensemble, Whisper of Dharma, Universal Justice, 1972