Dylan Cramer
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Dylan Cramer is a Canadian
jazz
musician.
Cramer took up the saxophone
at age 13. Four years later Cramer heard a recording of alto sax great Sonny Criss
and traveled from Canada to Los Angeles
to befriend his mentor and study with him. After developing a close relationship with Criss, Sonny Criss committed suicide. After briefly attending the Dick Grove School of Music in Los Angeles (1977–79), Cramer moved on to study privately with Phil Sobel (1978–85), one of L.A.’s finest studio musicians.
The November 2003 release of Bumpin’ on Sunset is Cramer’s second outing for the German jazz label Nagel Heyer Records. Carlos Santana
, Wes Montgomery
, Vangelis
and Ennio Morricone
represent a few of the great writers whose songs were the inspiration for this session. Cramer is featured playing a collection of ballads, jazz, Latin, swing, and movie themes. Bumpin’ on Sunset follows up Cramer’s All Night Long (Nagel Heyer Records, 2001), and his debut release in 1997, "The First One", later renamed Remembering Sonny Criss featuring Leroy Vinnegar (independent). In 2009, Cramer's fourth release, "alto" came out. It features the same eclectic mix of great cover songs and the same quartet that has played with Cramer on most of his albums. This release is on an independent label, Casa.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
jazz
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...
musician.
Cramer took up the saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
at age 13. Four years later Cramer heard a recording of alto sax great Sonny Criss
Sonny Criss
William "Sonny" Criss was an American jazz musician.An alto saxophonist of prominence during the bebop era of jazz, he was one of many players influenced by Charlie Parker.-Biography:...
and traveled from Canada to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
to befriend his mentor and study with him. After developing a close relationship with Criss, Sonny Criss committed suicide. After briefly attending the Dick Grove School of Music in Los Angeles (1977–79), Cramer moved on to study privately with Phil Sobel (1978–85), one of L.A.’s finest studio musicians.
The November 2003 release of Bumpin’ on Sunset is Cramer’s second outing for the German jazz label Nagel Heyer Records. Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion...
, Wes Montgomery
Wes Montgomery
John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery was an American jazz guitarist. He is widely considered one of the major jazz guitarists, emerging after such seminal figures as Django Reinhardt and Charlie Christian and influencing countless others, including Pat Martino, George Benson, Russell Malone, Emily...
, Vangelis
Vangelis
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou is a Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, pop rock and orchestral music, under the artist name Vangelis...
and Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI, , is an Italian composer and conductor, who wrote music to more than 500 motion pictures and television series, in a career lasting over 50 years. His scores have been included in over 20 award-winning films as well as several symphonic and choral pieces...
represent a few of the great writers whose songs were the inspiration for this session. Cramer is featured playing a collection of ballads, jazz, Latin, swing, and movie themes. Bumpin’ on Sunset follows up Cramer’s All Night Long (Nagel Heyer Records, 2001), and his debut release in 1997, "The First One", later renamed Remembering Sonny Criss featuring Leroy Vinnegar (independent). In 2009, Cramer's fourth release, "alto" came out. It features the same eclectic mix of great cover songs and the same quartet that has played with Cramer on most of his albums. This release is on an independent label, Casa.
Discography
- The First One, later renamed "Remembering Sonny Criss" (1997,Unidisc Music)
- all night long (2001, Nagel Heyer Records)
- Bumpin' On Sunset (2003 - Nagel Heyer Records)
- alto (2009, Casa)