Monty Waters
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Monty Waters was an American jazz saxophonist , flautist and singer. Waters received his first musical training from his aunt and first played in the church. After his education in college, he was a member of a Rhythm & Blues band. In the late 1950s he worked with musicians like BB King, Lightnin 'Hopkins, Little Richard
and James Brown
on tour. In San Francisco he played with King Pleasure and initiated in the early 1960s, a "Late Night Session" at Club Bop City. There he came into contact with musicians such as Miles Davis
, John Coltrane
, Art Blakey
, Red Garland and Dexter Gordon, who visited this club after their concerts. In addition, he and Pharaoh Sanders, Dewey Redman and Donald Garrett formed a big band. In 1969 he moved to New York
and went with Jon Hendricks on a concert tour. During the 1970s he participated in the "Loft Jazz
" scene. Like many other jazz musicians, he moved in the 1980s to Paris
, where he worked with Chet Baker
, Pharaoh Sanders and Johnny Griffin. With Mal Waldron and Marty Cook
, he came to Munich and continued to work with musicians such as Götz Tangerding or Joe Malinga.
With Sam Rivers
Little Richard
Richard Wayne Penniman , known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. He was also the first artist to put the funk in the rock and roll beat and...
and James Brown
James Brown
James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...
on tour. In San Francisco he played with King Pleasure and initiated in the early 1960s, a "Late Night Session" at Club Bop City. There he came into contact with musicians such as Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
, John Coltrane
John Coltrane
John William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz...
, Art Blakey
Art Blakey
Arthur "Art" Blakey , known later as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, was an American Grammy Award-winning jazz drummer and bandleader. He was a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community....
, Red Garland and Dexter Gordon, who visited this club after their concerts. In addition, he and Pharaoh Sanders, Dewey Redman and Donald Garrett formed a big band. In 1969 he moved to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and went with Jon Hendricks on a concert tour. During the 1970s he participated in the "Loft Jazz
Loft jazz
The Loft jazz scene was a cultural phenomenon that occurred in New York City during the mid-1970s, at venues such as Environ, Ali's Alley, and Studio Rivbea, all in former industrial loft spaces in NYC's SOHO district...
" scene. Like many other jazz musicians, he moved in the 1980s to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, where he worked with Chet Baker
Chet Baker
Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker, Jr. was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and singer.Though his music earned him a large following , Baker's popularity was due in part to his "matinee idol-beauty" and "well-publicized drug habit."He died in 1988 in Amsterdam, the...
, Pharaoh Sanders and Johnny Griffin. With Mal Waldron and Marty Cook
Marty Cook
Marty Cook is an American jazz trombonist.Cook was born in New York and raised in Ohio, where he began playing trombone at age seven. He played in New York in the late 1960s, recording with Marzette Watts in 1968. He played in a rock band in California from 1971–72 and then returned to New York,...
, he came to Munich and continued to work with musicians such as Götz Tangerding or Joe Malinga.
As leader
- The Black Cat (Whynot RecordsWhynot Records-Discography:...
, 1975) - Hot House. Hot House. Live in Paris. Live in Paris. Duc de Lombards. Vol 1 (with Larry Porter, Stafford James, Ronnie Burrage)
- New York Calling. New York Calling. Live in Paris. Vol. 2 (with Larry Porter, Stafford James, Ronnie Burrage, Tom Nicholas)
- Jazzoetry (with Paulo Cardoso and Tom Nicholas)
- Monty Waters & L'ubo Samo Quintet: Moonlight in Slovakia
- Monty Waters & Titus Waldenfels: Favourite Things
- EmbryoEmbryo (band)Embryo is a musical collective from Munich which has been active since 1969, although its story started in the mid-1950s in Hof where Christian Burchard and Dieter Serfas met for the first time at the age of 10...
: Turn Peace - Götz Tangerding Trio feat. Sheila JordanSheila JordanSheila Jordan is an American jazz singer and songwriter. Jordan has recorded as a session musician with an array of critically acclaimed artists in addition to a notable solo career....
: Jazztracks
As sideman
With Joe Lee WilsonJoe Lee Wilson
Joe Lee Wilson was an American gospel-influenced jazz singer, originally from Bristow, Oklahoma. His voice is best recognized from several Archie Shepp albums recorded for Impulse! Records.-Biography:...
- Shout for Trane (1976)
With Sam Rivers
Sam Rivers
Samuel Carthorne Rivers , is an American jazz musician and composer. He performs on soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica and piano....
- CrystalsCrystals (album)Crystals is an avant-garde/free-jazz LP by Sam Rivers on the Impulse! label released in 1974 in a stereo/quadraphonic format.- Criticism :...
(1974)