George Braith
Encyclopedia
George Braith is a soul-jazz saxophonist from New York.
Braith is known for playing multiple horns at once, a technique pioneered by Roland Kirk. Braith is credited with the invention of the Braithophone, two different horns (straight alto and soprano) mended together by extensions, valves and connections.
Braith is known for playing multiple horns at once, a technique pioneered by Roland Kirk. Braith is credited with the invention of the Braithophone, two different horns (straight alto and soprano) mended together by extensions, valves and connections.
As Leader
- 1963: Two Souls in OneTwo Souls in OneTwo Souls in One is the debut album by American saxophonist George Braith recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:...
(Blue Note) - 1963: SoulstreamSoulstream (George Braith album)Soulstream is the second album by American saxophonist George Braith recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Soul Stream finds George Braith coming into his own...
(Blue Note) - 1964: ExtensionExtension (album)Extension is the third album by American saxophonist George Braith recorded in 1964 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "George Braith turned in his strongest record with Extension...
(Blue Note) - 1966: Laughing Soul (Prestige)
- 1966: Musart (Prestige)
- 1992: Double Your Pleasure (King)
- By the Sea (Excellence)
- Through The Years (Excellence)
- Turn of the Century (Excellence)
- George Braith & Friends Vol 1 (Excellence)
- George Braith & Friends Vol 2 (Excellence)
- Doubling Your Pleasure (Excellence)
- Boptronics (Excellence)
- Live in Barcelona (Excellence)
- Barcelona Blues (Excellence)
- Bip Bop Bam (Excellence)
- Bop Rock Blues (Excellence)
As Sideman
With John PattonJohn Patton (musician)
John Patton , sometimes nicknamed Big John Patton, was a hard bop and soul jazz organist....
- Blue JohnBlue John (album)Blue John is an album by American organist John Patton recorded in 1963 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1986.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "While the grooving interplay between Patton, Green, and Dixon is as instinctive as ever,...
(1963, Blue Note) - Eagle Eye Blues (2001, Excellence)
External links
- Official website
- George Braith: The Man Who Also Cried Fire Kelsey, C. JazzTimesJazzTimesJazzTimes is a magazine that dates back to Radio Free Jazz, a publication founded in 1970 by Ira Sabin when he was operating a record store in Washington, DC. It was originally a newsletter designed to update shoppers on the latest jazz releases and provide jazz radio programmers with a means of...
, March 2004.