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I Ain't Lookin' At You |
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| Location: | Geneva, |
| Country: |  Switzerland |
| Last Login: | Jul 17, 2008 (81 days back) |
About Me |
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Brushes and Brass - Alvin Queen and Clark Terry VIEW VIDEO - SEVEN STEPS TO HEAVEN @ New Morning Kenny Drew, Niels Peterson and Alvin Queen Performing St. Thomas Alvin Queen at Vitoria Jazz Festival 2006 and more videos. . . Alvin Queen was 19 years old and playing with Horace Silver’s band at Club Barron in Harlem, when he first met Trumpeter Charles Tolliver. Two years later, in 1971, when Alvin was performing with George Benson, Tolliver called and asked him if he wanted to go to Europe with him. “I told him, ‘Yes,’ and I quit George’s group and left America for my first trip to Europe that November. The group included Stanley Cowell on piano and Cecil McBee on bass. This was also the original “Music Incorporation” group; I was just replacing Jimmy Hopps, who was on drums.” Alvin traveled with Tolliver back and forth to Europe many times over the next several months before getting another call from Horace. “Horace said, ‘Hey man, I’m putting together another group. Are you available?” This time, Alvin joined the band for five years before moving to Montreal, where he was the house drummer for Rockhead’s Paradise. He stayed in Canada for two years before returning to New York. But after arriving, he quickly became disenchanted with the pressure put on jazz musicians to water down the music. “I didn’t want to commercialize my music to become successful,” says Queen, “so I returned to Europe in 1977.” Read more. . . VIEW VIDEO - SEVEN STEPS TO HEAVEN @ New Morning I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4 |
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Music:Member Since: 2/11/2007Band Website: alvinqueendrummer.com Band Members: Personnel on I AIN'T LOOKIN' AT YOU (Enja 2006) Jesse Davis - Alto Saxophone Alvin Queen - Drums Mike LeDonne - B3 Organ Peter Bernstein - Guitar Terell Stafford Trumpet, Flugelhorn Alvin toured with notable pianist Oscar Peterson for many years. Most Memorable Moment Influences: Elvin Jones Art Blakey, Max Roach, Charlie Persip, Big Sid Catlet, Papa Joe Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Osie Johnson, Roy Haynes, Jimmy Cobb, Eric Alexander, Terence Blanchard, Manny Boyd, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Arnett Cobb, Dolo Cocker, Al Cohn, George Coleman, Bob Cunningham, Dee Daniels, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Jessie Davis, Buddy de Franco, Dorothy Donegan, Kenny Drew Sr., Mercer Ellington, Robin Eubanks, Art Farmer, Jimmy Garrison, Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Gomez, Dexter Gordon, Al Grey, Mike Brecker, Randy Brecker, Bob Berge, Cedar Walton, Johnny Griffin, Roy Hargrove, Milt Jackson, Plas Johnson, Guy Lafitte, Jack Lesberg, Kevin Mahogany, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Christian McBride, Jay McShann, Mulgrew Miller, Joe Newman, Horace Parlan, Nicolas Payton, Niels Henning Osted Pederson, Oscar Peterson, Red Richards, Freddy Roach, David Sanchez, Pharaoh Sanders, Bill Saxton, Zoot Sims, Carrie Smith, Terell Stafford, Lou Tabackin, Buddy Tate, Leon Thomas, Mickey Tucker Stanley Turrentine, Warren Vache, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Bennie Wallace, Peter Washington, Randy Weston, Joe Lee Wilson and Reggie Workman. Sounds Like: Kenny Clarke, Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Max Roach, Papa Joe Jones, Charlie Persip, Roy Haynes Brushes and Brass - Alvin Queen and Clark Terry More videos:
Record Label: ENJA, JUSTIN RECORDS, WARD RECORDS Type of Label: Major |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Jazz / Blues / Bossa Nova) |
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