Frank Wright

Artist Biography For Frank Wright

Frank Wright Was A Fiery Tenor Saxophonist. He Gained Recognition From His Albums On The ESP-DISK Label Recorded During The Late Sixties. He Went On To Record With Such Artists As Peter Brotzmann Bobby Few Noah Howard And Alan Silva. He Died In 1990. ---- Biography By Chris Kelsey Taken From Allmusic Guide ---- Wright Never Made Much Of A Name For Himself Outside The Innermost Circle Of Free Jazz Musicians And Fans Yet He Was Influential In His Own Subversive Way. Unlike Ornette Coleman Albert Ayler Or Cecil Taylor —peers And Contemporaries Who Were The Same Age Or Only Slightly Older — Wright Never Recorded Even A Single Record Under His Own Name For A Major Label He Was "underground" His Entire Career. Ayler's Scalding Abstract Expressionism Was The Prime Influence On Wright Who Transformed It With His Own Personality And Passed It On. Echoes Of Wright's Playing Can Be Heard In The Work Of Such Younger Saxophonists As Glenn Spearman Sabir Mateen Charles Gayle And Thomas Borgmann. Wright Played Electric Bass As A Young Man Performing In R&B Bands In Memphis And Cleveland — Albert Ayler's Hometown. It Was There That He Met Ayler Who Inspired Him To Take Up The Tenor Saxophone. Wright Moved To New York In The Early '60s And Established Himself On The Burgeoning Free Jazz Scene Playing With Such Musicians As Organist Larry Young Saxophonist Noah Howard And Drummer Sunny Murray. Wright Also Played Briefly With John Coltrane And Cecil Taylor. He Led His First Record Date In 1965 Frank Wright Trio For The ESP Label His Band Included Bassist Henry Grimes And Drummer Tom Price. A Wright-Led Quintet Recorded Your Prayer For ESP In 1967. He Moved To France Two Years Later Where He Played With Other American Expatriates Including Noah Howard Pianist Bobby Few And Drummer Art Taylor. The Early '70s Saw Wright Perform And Record With A Band Usually Comprised Of Himself Few Howard And Drummer Not Boxer Muhammad Ali Bassist Alan Silva Replaced Howard Around 1972. After Returning Briefly To The U.S. In 1971 Wright Moved Back To France. During The '70s And '80s He Worked Both There And In The U.S. Recording Mostly For Small European Labels As Both A Leader And Sideman With Such Musicians As Bassist Saheb Sarbib Saxophonist Peter Brötzmann And Trumpeter Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson. In The Mid-'80s He Formed An Association With The World-Renowned Visual Artist And Sometime Musician A.R. Penck He Also Recorded And Performed With Cecil Taylor. In 1988 He Performed In Concert With The Art Ensemble Of Chicago At The Petrillo Bandshell In Chicago. His Last Recordings From 1989-1990 Were With A Trio That Included Penck On Drums And Frank Wollny On Bass.

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Biography - Frank Wright

Frank Wright Was A Fiery Tenor Saxophonist. He Gained Recognition From His Albums On The ESP-DISK Label Recorded During The Late Sixties. He Went On To Record With Such Artists As Peter Brotzmann Bobby Few Noah Howard And Alan Silva. He Died In 1990. ---- Biography By Chris Kelsey Taken From Allmusic Guide ---- Wright Never Made Much Of A Name For Himself Outside The Innermost Circle Of Free Jazz Musicians And Fans Yet He Was Influential In His Own Subversive Way. Unlike Ornette Coleman Albert Ayler Or Cecil Taylor —peers And Contemporaries Who Were The Same Age Or Only Slightly Older — Wright Never Recorded Even A Single Record Under His Own Name For A Major Label He Was "underground" His Entire Career. Ayler's Scalding Abstract Expressionism Was The Prime Influence On Wright Who Transformed It With His Own Personality And Passed It On. Echoes Of Wright's Playing Can Be Heard In The Work Of Such Younger Saxophonists As Glenn Spearman Sabir Mateen Charles Gayle And Thomas Borgmann. Wright Played Electric Bass As A Young Man Performing In R&B Bands In Memphis And Cleveland — Albert Ayler's Hometown. It Was There That He Met Ayler Who Inspired Him To Take Up The Tenor Saxophone. Wright Moved To New York In The Early '60s And Established Himself On The Burgeoning Free Jazz Scene Playing With Such Musicians As Organist Larry Young Saxophonist Noah Howard And Drummer Sunny Murray. Wright Also Played Briefly With John Coltrane And Cecil Taylor. He Led His First Record Date In 1965 Frank Wright Trio For The ESP Label His Band Included Bassist Henry Grimes And Drummer Tom Price. A Wright-Led Quintet Recorded Your Prayer For ESP In 1967. He Moved To France Two Years Later Where He Played With Other American Expatriates Including Noah Howard Pianist Bobby Few And Drummer Art Taylor. The Early '70s Saw Wright Perform And Record With A Band Usually Comprised Of Himself Few Howard And Drummer Not Boxer Muhammad Ali Bassist Alan Silva Replaced Howard Around 1972. After Returning Briefly To The U.S. In 1971 Wright Moved Back To France. During The '70s And '80s He Worked Both There And In The U.S. Recording Mostly For Small European Labels As Both A Leader And Sideman With Such Musicians As Bassist Saheb Sarbib Saxophonist Peter Brötzmann And Trumpeter Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson. In The Mid-'80s He Formed An Association With The World-Renowned Visual Artist And Sometime Musician A.R. Penck He Also Recorded And Performed With Cecil Taylor. In 1988 He Performed In Concert With The Art Ensemble Of Chicago At The Petrillo Bandshell In Chicago. His Last Recordings From 1989-1990 Were With A Trio That Included Penck On Drums And Frank Wollny On Bass. read less

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