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Oliver Lake (14 Sep 1942 - )

Male Person - United States

Releases (9)

Official

Album

  1. Heavy Spirits 1975
  2. NTU: Point From Which Creation Begins 1976
  3. Shine! 1979
  4. Gallery 1986
  5. Impala 1987
  6. Again and Again 1991
  7. Holding Together 2010

Album - Compilation

  1. Compilation 1990
  2. The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note 08 Oct 2013

Relationships (12)

Member Of

  1. World Saxophone Quartet (1977 - 2016) original, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
  2. African Love Supreme original, alto saxophone
  3. Oliver Lake Big Band original, eponymous
  4. Oliver Lake Organ Trio original, eponymous
  5. Oliver Lake Quartet original, eponymous
  6. Oliver Lake Quintet original, eponymous
  7. Trio 3 ( - Feb 2022) original, saxophone
  8. Oliver Lake Trio original, eponymous, saxophone
  9. Oliver Lake Steel Quartet original, eponymous
  10. Oliver Lake String Project alto saxophone
  11. Andrew Cyrille Quintet alto saxophone, soprano saxophone

Children

  1. Gene Lake

Recordings by (48)

  1. While Pushing Down Turn 11:50 (1975)
  2. Owshet 5:43 (1975)
  3. Heavy Spirits 2:55 (1975)
  4. Movement Equals Creation 1:33 (1975)
  5. Altoviolin 2:32 (1975)
  6. Intensity 2:23 (1975)
  7. Lonely Blacks 3:45 (1975)
  8. Rocket 9:25 (1975)
  9. Africa 12:57 (1976)
  10. Tse'lane 5:55 (1976)
  11. Electric Freedom Colors 6:24 (1976)
  12. Eriee 7:40 (1976)
  13. Zip 4:40 (1976)
  14. Kuon Ganjo (Infinity, Really This Moment) 9:18 (1979)
  15. Reference 10:22 (1979)
  16. Lodius 8:06 (1979)
  17. Shine! 12:06 (1979)
  18. Olla's Blues 4:14 (1986)
  19. Sad Louis 3:20 (1986)
  20. Le Sport Suite 11:19 (1986)
  21. Gallery 5:47 (1986)
  22. C Piece 5:36 (1986)
  23. France Dance 10:45 (1986)
  24. '63 Impala 6:42 (1987)
  25. Lef' Sided 7:44 (1987)
  26. Brass and Oak 4:28 (1987)
  27. I Would Like To 6:26 (1987)
  28. Yo' Dance 8:43 (1987)
  29. We're in the Moment 8:38 (1987)
  30. Gand Club 4:23 (1990)
  31. Sun People 5:40 (1990)
  32. Again and Again 7:15 (1991)
  33. Anyway 7:17 (1991)
  34. Cross River 4:13 (1991)
  35. Touch 8:27 (1991)
  36. Aztec 6:00 (1991)
  37. Mask 8:04 (1991)
  38. Re-Cre-Ate 4:24 (1991)
  39. M.I.L.D. 7:15 (1991)
  40. Zaki 9:55 (1999)
  41. Trailway Shake/Sad Lo-Uis 10:04 (2010)
  42. Hasan 4:12 (2010)
  43. USTA B 6:25 (2010)
  44. Holding Together 10:30 (2010)
  45. Machine Wing 7:39 (2010)
  46. Ballad 1:41 (2010)
  47. Untitled 6:04 (2015)
  48. Plug It 5:34 ()

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Side Two, Cut Two 8:18 Anthony Braxton (1975) tenor saxophone
  2. Movement Equals Creation 1:33 Oliver Lake (1975) alto saxophone
  3. Heavy Spirits 2:55 Oliver Lake (1975) alto saxophone
  4. While Pushing Down Turn 11:50 Oliver Lake (1975) alto saxophone
  5. Owshet 5:43 Oliver Lake (1975) alto saxophone
  6. Altoviolin 2:32 Oliver Lake (1975) alto saxophone
  7. Intensity 2:23 Oliver Lake (1975) alto saxophone
  8. Lonely Blacks 3:45 Oliver Lake (1975) alto saxophone
  9. Rocket 9:25 Oliver Lake (1975) alto saxophone
  10. Diff Customs 5:44 Billy Hart (1977) alto saxophone
  11. Shadow Dance 7:43 Billy Hart (1977) alto saxophone
  12. Layla-Joy 6:55 Billy Hart (1977) flute, alto saxophone
  13. Rahsaan Is Beautiful 4:31 Billy Hart (1977) flute, alto saxophone
  14. Hymn for the Old Year 8:48 Billy Hart (1977) alto saxophone
  15. Bajou Scetches 9:35 World Saxophone Quartet (1977) saxophone
  16. Pharoah 9:31 Billy Hart (1977) alto saxophone
  17. Corner Culture 2:47 Billy Hart (1977) alto saxophone
  18. Dar el Sudan 2:32 World Saxophone Quartet (1977) saxophone
  19. Point of No Return 10:00 World Saxophone Quartet (1977) saxophone
  20. Scared Sheetless 23:30 World Saxophone Quartet (1977) saxophone
  21. Hymn for the Old Year 3:45 World Saxophone Quartet (1977) saxophone
  22. Steppin’ 9:11 World Saxophone Quartet (1979) saxophone
  23. Ra-Ta-Ta 5:25 World Saxophone Quartet (1979) saxophone
  24. P.O. in Cairo 10:45 World Saxophone Quartet (1979) saxophone
  25. Kuon Ganjo (Infinity, Really This Moment) 9:18 Oliver Lake (1979) flute, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
  26. Reference 10:22 Oliver Lake (1979) flute, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
  27. Lodius 8:06 Oliver Lake (1979) tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
  28. Hearts 3:00 World Saxophone Quartet (1979) saxophone
  29. Dream Scheme 7:18 World Saxophone Quartet (1979) saxophone
  30. Shine! 12:06 Oliver Lake (1979) tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
  31. R&B 9:01 World Saxophone Quartet (1979) saxophone
  32. See-Through 3:50 James Blood Ulmer (1980) alto saxophone
  33. Jazz Is the Teacher (Funk Is the Preacher) 4:19 James Blood Ulmer (1980) alto saxophone
  34. Time Out 5:19 James Blood Ulmer (1980) alto saxophone
  35. T.V. Blues 4:32 James Blood Ulmer (1980) alto saxophone
  36. Light Eyed 3:56 James Blood Ulmer (1980) alto saxophone
  37. Layout 5:02 James Blood Ulmer (1980) alto saxophone
  38. Sundance 2:44 World Saxophone Quartet (1981) saxophone
  39. Plain Song 4:23 World Saxophone Quartet (1981) saxophone
  40. Connections 8:10 World Saxophone Quartet (1981) saxophone
  41. W.S.Q. 5:22 World Saxophone Quartet (1981) saxophone
  42. Suite Music: The Key; Ballad for Eddie Jefferson; Pam-Maw; Hattie Wall 5:28 World Saxophone Quartet (1981) saxophone
  43. Hat and Beard 7:00 Oliver Lake Quintet (1981) alto saxophone
  44. Something Sweet, Something Tender 4:30 Oliver Lake Quintet (1981) alto saxophone
  45. Poster 6:25 Oliver Lake Quintet (1981) alto saxophone
  46. The Prophet 7:05 Oliver Lake Quintet (1981) alto saxophone
  47. Firm and Ripe 6:45 Oliver Lake Quintet (1981) alto saxophone
  48. Sound Light 5:39 World Saxophone Quartet (1981) saxophone
  49. Pillars Latino 5:24 World Saxophone Quartet (1981) saxophone
  50. Fast Life 3:01 World Saxophone Quartet (1981) saxophone

Credited as (23)

  1. Oliver Lake
  2. Malachi Thompson with Hamiet Bluiett & Oliver Lake, Willie Pickens, Harrison Bankhead & Reggie Nicholson
  3. Thulani Davis, Lindsey Horner, Jeff Hoyer, Oliver Lake, Myra Melford, Jeffrey Schanzer, Bernadette Speach
  4. Oliver Lake feat. FLUX Quartet
  5. Samuel Blaser feat. Russ Lossing, Masa Kamaguchi, Gerry Hemingway & Oliver Lake
  6. Samuel Blaser feat. Russ Lossing, Masa Kamaguchi, Gerry Hemingway, Oliver Lake & Wallace Roney
  7. TarBaby, Oliver Lake & Marc Ducret
  8. Borah Bergman & Oliver Lake
  9. Leo Smith, The New Dalta Ahkri, Anthony Davis, Wes Brown & Paul Maddox + Stanley Crouch
  10. Lake / Tchicai / Osgood / Westergaard
  11. Oliver Lake, Christian Weber, Dieter Ulrich feat. Nils Wogram
  12. Michael Jackson, Oliver Lake, Fred Hopkins & Philip Wilson
  13. Oliver Lake, Michael Jackson, Fred Hopkins & Philip Wilson
  14. Human Arts Ensemble with Oliver Lake & Lester Bowie
  15. Reggie Washington, Oliver Lake & DJ Grazzhoppa
  16. Tarbaby feat. Oliver Lake
  17. Oliver Lake, William Parker
  18. A. Spencer Barefield • Oliver Lake • Andrew Cyrille
  19. Borah Bergman / Oliver Lake
  20. Oliver Lake, Donal Leonellis Fox
  21. Oliver Lake and The CMS Orchestra
  22. Oliver Lake and The Creative Music Orchestra
  23. Oliver Lake and The CMS Orchestra

Works (96)

Arranged

  1. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
  2. In a Sentimental Mood
  3. For the Love of Money
  4. (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
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Wrote

  1. Let’s Have Some Fun
  2. Spy On Me Blues
  3. Virgo
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Composed

  1. The Blue Tree
  2. Forever Fervent
  3. Hymn for the Old Year
  4. Luthers Lament
  5. Barbara’s Rainbow
  6. Vamp
  7. Mu-Min
  8. Open Ideas
  9. Dance 2
  10. Tap Dancer
  11. Hasan
  12. Shave
  13. I Would Like Too
  14. Aztec
  15. Hassan
  16. All Net
  17. For Patrik L
  18. Bonu
  19. Composite
  20. Gallery
  21. Stick
  22. Sketch 4 Four
  23. Rollin' Vamp
  24. What a Dream
  25. The Road to Nefertiti
  26. Kind’a Up
  27. Dance 6/8
  28. Creole Talkin’
  29. Cloth Two
  30. M.I.L.D.
  31. Dedicated to Dolphy
  32. ’63 Impala
  33. Round 2000
  34. Der er stilhed i tingene
  35. Spirit
  36. Valley Sketch
  37. A Chase
  38. Equilateral
  39. Lope
  40. Time Was
  41. Playing for Keeps
  42. Time Being
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Dedicated Works

  1. Lakeish
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Events (2)

Main Performer At

  1. Konfrontationen 2017, Day 3: Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf reeds
  2. Konfrontationen 2017, Day 3: Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf flute

Links (11)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.oliverlake.net/

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13896278r
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2010019990
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nb2010019990
  4. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6sn1mc8
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134658299

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/172879

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/49759

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000398491

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/66652267

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q711204