Saxophone

Wurlitzer Gold Plated Soprano Sax

Rudolf Wulitzer Co Cincinnati, Oh, Chicago, Il - US
United States

Gold Plated

The Wurlitzer / American made by / Rudolf Wurlitzer Co / Cincinnati / Chicago

This gold-plated satin Soprano Saxophone was owned and played by Oliver Lake (b. Marianna, Arkansas, September 14, 1944). Oliver is a true American Modern Renaissance alto saxophonist, flutist, composer and poet. He moved to St. Louis at the age of two. At the age of 17, he began to take a serious interest in jazz. As many members of BAG (Black Artists' Group)and its Chicago-based sister organizaton, AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians), Lake moved to New York in the mid-'70s. In 1977, he co-founded the internationally acclaimed "World Saxophone Quartet" with Hemphill, Hamiet Bluiett and David Murray. An avant-garde jazz group that implemented elements of free funk and African jazz into their musical routines. Oliver continues to work with the WSQ and his own various groups - including the groundbreaking roots/reggae ensemble "Jump Up" - and collaborating with many notable choreographers, poets and a veritable Who's Who of the progressive jazz scene of the late 20th century, performing all over the U.S. as well as in Europe, Japan, the Middle East, Africa and Australia.

Owner:
Catalog#: HWMC

http://www.oliverlake.net/ - Also listed under American Jazz on this website.

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