Post by Baldhead Selector on Jan 11, 2008 13:17:18 GMT 1
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Harold McNair started out at the Alpha Boys School under the tutelage of Victor Tulloch, playing with Joe Harriott (a lifelong friend who considered McNair his de facto younger brother). He spent the first decade of his musical career in The Bahamas, where he used the name Little G for recordings and live performances. His early Bahamian recordings were mostly in Caribbean musical styles, in which he sang and played both alto and tenor saxophone. He also played a calypso singer in the 1958 film Island Women ("The whole ripped-bare story of the beach babes of the Caribbean!" or so said the adverts for that film). In 1960, he went to Miami to record his first album, a mixture of jazz and calypso numbers entitled Bahama Bash. It was around this time that he began playing the flute, which would eventually become his signature instrument. Initially he had some lessons in New York, but he was largely self taught. He departed for Europe later in 1960.
He went on to play with such luminaries as Charles Mingus, Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis, Jon Hendricks, Philly Joe Jones, Quincy Jones, Melba Liston, Ginger Baker and Donovan.
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I continue to be astonished by the musical achievements of so many Alpha old boys (and girl)
Respect
Baldy
PS - I'm loving that automatic picture hosting doodah.
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Harold McNair started out at the Alpha Boys School under the tutelage of Victor Tulloch, playing with Joe Harriott (a lifelong friend who considered McNair his de facto younger brother). He spent the first decade of his musical career in The Bahamas, where he used the name Little G for recordings and live performances. His early Bahamian recordings were mostly in Caribbean musical styles, in which he sang and played both alto and tenor saxophone. He also played a calypso singer in the 1958 film Island Women ("The whole ripped-bare story of the beach babes of the Caribbean!" or so said the adverts for that film). In 1960, he went to Miami to record his first album, a mixture of jazz and calypso numbers entitled Bahama Bash. It was around this time that he began playing the flute, which would eventually become his signature instrument. Initially he had some lessons in New York, but he was largely self taught. He departed for Europe later in 1960.
He went on to play with such luminaries as Charles Mingus, Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis, Jon Hendricks, Philly Joe Jones, Quincy Jones, Melba Liston, Ginger Baker and Donovan.
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I continue to be astonished by the musical achievements of so many Alpha old boys (and girl)
Respect
Baldy
PS - I'm loving that automatic picture hosting doodah.
