# John Stubblefield was one of the most versatile musicians in jazz: Video

- Link: https://jazzblues.eu/2018/02/04/john-stubblefield-was-one-of-the-most-versatile-musicians-in-jazz-video/
- Published: 2018-02-04T00:03:01+01:00
- Author: https://JazzBlues.EU

**04.02. – Happy Birthday !!! John Stubblefield was one of the most versatile musicians
in jazz, an invaluable artist who expanded on the music’s potential from within 
the tradition. Stubblefield’s tenor and soprano saxophones told the story of four
decades of diverse musical experience, from local R&B acts like Jackie Wilson and
Solomon Burke (64) through Chicago’s progressive Association for the Advancement
of Creative Musicians (67- 70) to freelancing in New York with the renowned Tito
Puente (72-74) and Kenny Barron (86) and everyone in between.**

After moving to New York in 1971, he played with the Collective Black Artists big
band and Mary Lou Williams. He was also in groups led by Charles Mingus, Thad Jones/
Mel Lewis Orchestra, and Tito Puente. In 1972 he played a free jazz concert at Town
Hall with Anthony Braxton and was featured with him on an album of the same name.
In 1973 John recorded with Abdullah Ibrahim and worked with Miles Davis – and later
recorded with him in 75.

Stubblefield’s adaptability and ease in any setting brought him calls from the World
Saxophone Quartet (86-88), Reggie Workman (89-93), McCoy Tyner (84 Clark), Freddie
Hubbard (85), and George Russell (85). As a leader of his own quartet since the 
early 1980s, Stubblefield recorded for Enja and Soul Note.

Concert reviews attest that Stubblefield was a powerful and irresistible soloist
who has stood out with such ensembles as the McCoy Tyner Big Band and the Mingus
Dynasty Big Band.

![Image result for John Stubblefield](https://i0.wp.com/radiofreechip.com/wp-content/
uploads/2016/01/John-Stubblefield-and-Max-Roach.jpg?w=640)

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