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Malachi Thompson
Malachi Thompson
Born: Aug 21, 1949 in Princeton, KY
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Died: Jul 16, 2006 in Chicago, IL
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Avant-Garde, Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz
Biography: An excellent if underrated trumpeter, Malachi Thompson has played in free settings and recorded abstract tributes to jazz's possible founder, Buddy Bolden. Thompson grew up in Chicago. After hearing Count Basie's Orchestra at a concert when he was 11, he persuaded his parents to get him a trumpet. By ...Read full biography
Lift Every Voice
Lift Every Voice
Released: 1992
Label: Delmark Records
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Trumpeter Malachi Thompson merges hard bop, free, African rhythms, and gospel stylings on this release. Lift Every Voice is reminiscent of what drummer Max Roach did with his regular band in collaboration ...Read full review
Blue Jazz
Blue Jazz
Released: 2003
Label: Delmark Records
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Trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader Malachi Thompson has outdone himself with Blue Jazz. Being the fourth Africa Brass date, Thompson and his notion of reinventing the manner in which a brass-driven ...Read full review
More Malachi Thompson albums: Main Albums (11), Compilations (1)
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