Curtis Fowlkes
Curtis Fowlkes | |
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Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
| Genres | Jazz, pop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Trombone, voice |
| Years active | 1969–2023 |
| Labels | Knitting Factory |
Curtis Fowlkes (March 19, 1950 – August 31, 2023) was an American jazz trombonist and singer. He was a founding member of The Jazz Passengers. He had a twin brother James May Fowlkes and his parents were James Ray and Rosa May Fowlkes.[1]
Career
In 1987, Fowlkes started
Louis Bellson. He released his debut solo album in 1999.[3]
Death
Curtis Fowlkes died from heart failure in
Brooklyn, New York, on August 31, 2023, at the age of 73.[4]
Discography
As leader
- Reflect (Knitting Factory, 1999)
With The Jazz Passengers
- Implement Yourself (New World/CounterCurrents 1990)
- Live at the Knitting Factory (Knitting Factory, 1991)
- Plain Old Joe (Knitting Factory, 1993)
- In Love (High Street, 1994)
- Individually Twisted (32 Records, 1996)
- Re-United (Justin Time, 2010)
- Still Life with Trouble (Thirsty Ear, 2017)
With The Lounge Lizards
- Big Heart: Live in Tokyo (Island, 1986)
- No Pain for Cakes (Island, 1987)
- Voice of Chunk (Lagarto, 1988)
As sideman
With Don Byron
- Nu Blaxploitation (Capitol, 1998)
- You Are #6 (Blue Note, 2001)
- Do the Boomerang (Blue Note, 2006)
With Bill Frisell
- Quartet (Nonesuch, 1996)
- This Land (Elektra Nonesuch, 1994)
- Blues Dream (Nonesuch, 2001)
- Unspeakable (Nonesuch, 2004)
With Glen Hansard
- Didn't He Ramble (Anti-, 2015)
- A Season On the Line (Anti-, 2016)
- Between Two Shores (Anti-, 2018)
- This Wild Willing (Anti-, 2019)
With Charlie Hunter
- Right Now Move (Ropeadope, 2003)
- Baboon Strength (Spire Artist 2008)
- Gentlemen, I Neglected to Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid (Spire Artist 2010)
- Let the Bells Ring On (Charlie Hunter, 2015)
- We Two Kings (Rank Hypocri$i, 2015)
- Everybody Has a Plan Until They Get Punched in the Mouth (GroundUP, 2016)
With John Lurie
- Stranger Than Paradise and the Resurrection of Albert Ayler (Attitude/Crammed Discs 1985)
- Down by Law (Made to Measure/Crammed Discs 1987)
- Excess Baggage (Prophecy, 1997)
With Roy Nathanson
- Broken Night Red Light with Roy Nathanson, (Crepuscule, 1988)
- Deranged and Decomposed with Roy Nathanson (Crepuscule, 1988)
- Camp Stories (Knitting Factory, 1996)
- Fire at Keaton's Bar & Grill (Six Degrees, 2000)
- Sotto Voce (AUM Fidelity, 2006)
- Subway Moon (Yellowbird, 2009)
- Nearness and You (Clean Feed, 2016)
- Complicated Day (Yellowbird/Enja, 2014)
With Roy Nathanson & Nick Hakim
- Small Things (NYXO, 2021)
With Marc Ribot
- YRU Still Here? (Northern Spy, 2018)
- Rootless Cosmopolitans (Island, 1990)
- Shoe String Symphonettes (Tzadik, 1997)
With Elliott Sharp
- Forgery (Intuition, 2007)
- Spectropia Suite (NEOS, 2010)
- Sky Road Songs (Yellowbird, 2012)
With others
- Horace Andy, Fresh (Island in the Sun 1987)
- Eszter Balint, Flicker (Scratchie, 1998)
- Samm Bennett, The Big Off (Factory Outlet 1993)
- Steven Bernstein, MTO Plays Sly (Royal Potato Family 2011)
- Brass Construction, Brass Construction II (United Artists, 1976)
- Henry Butler, Viper's Drag (Impulse!, 2014)
- Thomas Chapin, Insomnia (Knitting Factory, 1993)
- Elvis Costello The Sweetest Punch (Decca, 1999)
- Elvis Costello, When I Was Cruel (Island, 2002)
- Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Crow (A&M 1996)
- Will Downing, Moods (Mercury 1995)
- Marty Ehrlich, A Trumpet in the Morning (New World, 2013)
- Oran Etkin, Wake Up Clarinet! (Timbalooloo 2010)
- Oran Etkin, Gathering Light (Motema, 2014)
- Charlie Haden, Not in Our Name (Verve, 2005)
- Charlie Haden, Time/Life (Impulse!, 2016)
- Gunter Hampel, Fresh Heat: Live at Sweet Basil (Birth, 1985)
- Joel Harrison, Infinite Possibility (Sunnyside, 2013)
- Levon Helm, It's Showtime (Vanguard, 2014)
- Paul Hemmings, The Blues and the Abstract (Uke Leading Tone 2015)
- Colm Mac Con Iomaire, And Now the Weather (Plateau, 2015)
- Iron and Wine, Ghost on Ghost(Nonesuch, 2013)
- Freedy Johnston, Blue Days Black Nights (Elektra, 1999)
- Brad Jones, Uncivilized Poise (Knitting Factory, 1999)
- King Short Shirt, Press On (A&B, 1979)
- Billy Martin, Heels Over Head (Amulet, 2013)
- Cibo Matto, Super Relax (Warner Bros., 1997)
- Bobby Previte, Counterclockwise (Palmetto, 2003)
- Jeb Loy Nichols, As the Rain (Capitol, 1997)
- Jeb Loy Nichols, Lovers Knot (Capitol, 1997)
- Lou Reed, Berlin (Lumiere, 2008)
- Lou Reed, Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse (Matador/Sister Ray 2008)
- Max Romeo, Freedom Street (Island in the Sun 1984)
- Harry Shearer, It Must Have Been Something I Said (Rhino, 1994)
- Andy Summers, Peggy's Blue Skylight (BMG, 2000)
- Henry Threadgill, Spirit of Nuff...Nuff (Black Saint, 1991)
- Kazutoki Umezu, Eclecticism (Knitting Factory, 1993)
- Dan Zanes, Catch That Train (Festival Five, 2006)
- John Zorn, John Zorn's Cobra: Live at the Knitting Factory (Knitting Factory, 1995)
References
- ^ "James R Foulkes / Census / United States 1950 Census". FamilySearch. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Jazz Passengers". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Lane, Joslyn. "Curtis Fowlkes". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Chinen, Nate (September 6, 2023). "Curtis Fowlkes, prolific trombonist who co-led The Jazz Passengers, is dead at 73". WRTI. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
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