Grachan Moncur III
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Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | June 3, 1937
Died | June 3, 2022 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 85)
Genres | Jazz, free jazz, avant-garde jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Trombone |
Years active | 1959–2022 |
Grachan Moncur III (June 3, 1937 – June 3, 2022)[1][2] was an American jazz trombonist. He was the son of jazz bassist Grachan Moncur II and the nephew of jazz saxophonist Al Cooper.
Biography
Born in
After high school, Moncur toured with
Moncur joined
Moncur died from cardiac arrest on June 3, 2022, his 85th birthday, at his home in Newark, New Jersey.[2]
Discography
As a leader
- Evolution (Blue Note, 1963)
- Some Other Stuff (Blue Note, 1964)
- "Blue Free" and "The Intellect" on The New Wave in Jazz (Impulse!, 1965)
- The New Breed (The Dedication Series/Vol.VXIII) Sides C and D-1 (Impulse, 1978 [recorded 1965])
- New Africa(BYG Actuel, 1969)
- Aco Dei de Madrugada (One Morning I Waked Up Very Early) (BYG Actuel, 1969)
- Echoes of Prayer (JCOA, 1974 [1975])
- Shadows (Denon, 1977)
- Exploration (Capri, 2004)
- Inner Cry Blues (Lunar Module, 2007)
As a sideman
with Marion Brown:
- Juba-Lee (Fontana, 1967)
- Three for Shepp (Impulse!, 1967)
with Dave Burrell:
- Echo (BYG Actuel, 1969)
- La Vie de Bohème (BYG Actuel, 1970)
with Benny Golson:
- Here and Now (Mercury, 1962) – with Art Farmer
- Another Git Together (Mercury, 1962) – with Art Farmer
- Pop + Jazz = Swing (Audio Fidelity, 1962) – later version as Just Jazz!
- Stockholm Sojourn (Prestige, 1965)
with Herbie Hancock:
- My Point of View (Blue Note, 1963)
with Beaver Harris:
- Safe (Red, 1979)
- Beautiful Africa (Soul Note, 1979)
- Live at Nyon (Cadence Jazz, 1981)
with Joe Henderson:
- The Kicker (Milestone, 1967)
with Khan Jamal:
- Black Awareness (CIMP, 2005)
with Frank Lowe:
- Decision in Paradise (Soul Note, 1985)
with Jackie McLean:
- One Step Beyond (Blue Note, 1963)
- Destination... Out! (Blue Note, 1964)
- 'Bout Soul (Blue Note, 1967)
- Hipnosis (Blue Note, 1967)
with Lee Morgan:
- The Last Session (Blue Note, 1971)
with Butch Morris:
- In Touch... but out of Reach (Kharma, 1982)
with Sunny Murray:
- Homage to Africa (BYG Actuel, 1969)
with Sunny Murray, Khan Jamal and Romulus:
- Change of the Century Orchestra (JAS, 1999)
with Paris Reunion Band:
- For Klook (Gazell, 1987)
with William Parker:
- In Order to Survive (Black Saint, 1995)
with John Patton:
- Soul Connection (Nilva, 1983)
with The Reunion Legacy Band:
- The Legacy (Early Bird, 1991)
with Archie Shepp:
- Mama Too Tight (Impulse!, 1966)
- The Way Ahead (album) (Impulse!, 1968)
- Poem for Malcolm (BYG Actuel, 1969)
- For Losers (Impulse!, 1970)
- Things Have Got to Change (Impulse!, 1971)
- Live at the Pan-African Festival (BYG Actuel, 1971)
- Life at the Donaueschingen Festival (MPS, 1972)
- Kwanza (Impulse!, 1974)
- Freedom (JMY, 1991)
with Archie Shepp and Roswell Rudd:
- Live in New York (Verve, 2001)
with Wayne Shorter:
- The All Seeing Eye (Blue Note, 1965)
with Alan Silva:
- Luna Surface (BYG Actuel, 1969)
with Clifford Thornton:
- Ketchaoua (BYG Actuel, 1969)
with Chris White:
- The Chris White Project (Muse, 1993)
with Cassandra Wilson:
- Point of View (JMT, 1986)
References
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ a b Chinen, Nate (3 June 2022). "Grachan Moncur III, trailblazing jazz trombonist, dies at 85". NPR. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ a b Sean Singer & Grachan Moncur III, "The Soul of Trombone — Grachan Moncur III", Cerise Press, Vol. 4, Issue 10, Summer 2012.
External links
- Grachan Moncur at MySpace.
- "A Fireside Chat With Grachan Moncur III", All About Jazz, January 17, 2003.
- Peter Marsh, "Grachan Moncur III Exploration", BBC Review, 2005.
- Andrew Durkin, "Grachan Moncur III: Exploration", All About Jazz, March 21, 2005.
- Grachan Moncur III music and papers, Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University.
- Grachan Moncur III discography at Discogs
- Grachan Moncur III at IMDb