ArtistInfo

Arnie Lawrence

as, ss, 1938-2005 US, Brooklyn
Musician of R&B/Soul and Jazz
A.k.a. Arnold Lawrence Finkelstein

Arnold Lawrence Finkelstein, better known as Arnie Lawrence (July 10, 1938, Brooklyn – April 22, 2005, Jerusalem) was an American jazz saxophonist.Lawrence studied clarinet in his youth before switching to saxophone. He played from age 12 in clubs in the Catskills, and by age 17 was performing at Birdland, at one point working a double bill with John Coltrane. He played with Charles Mingus, Thad Jones, Maynard Ferguson, Clark Terry Quintet and Duke Pearson, but did not make his first recordings until 1966, playing on Chico Hamilton's The Dealer. He worked for several years with Hamilton, and concomitantly became a soloist on The Tonight Show from 1967 to 1972. His first records as a leader appeared in 1968.

Instruments

• Alto sax
• Soprano sax
• Saxophone
• Flute

Genres

• R&B/Soul
• Jazz
• Electronic
• Latin
• Rock

Plays With