Eric Dixon

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Eric Dixon

sax, ts, fl, 1930-1989 US
Musician / Composer / Arranger of Jazz

Eric Dixon (March 28, 1930 - October 19, 1989) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, flautist, composer and arranger.Dixon's professional career extended from 1950 until his death in 1989, during which time he was credited on perhaps as many as 200 recordings. He worked with Paul Gonsalves, Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Mal Waldron, Oliver Nelson, Quincy Jones, Jack McDuff, Joe Williams, Bennie Green, Frank Foster, and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, but is probably best known for his tenure in Count Basie's band, which lasted almost two decades. Dixon continued to play in the "ghost band" after Basie's death.

Instruments

Saxophone
Tenor sax
Flute

Genres

Jazz
Pop
Blues

Plays With

Count Basie And The Kansas City Seven

Count Basie Big Band

Count Basie Orchestra

Frank Foster Sextet

Oliver Nelson And His Orchestra

Quincy Jones And His Orchestra

The Eric Dixon Sextet

The Basie Bandsmen

Band Members

External Links

Wikipedia

MusicBrainz

Discogs

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Acknowledgements

To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.

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