Willie Maiden

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Willie Maiden

sax, ts, bs, 1928-1976 US, Detroit
Musician / Arranger of Jazz
A.k.a. William Ralph Maiden

American jazz saxophonist and arranger (Mar. 12, 1928 - May 29, 1976). Maiden began on piano at age five and started playing saxophone at 11. He spent most of his career playing in big bands, and while he recorded copiously as a sideman, he never led his own session. He worked with Perez Prado in 1950 and arranged for Maynard Ferguson from 1952 into the 1960s. He played with Charlie Barnet in 1966, and played baritone sax in addition to arranging for Stan Kenton between 1969 and 1973. After this he taught at the University of Maine until his death in 1976.

Instruments

Saxophone
Tenor sax
Bariton sax
Clarinet

Genres

Jazz
Pop
Latin

Plays With

Maynard Ferguson & His Orchestra

Maynard Ferguson Sextet

Stan Kenton And His Orchestra

Band Members

External Links

Home Page

Wikipedia

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