Maurice James Simon

Maurice James Simon (born March 26, 1929,[1] Houston, TX - died August 6, 2019) was a jazz saxophonist.

A high school classmate of Eric Dolphy (1945-6)[2] Simon appears on an early 1945 Los Angeles recording in a band led by Russell Jacquet and which also included Teddy Edwards, Charles Mingus, Bill Davis and Chico Hamilton.[3]

In 1948, again with Jacquet as leader, Simon was in an all-star band recording in Detroit, which included Sonny Stitt, Leo Parker, Sir Charles Thompson, Al Lucas and Shadow Wilson.[4]

He went on to join the Gerald Wilson Orchestra which also included Snooky Young, Red Kelly and Melba Liston.[5]

In 1950 he recorded for Savoy Records backing Helen Humes in a big band with Dexter Gordon, Ernie Freeman, Red Callender and J.C. Heard.[6]

In the 1970s he was a member of the Duke Ellington orchestra.

He also played with Fats Domino, Papa John Creach, Big Maybelle, Faye Adams, Bumble Bee Slim, Percy Mayfield[7] and B. B. King.

Discography

As sideman
With B.B. King

References
  1. allmusic
  2. Porter, Roy and Keller, David There and back David Keller Continuum International Publishing Group, 1990 ISBN 1-871478-30-8 ISBN 978-1-871478-30-3 at Google Books
  3. Charles Mingus Catalog at JazzDisc.org
  5. Jazz.com
  6. Helen Humes at JazzDisc.org
  7. Discogs


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