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Al Harewood

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Al Harewood (June 3, 1923 – March 13, 2014) was an American jazz drummer and teacher.

Biography

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Harewood was born in Brooklyn. As a musician he worked with many jazz musicians including the J.J. Johnson/Kai Winding group, the Art Farmer/Gigi Gryce band, David Amram, Betty Carter, and the Curtis Fuller-Benny Golson Sextet.[1] Harewood played on many jazz recordings under the leadership of Lou Donaldson, Horace Parlan, Ike Quebec, Dexter Gordon and Grant Green and had a long association with saxophonist Stanley Turrentine from 1959 onwards. He played briefly with Mary Lou Williams in 1962, then joined Stan Getz, and later returned to working with David Amram, with whom he had previously played in the 1950s. In the mid-1970s, he started working as an instructor at Livingstone College. From 1983, he played with Lee Konitz.[2]

Harewood died in March 2014 at the age of 90.[3]

Selected discography

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With Ahmed Abdul-Malik

With Betty Carter

With Lou Donaldson

With Curtis Fuller

With Grant Green

With Horace Parlan

With Ike Quebec

With Stanley Turrentine

With Kai Winding

With others

References

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  1. ^ Wynn, R. Biography at allmusic accessed January 5, 2010
  2. ^ Wynn, Ron. "Al Harewood". Blue Note Records. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  3. ^ Jazz Times, retrieved 17/3/2014 Archived February 8, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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