James Spaulding


James Ralph Spaulding Jr. is an American jazz saxophonist and flutist.
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, United states, Spaulding attended the Chicago Cosmopolitan School of Music. Between 1957 and 1961, he was a member of Sun Ra's band. In the 1960s, he worked as a studio musician at Blue Note Records, recording with Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver, and Stanley Turrentine. He was also a member of Freddie Hubbard's quintet and the World Saxophone Quartet.
He went on to work with some post-bop musicians such as Max Roach, Randy Weston and Woody Shaw. Under the leadership of Mercer Ellington, in the 1970s, Spaulding played in the Duke Ellington Orchestra. In the 1980s, Spaulding worked with Ricky Ford and, as part of an octet, with David Murray.

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Kamal Abdul-AlimDance
With Louis Armstrong
With Billy BangVietnam: Reflections
With Kenny Barron
With Art BlakeyGolden Boy
With Richard DavisHarvest
With Ricky Ford
With Grant GreenSolid
With Freddie HubbardHub-Tones Breaking Point! Blue Spirits The Night of the Cookers Backlash High Blues Pressure The Black Angel
With Bobby HutchersonComponents Patterns Ambos Mundos
With Abbey LincolnIt's Me
With Hank MobleyA Slice of the Top Third Season
With Lee MorganStandards
With David MurrayHope Scope David Murray Big Band Picasso Dark Star: The Music of the Grateful Dead Octet Plays Trane
With William ParkerWood Flute Songs
With Duke PearsonWahoo! Honeybuns Prairie Dog Sweet Honey Bee The Right Touch
With Sam RiversDimensions & Extensions
With Max RoachDrums Unlimited
With Pharoah SandersKarma
With Woody ShawWoody III For Sure!
With Wayne ShorterThe Soothsayer The All Seeing Eye Schizophrenia
With Horace SilverThe Jody Grind
With Sun RaVisits Planet Earth The Nubians of Plutonia Jazz in Silhouette Sound Sun Pleasure!! Somewhere Else Purple Night
With Leon Thomas
With Charles TolliverThe New Wave in Jazz Impact
With Stanley TurrentineThe Return of the Prodigal Son Rough 'n' Tumble The Spoiler
With McCoy TynerTender Moments
With Tyrone WashingtonNatural Essence
With Larry Young