Seldon Powell


Seldon Powell was an American tenor saxophonist and flautist whose work spanned multiple genres, including jazz and rhythm and blues.

Background

Powell worked with Tab Smith, Lucky Millinder, Neal Hefti, Louis Bellson, and Jimmy Witherspoon. During the 1960s, he ventured into the soul jazz idiom and worked with Clark Terry, Lou Donaldson, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, and Buddy Rich.

Discography

As leader

Seldon Powell Plays )Seldon Powell featuring Jimmy Cleveland Rhythm Plus One At the Hop
  • ''Messin' with Seldon Powell''

As sideman

With Tony Aless
With Mose Allison
With Albert Ayler
With Chet Baker
With Gato Barbieri
With Aaron Bell
With Louis Bellson
With Billy Butler
With Anthony Braxton
With Rusty Bryant
With Charlie Byrd
With Hank CrawfordMr. Blues Plays Lady Soul
With Bobby Donaldson
  • Jazz Unlimited
With Charles Earland
With Art Farmer
With Jimmy Forrest
With Ronnie Foster
With Panama Francis
  • The beat behind million sellers
  • Tough Talk
With Friedrich Gulda
With Eddie Harris
With Neal Hefti
  • Hot'n Hearty
With Groove Holmes
With Quincy Jones
With Rufus "Speedy" Jones
With Looking Glass
With Ahmed Abdul-Malik
With Arif Mardin
With Les McCann
With Jack McDuff
With Gary McFarland
With Jimmy McGriff
With Blue Mitchell
With Modern Jazz Quartet
With David "Fathead" Newman
With Chico O'Farrill
With Sy Oliver
  • Annie Laurie
  • Easy Walker
With Jimmy Owens
With Oliver Nelson
With Reuben Phillips
  • Manhattan...3 a.m.
With Bernard Purdie
With Buddy Rich
  • The Driver
With Willie Rodriguez
  • Flatjacks
With A. K. Salim
With Eddie Sauter
With Johnny "Hammond" Smith
With Leon Spencer
With Sonny Stitt
With Billy Taylor
With Clark Terry
With Joe Thomas
With Teri Thornton
With Cal Tjader
With Ernie Wilkins
With Jimmy Witherspoon
With Galt MacDermotLa Novela The Sun Always Shines for the Cool Dude – The Highway Life Take This Bread The Joker of Seville HAIR Movie Soundtrack New Pulse Jazz Band ''– Uncle Shout New Pulse Jazz Band – Pulse On!! The Human Comedy New Pulse Jazz Band – New Pulse III New Pulse Jazz Band – Boogie Man New Pulse Jazz Band – Lost Conquest The Solo Genius of Seldon Powell Ah! New York '' –