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| Background information | |
| Born | November 10, 1939 |
| Origin | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Jazz, Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Flautist |
| Instrument(s) | Flute |
| Years active | 1964 – Present |
| Label(s) | RKO/Unique, Sony, Music Masters Jazz, CTI, Columbia |
| Website | www.HubertLaws.com |
Hubert Laws (b. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music A flautist, flutist, or flute player is a Musician who plays the Flute. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The flute is a Musical instrument of the Woodwind family Unlike other woodwind instruments a flute is a Reedless wind instrument that produces its Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music RKO Records and Unique Jazz are two Record labels They began as Unique Records a New York pop music record label CTI Records ( Creed Taylor International or Creed Taylor Incorporated) was a Jazz Record label founded in 1967 by Creed Taylor Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company November 11, 1939) is an American flutist with a 30-year career in jazz, classical, and other music genres. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A flautist, flutist, or flute player is a Musician who plays the Flute. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music Laws is an extremely gifted musician, and is one of the few classical artists who has also mastered jazz, pop, and rhythm-and-blues genres; moving effortlessly from one repertory to another. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure [1]
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Biography
Hubert Laws born November 11, 1939, in the Studewood section of Houston, Texas, the second of eight children. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Many of his siblings also entered the music industry, including saxophonist Ronnie Laws and vocalists Eloise, Debra, and Johnnie Laws. Ronald Wayne "Ronnie" Laws (born October 3, 1950 in Houston Texas) is an American Jazz, Blues and Debra Laws is an American R & B Singer and Actress from Houston, Texas. He began playing flute in high school after volunteering to substitute for the school orchestra's regular flutist. He became adept at jazz improvisation by playing in the Houston-area jazz group the Swingsters, which eventually evolved into the Modern Jazz Sextet, the Night Hawks, and the Crusaders. At age 15, was a member of the early Jazz Crusaders while in Texas (1954-1960), and he also played classical music during those years. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Juilliard and classical music
Winning a scholarship to New York's Juilliard School of Music in 1960. The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He studied music both in the classroom and with master flutist Julius Baker and played with both the New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (member) and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, 1969-72. Julius Baker ( September 23 1915 &ndash August 8 2003) was one of the foremost American orchestral Flute players. In this period his renditions of classical compositions by Gabriel Faure, Stravinsky, Debussy, and Bach on the 1971 CTI recording Rite of Spring—with a string section and such jazz stalwarts as Airto Moreira, Jack DeJohnette, Bob James, and Ron Carter—earned him an audience of classical music aficionados. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Airto Moreira (born August 5, 1941) is a Brazilian Jazz percussionist and musician Jack DeJohnette (born 9 August 1942) is an American Jazz Drummer, pianist, and composer Bob James (born December 25, 1939 in Marshall Missouri) is a two-time Grammy Award -winning Smooth jazz Keyboardist Ron Carter (born May 4, 1937, Ferndale, Michigan) is an American Jazz Double-bassist. He would return to this genre in 1976 with a recording of Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet.
Jazz
While at Juillard Laws played flute during the evenings with several acts, including Mongo Santamaria, 1963-67 and in 1964 began recording as a bandleader for the Atlantic label, and he released the albums The Laws of Jazz, Flute By-Laws, and Laws Cause. Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría ( April 7, 1917 in Havana, Cuba &ndash February 1, 2003) was an Afro-Cuban Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. He guested on albums by Ashford and Simpson, Chet Baker, and George Benson. Nickolas Ashford (born May 4, 1942, in Fairfield South Carolina) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946 in Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr ( Yale Oklahoma, 23 December 1929 - Amsterdam, 13 May 1988) was an American George Benson (b March 22 1943, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is an American musician whose recording career began at the age of twenty-one He also recorded with younger brother Ronnie Laws album The Laws in the early Seventies, a treasure for Jazz Aficcionados. Ronald Wayne "Ronnie" Laws (born October 3, 1950 in Houston Texas) is an American Jazz, Blues and He also played flute on Gil Scott-Heron's 1972 album Free Will, which featured the jazz poem "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. Gil Scott-Heron (born April 1 1949) is an American Poet, Musician, and Author known primarily for his late 1960s and Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " During the mid-1980s he went into semi-retirement for seven years. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)
In the 1990s Laws resumed his career, playing on the 1991 Spirituals in Concert recording by opera singers Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Kathleen Battle (born August 13 1948, Portsmouth Ohio, USA Jessye Norman (born September 15, 1945) is a four time Grammy award winning African American opera singer His albums on the Music Masters label—My Time Will Come in 1990 and, more particularly, Storm Then Calm in 1994—are regarded by critics as a return to the form he exhibited on his early 1970s albums. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He also recorded a tribute album to jazz pianist and pop-music vocalist Nat King Cole, Hubert Laws Remembers the Unforgettable Nat King Cole, which received critical accolades. Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17 1919 &ndash February 15 1965 known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician Among the many artists he has played and recorded with are Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Nancy Wilson, Quincy Jones, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Lena Horne, Leonard Bernstein, James Moody, Jaco Pastorius, Sergio Mendes,Bob James, Carly Simon, George Benson, Clark Terry, Stevie Wonder, J. J. Johnson, and The Rascals. Herbert Jeffrey Hancock ("Herbie" born April 12 1940 is a Jazz Pianist and Composer. Alfred McCoy Tyner (born 11 December 1938) is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia Pennsylvania, known for his work with the John Coltrane Nancy Wilson (born February 20, 1937) is an American singer with seventy-plus albums and three Grammy Awards so far in her career Quincy Delight Jones Jr (born March 14, 1933) also known as Q, is an American Music Impresario, conductor Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13 1941 is an American Songwriter, Musician, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25 1917 &ndash June 15 1996 also known as " Lady Ella " and the "First Lady of Song" is considered one of the most influential Sarah Lois Vaughan (nicknamed " Sassy " and " The Divine One ") ( March 27 1924, &ndash April Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (born June 30, 1917) is an iconic American singer and Actress. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes James Moody may refer to James Moody (composer for the harmonica James Moody (saxophonist (b John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III (December 1 1951–September 21 1987 was a American Jazz Musician and Composer widely Sérgio Santos Mendes, pron. 'sɛxʒiu 'sɐ̃tus 'mẽ'dʒis (born February 11, 1941 in Niterói, Brazil) is a Grammy Award Bob James may refer to Bob James (musician (born 1939 jazz keyboardist arranger and producer of music Bob James (baseball (born 1958 Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25 1945 is an Oscar, Golden Globe and two time Grammy Award -winning American Singer-songwriter, George Benson (b March 22 1943, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is an American musician whose recording career began at the age of twenty-one Clark Terry (born December 14, 1920) nicknamed Mumbles, is a Grammy Award-winning American swing and bop Trumpeter, a Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an J J Johnson (born James Louis Johnson) in Indianapolis Indiana, ( January 22, 1924 - February 4, 2001) was a The Rascals (initially known as The Young Rascals) were an American soul and rock group of the 1960s [2]
The 2006 video Hubert Laws Live 30-year Video Retrospective, available only at hubertlaws. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. com, includes "Red Hot & Cool" with Nancy Wilson, Performance in Brazil, Johnny Carson Show Appearance, The 1975 Downbeat Reader's Poll Awards, Performance in Japan, and Performance in Germany. The Johnny Carson Show was a 1955-56 half hour Prime time Television Variety show starring Johnny Carson.
Grammy Awards history
- Career Wins:
- Career Nominations: 3[3]
| Hubert Laws Grammy Awards History | |||||
| Year | Category | Title | Genre | Label | Result |
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| 1979 | Best Rhythm & Blues Instrumental Performance | Land of Passion | Jazz | Columbia | Nominee |
| 1974 | Best Jazz Performance - Soloist | In the Beginning | Jazz | CTI | Nominee |
| 1973 | Best Jazz Performance - Soloist | Morning Star | Jazz | CTI | Nominee |
Selective discography
| Year | Title | Genre | Label | notes | |
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| 1964 | The Laws of Jazz / Flute By-Laws | Jazz | Atlantic | ||
| 1970 | The Best of Hubert Laws (Reissue 1990) | Jazz | Sony | ||
| 1970 | Antonio Carlos Jobim Stone Flower | Jazz | CTI | produced by Creed Taylor | |
| 1971 | The Rite of Spring | Classical | CTI | ||
| 1972 | Wild Flower | Jazz | Atlantic | ||
| 1974 | In the Beginning | Jazz | CTI | ||
| 1975 | Chicago Theme | Jazz | King | ||
| 1976 | Romeo & Juliet | Soul Jazz/Jazz Funk | CTI | ||
| 1976 | Bob James - BJ4 | Jazz-fusion | CTI | key track is "Tappan Zee" | |
| 1978 | Say It With Silence | Jazz | Columbia | ||
| 1990 | My Time Will Come | Jazz | Music Masters Jazz | ||
| 1994 | Storm Then the Calm | Jazz | Music Masters Jazz | ||
| 1998 | Hubert Laws Remembers the Unforgettable Nat "King" Cole | Pop | RKO/Unique | ||
| 2002 | Baila Cinderella | Jazz, Latin jazz | Scepterstein | ||
| 2004 | Moondance | Jazz | Savoy Jazz | ||
| 2005 | Hubert Laws Plays Bach for Barone & Baker | Classical | Denon Records |
Footnotes
External links
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