Maurice Simon

Maurice James Simon (born March 26, 1929,^[1] Houston, TX) is 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 "Illinois" 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.

References

1. ^ allmusic
2. ^ Porter, Roy and Keller, David There and back David Keller Continuum International Publishing Group, 1990 ISBN 1871478308, 9781871478303 at Google Books
3. ^ Charles Mingus Catalog at JazzDisc.org
4. ^ [1]
5. ^ Jazz.com
6. ^ Helen Humes at JazzDisc.org
7. ^ Discogs

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Name	Simon, Maurice
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Date of birth	March 26, 1929
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