- Alvin Tyler
Alvin "Red" Tyler (
5 December 1925 –3 April 1998 ) was an AmericanR&B andneo-bop jazz saxophonist and arranger.Born and raised in New Orleans,
Louisiana , Tyler grew up listening to the sound of New Orleans marching bands. He began playing saxophone when in the navy, and by 1950 had joinedDave Bartholomew ’s R&B band. He also played jazz in club jam sessions. He made his recording debut onFats Domino ’s “The Fat Man” and went on to play on sessions forLittle Richard ,Lloyd Price ,Aaron Neville ,Lee Dorsey ,Dr. John , and numerous other rhythm and blues artists.From the mid-1967
s, he worked as a liquor salesman. He also began leading his own jazz band in clubs and hotel residencies in New Orleans. While the
baritone saxophone had been his primary instrument during his years as a studio musician, his jazz playing gradually came to rely much more ontenor saxophone . In the mid-1980s he recorded two jazz albums, "Graciously" and "Heritage", with vocals byJohnny Adams andGermaine Bazzle , forRounder Records .And at age 65 he had a daughter named Tajara Brieanne Simms who currently lives in Temple Hills,MD.Tyler died at age 72 in New Orleans.
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEkxDg_fY38 Alvin Tyler playing with Earl Palmer and Allen Toussaint]
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