- Jay Cameron
Jay Cameron (b.
September 14 ,1928 ,New York City ) is an Americanjazz reed player.Cameron began as an alto saxophonist, but later recorded with bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, and B-flat clarinets. His career began in the early 1940s in
Hollywood withIke Carpenter 's band, with whom he played until 1947. He moved to Europe near the end of the decade and played withRex Stewart ,Bill Coleman ,Roy Haynes andHenri Renaud in France and Italy; in the early 1950s Cameron gigged around Belgium, Germany, and Scandinavia. In 1955 he played steadily inParis with a band that includedBobby Jaspar ,Barney Wilen andJean-Louis Chautemps . He returned to the United States in 1956, playing in the bands ofWoody Herman (1956) andSlide Hampton (1960). Other collaborations include time withChet Baker ,Dizzy Gillespie ,Maynard Ferguson (1957-58),Freddie Hubbard (1958),Candido Camero ,Bill Barron ,André Hodeir ,Hal McKusick , and Les andLarry Elgart . Among his own projects as a leader were his International Sax Band and the Third Herdsmen. In the late 1960s Cameron toured withPaul Winter .Further reading
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wvftxql5ldte~T1 Jay Cameron] at
Allmusic
*Bill Moody, "The Jazz Exiles:American Musicians Abroad". Includes a chapter on Cameron.
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