Ricky Ford

Ricky Ford (b. March 4, 1954) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist.

Ford was born in Boston and studied at the New England Conservatory. [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:aifpxqt5ldae~T1 Ricky Ford] , Allmusic] In 1974 he recorded with Gunther Schuller and then did time in the Duke Ellington Orchestra under Mercer Ellington from 1974 to 1976. After this he played with Charles Mingus (1976-77), Dannie Richmond (1978-1981), Lionel Hampton, and then in the Mingus Dynasty (1982). In 1985 he played with Abdullah Ibrahim. He has recorded extensively as a leader for Muse and Candid.

He taught at Istanbul Bilgi University until 2006.

Discography

*"Loxodonta Africana" with Oliver Beener, Charles Sullivan, Bob Neloms, Richard Davis, Dannie Richmond, 1977
*"Manhattan Plaza" with Oliver Beener, Jaki Byard, David Friesen, Dannie Richond, 1978
*"Flying Colors" with John Hicks, Walter Booker, Jimmy Cobb, 1980
*"Tenor of the Times" with Albert Daley, Rufus Reid, Jimmy Cobb, 1981
*"Interpretations" with John Hicks, Walter Booker, Jimmy Cobb, 1982
*"Future's Gold" with Albert Dailey, Larry Coryell, Ray Drummond, Jimmy Cobb, 1983
*"Shorter Ideas" with Jimmy Knepper, James Spaulding, Kirk Lightsey, Rufus Reid, Jimmy Cobb, 1984
*"Looking Ahead" (1986)
*"Saxotic Stomp" with James Spaulding, Ricky Ford, Charles Davis, Kirk Lightsey, Ray Drummond, Jimmy Cobb, 1987
*"Hard Groovin"' with Roy Hargrove, Geoff Keezer, Robert Hurst, Jeff Watts, 1989
*"Manhattan Blues" with Jaki Byard, Milt Hinton, Ben Riley, 1989
*"Ebony Rhapsody" (1990) U.S. Jazz #13 [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:aifpxqt5ldae~T5 Billboard] , Allmusic.com]
*"Hot Brass" with Lew Soloff, Claudio Roditi, Steve Turre, Danilo Pérez, Christian McBride, Carl Allen, 1991
*"American African Blues" with Jaki Byard, Milt Hinton, Ben Riley, 1991
*"Tenor Madness Too" with Antoine Roney, Donald Brown, Peter Washington, Louis Hayes, 1992
*"Tenors of Yusef Lateef & Ricky Ford" with Yusef Lateef, Avery Sharpe, Kamal Sabir, 1994
*"Balaena" with George Cables, Cecil McBee, Ed Thigpen, 1999
*"Song for My Mother" (2002)
*"Reeds and Keys" with Kirk Lightsey, 2003

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