James Spaulding

James Spaulding is exactly the kind of player jazz heads cherish and casual listeners overlook. A saxophonist and flutist out of Indianapolis who spent time in Sun Ra's orbit and then logged serious hours as a Blue Note studio musician alongside Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver and Stanley Turrentine, he is woven into the fabric of the music's golden era. He never became a household name, but that almost makes me admire him more. The sidemen who color those classic sessions are the unsung architects of the sound, and Spaulding's reedwork is a quiet thread running through some genuinely sacred records.

Name (English)

James Spaulding

Name (Japanese)

ジェームス・スポールディング

Reading

じぇーむす・すぽーるでぃんぐ

Born

July 30, 1937 (age 89)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Ox

Origin

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Occupation

jazz musician / saxophonist / musician

High school

Crispus Attucks High School

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9D%E3%83%AB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0

Tags

• Indiana
• jazz musician
• saxophonist
• musician

Last updated

2026-06-02

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