George Cartwright (musician)

George Cartwright
Born (1950-12-10) December 10, 1950 (age 74)
Midnight, Mississippi, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentSaxophone
Years active1970s–present

George Cartwright (born December 10, 1950, in Midnight, Mississippi) is an American musician, best known as the founder of the band Curlew in 1979 in New York City.[1][2] Besides playing soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones, he has composed music for Curlew, his own solo recordings and other music ensembles such as Zeitgeist. He attended the Creative Music Studio in Woodstock, New York, and currently resides in Minnesota.[3]

Discography

With Curlew

Main article: Curlew (band)

Recordings

  • The Hardwood'’(Cuneiform, 1992)
  • Mercury (Cuneiform, 2003)
  • Gussie [live] (Roaratorio, 2003)
  • Live in Berlin (Cuneiform, 1986)[4]
  • North America (Moers, 1986)
  • Bee (Cuneiform, 1991)[5]
  • A Beautiful Western Saddle (Lyrics by Paul Haines) (Cuneiform, 1993)[6]
  • Paradise (Cuneiform, 1996)
  • Fabulous Drop (Cuneiform, 1998)
  • North America (Cuneiform, 2002) [7]
  • Curlew (Landslide, 1984)

Solo

  • DOT (Cuneiform/Rune, 1994)
  • The Memphis Years (Lyrics by Paul Haines, Vocals by Amy Denio) (Cuneiform/Rune, 2000)
  • Black Ants Crawling (Innova Recordings, 2002)
  • Send Help (Innova Recordings, 2008)

with Michael Lytle

  • Red Rope:3 Pieces for 2 Players (Cadence, 1997)

With The Snaildartha 6

References

  1. ^ https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/george-cartwright/ George Cartwright
  2. ^ "Jazz news: Curlew Founder/Saxophonist George Cartwright Interviewed at All About Jazz". 22 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Mn Artists | Arts Writing from Mn, Beyond Mn".
  4. ^ "George Cartwright". George Cartwright. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  5. ^ "Stick Insect, by George Cartwright, Dave King, Josh Granowski". Mahakala Music. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  6. ^ "George Cartwright | Cuneiform Records". www.cuneiformrecords.com. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  7. ^ "Home". cuneiformrecords.com.
  8. ^ "Snaildartha: Snaildartha: The Story of Jerry the Christmas Snail - A Soul Jazz Extravaganza". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-08-31.