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Pete Christlieb
Pete Christlieb
	Christlieb in Los Angeles, 2007
Background information
Born	February 16, 1945 (age 79); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Saxophone
Formerly of	The NBC Orchestra
Website	petechristlieb.com

Peter Christlieb (born February 16, 1945)^[1] is an American musician, playing tenor saxophone in the styles of jazz bebop, West Coast jazz, hard bop and pop music.

Biography

Christlieb was born in Los Angeles, California, United States,^[1] and is the son of bassoonist Donald Orville Christlieb, and Pearl Gold,^[2] Christlieb has worked with many musicians, such as Louie Bellson, Chet Baker, Woody Herman, Count Basie, Tom Waits, Steely Dan, Warne Marsh, Vince Guaraldi, Doc Severinsen, The Tonight Show Band, Bob Florence, Frank Mantooth, Gary Urwin, Phil Kelly, and Bill Holman.^[3]

Christlieb played the sax solo on Steely Dan's hit song "Deacon Blues" by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen from the album Aja, nominated for Album of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in the 20th annual Grammies.

"I went over to the studio one night after the Tonight Show finished taping at 6:30 p.m. When I listened on headphones to the track Tom [Scott] had arranged, there was just enough space for me to play a solo. As I listened, I realized Donald and Walter were using jazz chord changes, not the block chords of rock. This gave me a solid base for improvisation. They just told me to play what I felt. Hey, I’m a jazz musician, that’s what I do. So I listened again and recorded my first solo. We listened back and they said it was great. I recorded a second take and that’s the one they used. I was gone in a half-hour. The next thing I know I’m hearing myself in every airport bathroom in the world."^[4]

Christlieb also played on Natalie Cole's Grammy award-winning album Unforgettable; and the extended tenor sax solo on the song "FM (No Static at All)" from the movie of the same name.

Christlieb currently plays with his recently formed 11-piece group, the "Tall & Small Band"; the Bill Holman Orchestra; and his own quartet. Also, for years Christlieb has been involved in professional drag racing, with his cars participating in numerous races in the southwest and across the country. His team has won two national championships for the 'Blown Alcohol Dragster' class.

Christlieb played a jazz musician in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "His Way".^[5]

Discography

As leader or co-leader

Jazz City: A Quartet with Pete Christlieb (RAHMP, 1971)
Apogee (with Warne Marsh) (Warner Bros., 1978)
Self Portrait (Bosco, 1981)
Going My Way (Bosco, 1982)
Dino's '83 (Bosco, 1983)
Mosaic (with Bob Cooper) (Capri, 1990)
Conversations with Warne Volume 1 (with Warne Marsh) (Criss Cross, 1990)
Conversations with Warne Volume 2 (with Warne Marsh) (Criss Cross, 1995)
Get Happy – Don Lanphere & Pete Christlieb with New Stories (Origin, 1996)
The Tenor Trio – Ernie Watts/Pete Christlieb/Rickey Woodard (JMI/JVC, 1997)
Red Kelly's Heroes (with the Bill Ramsay/Milt Kleeb Band) (CARS, 1997)
Live At Capozzoli's (Las Vegas Late Night Sessions) – Pete Christlieb/Andy Martin Quintet (Woofy, 1998)
For Heaven's Sake (CARS, 1999)
Late Night Jazz – Pete Christlieb & Slyde Hyde (Vertical Jazz/Fine Tune, 2000)
Live at the Jazz Cave (Cognito, 2006)^[6]
Reunion – Hadley Caliman & Pete Christlieb (Origin, 2010)
High On U – Tall & Small: The Pete Christlieb & Linda Small Eleven-Piece Band (Bosco, 2011)

With Doc Severinsen

The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen (Amherst, 1986)
The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen, Vol. II (Amherst, 1988)
Once More...With Feeling! (Amherst, 1991)
Merry Christmas From Doc Severinsen & the Tonight Show Orchestra (Amherst, 1991)

As sideman or guest

With Louie Bellson

1974 150 MPH – Louie Bellson Big Band
1975 The Louis Bellson Explosion
1976 Live at Concord Summer Festival – Louie Bellson's 7
1977 Prime Time
1978 Sunshine Rock – Louie Bellson & The Explosion Orchestra
1978 Matterhorn: Louie Bellson Drum Explosion
1979 Louis Bellson Jam
1984 Don't Stop Now!
1996 Their Time Was the Greatest – Louie Bellson Honors 12 Super-Drummers
1997 Air Bellson – Louie Bellson's Magic 7
1998 The Art of the Chart – Louie Bellson's Big Band Explosion!

With Wayne Bergeron

2002 You Call This a Living?
2007 Plays Well with Others

With Bobby Caldwell

1996 Blue Condition
1999 Come Rain or Come Shine

With Frank Capp

1982 Juggernaut Strikes Again!
1995 In a Hefti Bag
1997 Play It Again Sam

With Rosemary Clooney

1992 Girl Singer
2002 Out of This World

With Natalie Cole

With Bob Florence

1979 Live at Concerts by the Sea
1981 Westlake
1982 Soaring
1992 Jewels - compilation

With Vince Guaraldi

1969 It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown

With Bill Holman

1995 A View from the Side
1997 Brilliant Corners: The Music of Thelonious Monk
2007 Hommage

With Quincy Jones

1971 Smackwater Jack
1974 Body Heat
1976 I Heard That!!
1995 Q's Jook Joint
1999 From Q with Love
2000 Basie and Beyond (with Sammy Nestico)

With Phil Kelly & The Northwest Prevailing Winds

2003 Convergence Zone
2006 My Museum – Phil Kelly & The Southwest Santa Ana Winds
2009 Ballet Of The Bouncing Beagles

With Seth MacFarlane

2011 Music Is Better Than Words
2017 In Full Swing

With The Manhattan Transfer

With Frank Mantooth

1987 Per-Se-Vere
1995 Sophisticated Lady
1999 Miracle

With Diane Schuur

1986 Timeless
1993 Love Songs

With Tom Scott

1973 Great Scott
1982 Desire
1983 Target
1991 Keep This Love Alive
1992 Born Again
1995 Night Creatures
1999 Smokin' Section

With Keely Smith

2000 Swing, Swing, Swing
2001 Keely Sings Sinatra
2002 Keely Swings Basie-Style with Strings

With Gary Urwin Jazz Orchestra

2000 Perspectives
2001 Living In The Moment [rel. 2003]
2006 Kindred Spirits – Bill Watrous/Pete Christlieb/Gary Urwin Jazz Orchestra
2014 A Beautiful Friendship – Bill Watrous/Pete Christlieb/Carl Saunders/Gary Urwin Jazz Orchestra
2024 Flying Colors – Gary Urwin Jazz Orchestra And Friends

With Tom Waits