Lew Soloff

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Lew Soloff

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Img_capt = L to R: Steve Ramos, Ray Reach and Lew Soloff backstage at the Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival, sponsored by the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in Birmingham, Alabama, September 27, 2008 (Photo by Claudia Reach)
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Instrument = Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Years_active = 1960 – present
Labels = Colombia
Born = Birth date and age|1944|2|20|mf=y
Origin = flagicon|USA New York City, NYC, U.S.
Associated_acts = Blood, Sweat and Tears, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand
URL = [http://www.lewsoloff.com/ LewSoloff.com]

Lew Soloff (born February 20, 1944 in New York City) is a jazz trumpeter,composer and actor. He studied trumpet at the Eastman School of Music and the Juilliard School. He is likely best known for his work with Blood, Sweat & Tears from 1968 to 1973. Prior to this, he worked with Machito, Gil Evans, Tony Scott, and Tito Puente. [ [http://www.downbeat.com/artists/window.asp?action=new&aid=382&aname=Lew+Soloff Down Beat Artist's profile] ] Since his stint with Blood, Sweat & Tears, he has worked with Clark Terry, Mongo Santamaria, Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, the Gil Evans big band, Stanley Clarke, Jon Faddis, Sonny Stitt, Spyro Gyra, George Russell, Stanley Turrentine, Bill Evans, Carla Bley, Ray Anderson (musician), Franco Ambrosetti, Ornette Coleman, Tony Bennett, Louie Bellson, Hiram Bullock, Lou Marini, The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the Magic City Jazz Orchestra (directed by pianist Ray Reach) and the Bohuslän Big Band. He has also been a longtime member of the Manhattan Jazz Quintet.

Discography as a bandleader

*"Air on a G String", 2003 - Lew Soloff (trumpet, flugelhorn), Larry Willis (piano), Francois Moutin (bass), Victor Lewis (drums)
*"Rainbow Mountain", 2000 - Lew Soloff (trumpet), Lou Marini (saxophones, flute), Joe Beck (guitar), Mark Egan (bass), Danny Gottlieb (drums). Also with special guests: Delmar Brown (synthesizers, vocal), Hiram Bullock (guitar), Will Lee (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums), Miles Evans (trumpet), Paul Shaffer (Hammond B-3 organ)
*"With a Song In My Heart", 1999 Rob Mounsey (arranger), Lew Soloff (trumpet), Victor Lewis (drums), Emily Mitchell Soloff (harp), Mulgrew Miller (piano), George Mraz (bass)
*"But Beautiful", 1993 - Lew Soloff (trumpet), Kenny Kirkland (piano), Richard Davis (bass), Elvin Jones (drums)
*"Little Wing", 1991 - Lew Soloff (trumpet), Ray Anderson (trombone), Gil Goldstein (piano, synthesizers, accordion), Pete Levin (organ, synthesizers, vocoder), Mark Egan (bass), Kenwood Dennard (drums), Manolo Badrena (percussion). Produced by Steve Swallow and Lew Soloff.
*"My Romance", 1989 - Lew Soloff (trumpet), Mark Egan (bass), Janis Siegel (vocal), Danny Gottlieb (drums), Pete Levin (synthesizers), Airto Moreira (percussion), Gil Goldstein (piano, synthesizers), Emily Michell Soloff (harp)
*"Yesterdays", 1986 - Lew Soloff (trumpet), Mike Stern (guitar), Charnett Moffett (bass), Elvin Jones (drums)
*"Hanalei Bay", 1983 Lew Soloff (trumpet, flugelhorn), Gil Evans (electric piano), Pete Levin (synthesizer), Hiram Bullock (guitar), Adam Nussbaum (drums), Kenwood Dennard (drums), Manolo Badrena (percussion)

Discography as a sideman

*Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, "A Love Supreme", 2005
*Carla Bley, "Looking For America", 2003
*Cold Feet, "Cold Feet plays Jazz Feet", 2003
*Bob Belden, "Black Dahlia", 2001
*Gil Evans Orchestra, "Live At Umbria Jazz Vol. 1 & 2", 2001
*Manhattan Jazz Quintet, "I Got Rhythm", 2001
*Teo Macero, "Impressions of Miles Davis", 2001
*Ray Anderson, "Don't Mow Your Lawn", 1999
*"Trumpet Legacy — Various Artists" featuring Lew Soloff, Nicholas Payton, Tom Harrell and Eddie Henderson (Musician), 1998
*Carla Bley, "Big Band Goes To Church", 1996
*Giovanni Hidalgo, "Time Shifter", 1996
*Rob Mounsey's Flying Monkey Orchestra, "Mango Theory", 1995
*Flying Monkey Orchestra, "Back In The Pool", 1995
*Various Artists, "Jazz At Lincoln Center — They Came to Swing", 1994
*Ray Anderson's Pocket Brass, "Where Home Is", 1994
*Giovanni Hidalgo, "Worldwide", 1993
*Daniel Schnyder, "Mythology", 1992
*Manhattan Jazz Quintet, "Manteca", 1992
*Charlie Musselwhite, "Signature", 1991
*Teresa Brewer, "Memories of Louis", 1991
*Marianne Faithfull, "Blazing Away" 1990
*Hilton Ruiz, "Strut", 1988
*Hilton Ruiz, "Something Grand", 1986
*Frank Sinatra, "L.A. Is My Lady", 1984
*Michael Franks, "Tiger In The Rain", 1979
*Various Artists, "The Atlantic Family Live in Montreaux", 1977
*Gil Evans, "Priestess", 1977
*Gil Evans, "Orchestra Plays The Music of Jimi Hendrix", 1974
*Barry Miles, "Barry Miles", 1970
*Blood, Sweat & Tears, "Blood, Sweat & Tears 3", 1970 Grammy Award for Album of the Year
*Blood, Sweat & Tears "Blood, Sweat & Tears", 1969

Grammy Award

Blood, Sweat and Tears has received the following Grammy:
* 1970: Grammy Award for Album of the Year, "Blood, Sweat & Tears"

Filmography

*Louie Bellson and His Big Band
*Ed's Next Move
*Two Much
*Koyaanisqatsi

Family

He currently resides in New York City with his wife Emily Mitchell Soloff, who has also been in numerous albums playing the harp.

References

Chart positions

ee also

*List of trumpeters
*20th century brass instrumentalists
*List of jazz trumpeters

External links

*imdb name|id=0813246|name=Lew Soloff
* [http://www.lewsoloff.com/ Official Website Lew Soloff]
*Video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzP6yzgxqiI Lew Soloff playing Bach's "Air on a G String"]
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* [http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Lew_Soloff/1539018 Hollywood.com]
* [http://www.jazztrumpetsolos.com/Lew_Soloff_Biography.asp Jazz Trumpets]
* [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/card/0,,495245,00.html Artists direct]
* [http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0oGklKN6eVHd18BdrhXNyoA?ei=UTF-8&p=Lew%20Soloff%20&fr2=tab-web&fr=yfp-t-501 Images of Lew]
* [http://www.batesmeyer.com/lewsoloff/index.html Batesmeyer]
* [http://jazztimes.com/reviews/concert_reviews/detail.cfm?article=10444 Jazz Times]
* [http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/198746/personmain.jhtml Mtv.com]
* [http://www.vh1.com/movies/person/198746/personmain.jhtml VH1 Biography]