Ralph Moore

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Field	Value
name	Ralph Moore
image	File:Ralph Moore.jpg
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
birth_date
birth_place	Brixton, London, England
genre	Jazz
occupation	Musician
instrument	Saxophone
years_active	1981–present
label	Reservoir, Criss Cross, Landmark, Savoy
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Ralph Moore (born 24 December 1956) is an English jazz saxophonist.

Early life

Moore was born in Brixton, London, England. His mother was the dancer Josie Woods, and his father was in the US military. He spent his childhood in Brixton, and after trying various instruments, took up the tenor saxophone at the age of 14.

In 1972, he moved to Santa Maria, California, to live with his father. His mother had not wanted him to grow up in Brixton. "Around 1975 he moved to Boston, where he played locally and attended the Berklee College of Music."

Later life and career

Moore began his professional career with a tour of Scandinavia in 1979. He moved to New York the following year. He was part of Horace Silver's band from 1981 to 1985, including for tours of Europe and Japan, and recordings. He then played with numerous musicians, including Roy Haynes (around 1982–86), Darrell Grant (1986–87), Dizzy Gillespie's reunion band (1987), Freddie Hubbard (around 1987–91), and Gene Harris (1989–90).

Moore's first recording as leader was for Reservoir Records in 1985. He subsequently recorded for Landmark, Criss Cross, and Savoy. Starting in 1995, he was part of Kevin Eubanks's band for The Tonight Show.

Discography

As leader

1985: Round Trip (Reservoir, 1987)
1987: 623 C Street (Criss Cross, 1987)
1988: Rejuvenate! (Criss Cross, 1989)
1988: Images (Landmark, 1989)
1990: Furthermore (Landmark, 1990)
1993: Who It Is You Are (Savoy, 1994)
2016: Three Score (WJ3, 2018)

As sideman

With Kenny Barron

Invitation (Criss Cross Jazz, 1991) With Roy Hargrove
Diamond in the Rough (Novus/RCA, 1990)

With Billy Hart

Rah (Gramavision, 1988) With Freddie Hubbard
Bolivia (Music Masters, 1991) With Bobby Hutcherson
Cruisin' the 'Bird (Landmark, 1988) With Jimmy Knepper
Dream Dancing (Criss Cross, 1986) With Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson Meets Roy Hargrove and Ralph Moore (Telarc, 1996) With Valery Ponomarev
Means of Identification (Reservoir, 1985 [1987])
Trip to Moscow (Reservoir, 1987) With Ben Riley
Weaver of Dreams (Joken, 1996) With Rob Schneiderman
Radio Waves (Reservoir, 1991)
Dark Blue (Reservoir, 1994) With Superblue
Superblue 2 (Blue Note, 1989) With Cedar Walton
Mosaic (Music Masters, 1990 [1992]) as Eastern Rebellion
Simple Pleasure (Music Masters, 1993) as Eastern Rebellion
Composer (Astor Place, 1996) With Ray Brown
Moore Makes Four (Concord Jazz, 1991)
Some of my best friends are the sax players (Telarc, 1996)

References

(1992). "[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music". [[Guinness Publishing]].
Kennedy, Gary W.. (2003). "Moore, Ralph (Algernon)". Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press.
(2 August 2008). "Josie Woods". The Guardian.
Yanow, Scott. "Ralph Moore". [[AllMusic]].

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