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Oliver Lake (b. Marianna, Arkansas, September 14, 1942) is an American jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer and poet. He is known mainly on alto saxophone but also performs on soprano saxophone and flute.[1] During the 1960s Lake worked with the Black Artists Group in St. Louis.
In 1977 Lake co-founded the World Saxophone Quartet, with David Murray, Julius Hemphill and Hamiet Bluiett. He is currently a member of the group, Trio 3, with Reggie Workman and Andrew Cyrille. Lake is a resident of Montclair, New Jersey.[2] His son is jazz drummer Gene Lake (b. 12 January 1966). Discography As leader 1971: Ntu: The Point From Which Freedom Begins (Freedom Records) 1974: Passin' Thru (Passin' Thru) 1975: Heavy Spirits (Freedom) 1976: Holding Together (Black Saint) 1978: Shine (Arista Novus) 1978: Life Dance Of Is (Arista Novus) 1978: Buster Bee (Sackville) 1979: Zaki (hat Art) 1980: Prophet (Black Saint) 1981: Jump Up (Gramavision) 1981: Clevont Fitzhubert (Black Saint) 1982: Plug It (Gramavision) 1984: Expandable Language (Black Saint) 1986: Gallery (Gramavision) 1986: Dancevision (Blue Heron) 1987: Impala (Gramavision) 1989: Otherside (Gramavision) 1989: Boston Duets (Music & Arts) 1991: Again and Again (Gramavision) 1992: Virtual Reality (Gazell Records)) 1994: Edge-ing (Black Saint) 1996: Dedicated to Dolphy (Black Saint) 1996: Matador Of 1st & 1st (Passin' Thru) 1996: Movements, Turns & Switches (Passin' Thru) 2000: Talkin' Stick (Passin' Thru) 2000: Kinda' Up (Passin' Thru) 2001: Have Yourself A Merry (Passin' Thru) 2003: Cloth (Passin' Thru) 2004: Dat Love (Passin' Thru) 2005: Oliver Lake Quartet Live (Passin' Thru) 2006: Lake / Tchicai / Osgood / Westergaard (Passin' Thru) 2008: Makin' It (Passin' Thru) 2010: Plan (Passin' Thru) 2011: For a Little Dancin' (Intakt Records) 2013: Wheels (Passin' Thru) 2013: All Decks (Intakt Records) 2015: To Roy (Intakt Records) With Trio 3 Live in Willisau (Dizim, 1997) Encounter (Passin' Thru, 2000) Open Ideas (Palmetto, 2002) Time Being (Intakt, 2006) Live at the Sunset (Marge, 2008) At this Time (Intakt, 2009) + Geri Allen Berne Concert (Intakt, 2009) + Irene Schweizer Celebrating Mary Lou Williams (Intakt, 2010) + Geri Allen Refraction - Breaking Glass (Intakt, 2013) + Jason Moran Wiring (Intakt, 2014) + Vijay Iyer With World Saxophone Quartet Title Year Label Point of No Return 1977 Moers Music Steppin' with the World Saxophone Quartet 1979 Black Saint W.S.Q. 1981 Black Saint Revue 1982 Black Saint Live in Zurich 1984 Black Saint Live at Brooklyn Academy of Music 1986 Black Saint Plays Duke Ellington 1986 Elektra / Nonesuch Dances and Ballads 1987 Elektra / Nonesuch Rhythm and Blues 1989 Elektra / Nonesuch Metamorphosis 1991 Elektra / Nonesuch Moving Right Along 1993 Black Saint Breath of Life 1994 Elektra / Nonesuch Four Now 1996 Justin Time Takin' It 2 the Next Level 1996 Justin Time Selim Sivad: a Tribute to Miles Davis 1998 Justin Time Requiem for Julius 2000 Justin Time 25th Anniversary: The New Chapter 2001 Justin Time Steppenwolf 2002 Justin Time Experience 2004 Justin Time Political Blues 2006 Justin Time As sideman With Anthony Braxton New York, Fall 1974 (Arista, 1974) With Alex Cline For People in Sorrow (Cryptogramophone, 2013) With Billy Hart Enchance (Horizon, 1977) With Michael Gregory Jackson Karmonic Suite (1978, Improvising Artists) With Wadada Leo Smith Song of Humanity (1977, Kabell) With James Blood Ulmer Are You Glad to Be in America? (1980, Artists House) |
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