Carter Jefferson

A trusted and advanced soloist who spent the majority of his profession being a sideman, Carter Jefferson is best-remembered for his association with Woody Shaw during 1977-1980. Jefferson began on clarinet and performed alto before buying tenor, taking place tour early in the back-up bands from the Temptations, the Supremes, and Small Richard. In 1971, he transferred to NY to attend NY University and shortly spent 2 yrs with Mongo Santamaria and an interval in 1973 as an associate of Artwork Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. After his essential stint with Woody Shaw (with whom he documented many times), Jefferson caused many best players, including Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes, Cedar Walton, Jerry Gonzalez & the Fort Apache Music group, Malachi Thompson, and Jack port Walrath’s Experts of Suspense. His early loss of life in Poland after crisis surgery was a significant reduction. Carter Jefferson just led one record, The Rise of Atlantis, over the Timeless label in 1978.