Paul Horn

Biography

When one evaluates Paul Horn’s profession, it is as though he were two different people, pre- and post-1967. In his start, Horn was a fantastic cool-toned altoist and flutist, while afterwards he became a fresh age group flutist whose music is frequently best utilized as vocals for deep breathing. Horn began on piano when he was four and turned to alto at age 12. Following a stint using the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra on tenor, Horn was Pal Collette’s substitute with the favorite Chico Hamilton Quintet (1956-1958), playing alto, flute, and clarinet. He became a studio room musician in LA, but additionally found period during 1957-1966 to record great jazz albums for Dot (afterwards reissued on Impulse), Globe Pacific, Hi Fi Jazz, Columbia, and RCA, and he participated inside a unforgettable live program with Cal Tjader in 1959. Furthermore, in 1964, Horn documented among the 1st Jazz Masses, having an orchestra organized by Lalo Schifrin. In 1967, the next section of Paul Horn’s profession began; he analyzed transcendental yoga in India and became a instructor. The following 12 months, he documented unaccompanied flute solos in the Taj Mahal (where he loved getting together with the echoes), and continued to record in the fantastic Pyramid, tour China (1979) as well as the Soviet Union, record utilizing the noises of killer whales as “accompaniment,” and discovered his personal label Golden Flute.

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