Ricky Ford

An excellent experienced tenor inspired simply by Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins, Ricky Ford was taking part in innovative hard bop many years before Wynton Marsalis and his skill has been frequently overlooked. After their studies at the New Britain Conservatory, he documented in 1974 with Gunther Schuller. After touring using the Duke Ellington Orchestra (under Mercer Ellington’s management during 1974-1976), Ford was with Charles Mingus (1976-1977), Dannie Richmond’s Quintet (1978-1981), Lionel Hampton, and Mingus Dynasty (1982); he also performed in 1985 with Abdullah Ibrahim. Ricky Ford offers recorded like a innovator for ” NEW WORLD “, a fantastic string of times for Muse (1978-1989), as well as for Candid.