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A gifted Uk baritone player, composer, flutist, and big-band leader, Gail Thompson’s music is related to that of Quincy Jones or Abdullah Ibrahim. Along with her hard bop jazz audio, she stirs within a soulful contact of African nature and rhythm. Close to the end from the ’80s, Thompson journeyed …

b. Gail Alison Thompson, 15 June 1958, London, Britain. After leaving college in the middle-70s, Thompson started attracting interest with her impressive saxophone playing, specifically her focus on baritone. She used the National Youngsters Jazz Orchestra and was co-founder with Courtney Pine from the Jazz Warriors. She also used Charlie …