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Barry Altschul (born January 6, 1943, in New York City)

Biography

Altschul is of Russian Jewish heritage, the son of a laborer who did construction work and drove a taxi. Having initially taught himself to play drums, Altschul studied with Charlie Persip during the 1960s. 2019 saw the first release by the OGJB Quartet, a collective group featuring saxophonist Oliver Lake, cornetist Graham Haynes, Joe Fonda, and Altschul.

Discography

As leader

  • 1977: You Can't Name Your Own Tune (32 Jazz)
  • 1978: Another Time/Another Place (Muse)
  • 1979: For Stu (Soul Note, 1981)
  • 1979: Somewhere Else (Moers Music)
  • 1980: Brahma (Sackville)
  • 1983: Irina (Soul Note)
  • 1986: That's Nice (Soul Note)

With the 3dom Factor (Altschul, Jon Irabagon, and Joe Fonda)

  • 2013: The 3dom Factor (TUM)
  • 2015: Tales of the Unforeseen (TUM)
  • 2017: Live in Kraków (Not Two)
  • 2021: Long Tall Sunshine (Not Two)

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As co-leader

  • 1967: Virtuosi (Improvising Artists, 1976) with Paul Bley and Gary Peacock
  • 1978: Stop Time (NoBusiness, 2023) with David Izenzon and Perry Robinson
  • 1979: Be-Bop? (Musica) with Pepper Adams
  • 2014: BBK (Exit) with Barry Wedgle and Kim Stone

With the FAB Trio (Joe Fonda, Altschul, Billy Bang)

  • Transforming the Space (CIMP, 2003)
  • Live at Iron Works (Konnex, 2005)
  • A Night in Paris (Marge, 2008)
  • Live in Amsterdam (Porter, 2009)
  • History of Jazz in Reverse (TUM, 2011)

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With the OGJB Quartet (Oliver Lake, Graham Haynes, Joe Fonda, Altschul)

  • Bamako (TUM, 2019)
  • Ode to O (TUM, 2022)

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As sideman

With Paul Bley

  • Touching (Debut, 1965)
  • Closer (ESP-Disk, 1966)
  • Ramblin (BYG Actuel, 1967)
  • Blood (Fontana, 1966)
  • In Haarlem - Blood (Freedom, 1967)
  • Ballads (rec. 1967, ECM, 1971)
  • Paul Bley & Scorpio (Milestone, 1973)
  • Japan Suite (Improvising Artists, 1977)
  • Hot (Soul Note, 1985)
  • Live at Sweet Basil (Soul Note, 1988)
  • Indian Summer (SteepleChase, 1987)
  • Rejoicing (SteepleChase, 1989)

With Anthony Braxton

  • The Complete Braxton (rec. 1971, Freedom, 1973)
  • News from the 70s (rec. 1971–1976, Musica Jazz/Felmay, 1998)
  • Town Hall 1972 (Trio, 1972)
  • Quartet: Live at Moers Festival (rec. 1974, Ring, 1976)
  • Five Pieces 1975 (Arista, 1975)
  • Creative Orchestra Music 1976 (Arista, 1976)
  • Dortmund (Quartet) 1976 (rec. 1976, hatART, 1991)
  • The Montreux/Berlin Concerts (rec. 1975–76, Arista, 1976)

With Chick Corea

  • The Song of Singing (Blue Note, 1971)
  • Circling In (Blue Note, 1975)
  • ARC (ECM, 1971)
  • Circulus (1970)
  • Circle 1: Live in Germany Concert (CBS/Sony Japan, 1971)
  • Paris Concert (ECM, 1971)
  • Circle 2: Gathering (CBS/Sony Japan, 1971)
  • The Beginning (1996)

With Annette Peacock

  • 1972 I'm the One
  • 2014 I Belong to a World That's Destroying Itself [aka Revenge]

With Sam Rivers

  • 1973 Hues (Impulse!)
  • 1975 Sizzle (Impulse!)
  • 1976 The Quest (Red)
  • 1977 Paragon (Fluid)
  • 1977 Zenith (NoBusiness, 2019)
  • 1978 Ricochet (NoBusiness, 2020)
  • 2007 Reunion: Live in New York (Pi, 2012)

With Roswell Rudd

  • 1974 Flexible Flyer (Freedom)
  • 2009 Trombone Tribe (Sunnyside)

With Ullmann/Swell 4

  • 2004 Desert Songs and Other Landscapes (CIMP)
  • 2010 News? No News! (Jazzwerskstatt)
  • 2010 Live in Montreal (CIMP)
  • 2022 We're Playing in Here? (NoBusiness)

With others

  • 1972 Hold That Plane!, Buddy Guy
  • 1972 Play the Blues, Buddy Guy/Junior Wells
  • 1973 Conference of the Birds, Dave Holland (ECM)
  • 1973 Icarus, Paul Winter
  • 1974 Drum Ode, Dave Liebman
  • 1975 Coon Bid'ness, Julius Hemphill, reissued in 1995 as Reflections
  • 1975 Spiral, Andrew Hill
  • 1982 Give and Take, John Lindberg (Black Saint)
  • 1983 And Far Away Kenny Drew (Soul Note)
  • 1983 Lido, Claudio Fasoli
  • 1983 My One and Only Love, Franco D'Andrea
  • 1983 No Idea of Time, Franco D'Andrea
  • 1983 Sounds of Love, Tiziana Ghiglioni
  • 1986 Passages, Denis Levaillant (DLM, 1986/2012)
  • 1990 Brundl's Basslab, Manfred Brundl
  • 1991 For All the Marbles Suite, Simon Nabatov
  • 1992 Giacobazzi: Autour de la Rade, André Jaume
  • 1995 Live, Brundl's Basslab
  • 1997 Kinshasa-Washington D.C.-Paris, Ray Lema
  • 1999 Clarinet Sessions, André Jaume
  • 2000 Another Side, Ken Simon
  • 2001 Skillfullness, Alan Silva
  • 2002 Four Beings, Adam Lane
  • 2005 Flat Fleet, Enrico Rava
  • 2020 An Evening in Houston, Patty Waters

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References

  • [ Allmusic.com biography]