Julian Priester (born June 29, 1935) is an American jazz trombonist and occasional euphoniumist. He is sometimes credited as "Julian Priester Pepo Mtoto".

In the 1980s, he became a member of the Dave Holland's quintet,

Discography

As leader or co-leader

  • 1960: Keep Swingin (Riverside)
  • 1960: Spiritsville (Jazzland)
  • 1973: Love, Love (ECM)
  • 1977: Polarization (ECM)
  • 1997: Hints on Light and Shadow with Sam Rivers (Postcards)
  • 2002: In Deep End Dance (Conduit)
  • 2007: Portraits and Silhouettes with Jimmy Bennington (That Swan)
  • 2008: Formations with Marcus Wood
  • 2010: Conversational Music with Aaron Alexander
  • 2012: Blue Stride

Compilations

  • 2001: Out of This World with Walter Benton (Milestone) - pairs Priester's Spiritsville with Benton's Out of This World

As sideman

With Jane Ira Bloom

  • The Nearness (Arabesque, 1996)

With Anthony Braxton

  • Composition No. 96 (Leo, 1981 [1989])

With Donald Byrd

  • Fancy Free, (Blue Note, 1970)

With Jay Clayton

  • Live at Jazz Alley (ITM, 1995)

With John Coltrane

  • Africa/Brass, (Impulse!, 1961)

With Duke Ellington

  • New Orleans Suite (Atlantic, 1971)
  • The Intimate Ellington (Pablo, 1969–71 [1977])
  • Up in Duke's Workshop (Pablo, 1969–72 [1979])

With Robben Ford

  • Blues Connotation (ITM Pacific, 1996)
  • City Life (West Wind, 2006)

With David Friesen, Eddie Moore, Jim Pepper, and Mal Waldron

  • Remembering the Moment (Soul Note, 1987)

With Red Garland

  • So Long Blues (Galaxy, 1979 [1984])
  • Strike Up the Band (Galaxy, 1979 [1981])

With Jerry Granelli

  • Koputai (ITM, 1990)
  • One Day at a Time (ITM, 1990)
  • A Song I Thought I Heard Buddy Sing (ITM, 1992)
  • Another Place (Intuition, 1994)

With Johnny Griffin

  • The Little Giant (Riverside, 1959)

With George Gruntz

  • Theatre (ECM, 1983)

With Carolyn Graye

  • Carolyn Graye (Pony Boy, 2005)

With Charlie Haden

  • Helium Tears (By, 2006)

With Herbie Hancock

  • Mwandishi (Warner Bros., 1970)
  • Crossings (Warner Bros., 1972)
  • Sextant (Columbia, 1973)

With David Haney

  • Caramel Topped Terrier (Cadence, 2001)

With Billy Harper

  • Capra Black (Strata-East, 1973)

With Eddie Henderson

  • Sunburst (Blue Note, 1975)
  • Heritage (Blue Note, 1976)
  • Comin' Through (Capitol, 1977)
  • Mahal (Capitol, 1978)

With Andrew Hill

  • Passing Ships (Blue Note, 1969)

With Dave Holland

  • Jumpin' In (ECM, 1984)
  • Seeds of Time (ECM, 1985)

With Wayne Horvitz

  • 4+1 Ensemble (Intuition, 1996 [1998])
  • From a Window (Avant, 2000)

With Freddie Hubbard

  • Hub Cap (Blue Note, 1961)

With Bobbi Humphrey

  • Fancy Dancer (Blue Note, 1975)

With Philly Joe Jones

  • Blues for Dracula (Riverside, 1958)
  • Showcase (Riverside, 1959)

With Clifford Jordan

  • These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly (Atlantic, 1965)
  • Soul Fountain (Vortex, 1966 [1970])
  • In the World (Strata-East, 1969 [1972])
  • Masters from Different Worlds (Mapleshade, 1989 [1994]) with Ran Blake
  • The Mellow Side of Clifford Jordan (Mapleshade, 1989-91 [1997])

With Eyvind Kang

  • Visible Breath (Ideologic Organ, 2011)

With Azar Lawrence

  • Bridge into the New Age (Prestige, 1974)

With Abbey Lincoln

  • Abbey Is Blue (Riverside, 1959)
  • Straight Ahead (Candid, 1961)

With Booker Little

  • Out Front (Candid, 1961)
  • Booker Little and Friend (Bethlehem, 1961)

With Herbie Mann

  • Impressions of the Middle East (Atlantic, 1966)

With Pat Metheny

  • Move to the Groove (Westwind, 2000)

With Blue Mitchell

  • Smooth as the Wind (Riverside, 1961)
  • Boss Horn (Blue Note, 1966)
  • Heads Up! (Blue Note, 1968)

With Lee Morgan

  • Sonic Boom (Blue Note, 1967)

With Duke Pearson

  • Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band (Blue Note, 1967)

With Buddy Rich

  • Rich Versus Roach (Mercury, 1959)

With Sam Rivers

  • Dimensions & Extensions (Blue Note, 1967)

With Max Roach

  • The Many Sides of Max (Mercury, 1959 [1964])
  • Quiet as It's Kept (Mercury, 1959)
  • Moon Faced and Starry Eyed (Mercury, 1959)
  • Long as You're Living (Enja, 1960 [1984])
  • Parisian Sketches (Mercury, 1960)
  • We Insist!, (Candid, 1960)
  • Percussion Bitter Sweet (Impulse!, 1961)
  • Max Roach and Friends Vol. 2 (Jazz View, 1961)
  • It's Time (Impulse!, 1962)

With Paul Schutze

  • Site Anubis (Big Cat, 1996)

With Lonnie Smith

  • Turning Point (Blue Note, 1969)

With Sunn O)))

  • Monoliths & Dimensions (Southern Lord, 2009)

With Sun Ra

  • Super-Sonic Jazz (Saturn, 1956)
  • Jazz by Sun Ra (Saturn, 1956)
  • Sound of Joy (Delmark, 1956 [1968])
  • Jazz in Silhouette (Saturn, 1959)
  • Angels and Demons at Play (Saturn, 1956–1960 [1965])
  • Lanquidity (Philly Jazz, 1978)
  • Blue Delight (A&M, 1989)
  • Purple Night (A&M, 1990)
  • Somewhere Else (Rounder, 1993)
  • Second Star to the Right: Salute to Walt Disney (Leo, 1995)

With Cal Tjader

  • El Sonido Nuevo (Verve, 1967) with Eddie Palmieri

With Stanley Turrentine

  • The Spoiler (Blue Note, 1966)
  • A Bluish Bag (Blue Note, 1967)

With McCoy Tyner

  • Tender Moments (Blue Note, 1967)

With Dinah Washington

  • Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller (Emarcy, 1957)
  • Dinah Sings Bessie Smith (Emarcy, 1958) - reissued as The Bessie Smith Songbook (Mercury, 1986)

With Reggie Workman

  • Summit Conference (Postcards, 1994)
  • Cerebral Caverns (Postcards, 1995)

References

  • Biography at Postcard Records