John Tchicai
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John Martin Tchicai (April 28, 1936 – October 8, 2012) was a Danish free jazz saxophonist and composer.
After moving to New York City in 1963, Tchicai joined Archie Shepp's New York Contemporary Five and the New York Art Quartet. He played on John Coltrane's Ascension, and Albert Ayler's New York Eye and Ear Control, both influential free jazz recordings.
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Discography
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As leader
- 1968: Cadentia Nova Danica (Polydor; with Karsten Vogel, Hugh Steinmetz, Kim Menzer, Max Brüel, Steffen Andersen, Giorgio Musoni, Yvan Krill, Robidoo)
- 1975: Willi The Pig (Willisau; with Irène Schweizer, Buschi Niebergall, Makaya Ntshoko)
- 1977: Real Tchicai (with Pierre Dørge, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen)
- 1985: Cassava Balls (with Hartmut Geerken, Don Moye)
- 2005: Big Chief Dreaming (Soul Note) with Garrison Fewell, Massimo Manzi, Tino Tracanna
- 2005: Hymne til Sofia – Hymn to Sophia (with Kristian Høeg, Ib Bindel, Frederik Magle, Peter Ole Jørgensen, and others)
- 2009: In Monk's Mood (SteepleChase) with George Colligan, Steve LaSpina, Billy Drummond
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As sideman
With Albert Ayler
- New York Eye and Ear Control (1964)
With John Coltrane
- Ascension (1965)
With New York Art Quartet
- New York Art Quartet (1964, ESP-Disk)
- Mohawk (1965, Fontana Records)
- Reunion (2000, DIW Records)
- Old Stuff (2010, Cuneiform)
WIth New York Contemporary Five
- Consequences (Fontana, 1963)
- Rufus (Fontana, 1963)
- New York Contemporary Five Vol. 1 (Sonet, 1963)
- New York Contemporary Five Vol. 2 (Sonet, 1963)
- Bill Dixon 7-tette/Archie Shepp and the New York Contemporary Five (Savoy, 1964) One side of LP
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