Ralph Moore (born 24 December 1956)
Early life
Moore was born in
Brixton,
London, England.
His mother was the dancer
Josie Woods, and his father was in the US military.
He spent his childhood in Brixton, and after trying various instruments, took up the tenor saxophone at the age of 14.
In 1972, he moved to Santa Maria, California, to live with his father.
Later life and career
Moore began his professional career with a tour of Scandinavia in 1979.
He moved to New York the following year.
He was part of
Horace Silver's band from 1981 to 1985, including for tours of Europe and Japan, and recordings.
He then played with numerous musicians, including
Roy Haynes (around 1982–86), Darrell Grant (1986–87),
Dizzy Gillespie's reunion band (1987),
Freddie Hubbard (around 1987–91), and
Gene Harris (1989–90).
Moore's first recording as leader was for Reservoir Records in 1985.
Discography
As leader
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1985: Round Trip (Reservoir, 1987)
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1987: 623 C Street (Criss Cross, 1987)
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1988: Rejuvenate! (Criss Cross, 1989)
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1988: Images (Landmark Records, 1989)
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1990: Furthermore (Landmark, 1990)
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1993: Who It Is You Are (Savoy Records, 1994)
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2016: Three Score (WJ3, 2018)
As sideman
With Kenny Barron
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Invitation (Criss Cross Jazz, 1991)
With Roy Hargrove
With Billy Hart
With Freddie Hubbard
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Bolivia (Music Masters, 1991)
With Bobby Hutcherson
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Cruisin' the 'Bird (Landmark, 1988)
With Jimmy Knepper
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Dream Dancing (Criss Cross, 1986)
With Oscar Peterson
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Oscar Peterson Meets Roy Hargrove and Ralph Moore (Telarc, 1996)
With Valery Ponomarev
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Means of Identification (Reservoir, 1985 1987)
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Trip to Moscow (Reservoir, 1987)
With Ben Riley
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Weaver of Dreams (Joken, 1996)
With Rob Schneiderman
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Radio Waves (Reservoir, 1991)
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Dark Blue (Reservoir, 1994)
With Superblue
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Superblue 2 (Blue Note, 1989)
With Cedar Walton
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Mosaic (Music Masters, 1990 1992) as Eastern Rebellion
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Simple Pleasure (Music Masters, 1993) as Eastern Rebellion
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Composer (Astor Place, 1996)
With Ray Brown
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Moore Makes Four (Concord Jazz, 1991)
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Some of my best friends are the sax players (Telarc, 1996)
