Barry Altschul

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) Source:

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) Source:

With the OGJB Quartet (Oliver Lake, Graham Haynes, Joe Fonda, Altschul) Bamako (TUM, 2019) Ode to O (TUM, 2022) Source:

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 Source: