Ralph Moore

Ralph Moore (born 24 December 1956) is an English jazz saxophonist.

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. He subsequently recorded for Landmark, Criss Cross, and Savoy. Starting in 1995, he was part of Kevin Eubanks's band for The Tonight Show.

Discography

As leader 1985: Round Trip (Reservoir, 1987) 1987: 623 C Street (Criss Cross, 1987) 1988: Rejuvenate! (Criss Cross, 1989) 1988: Images (Landmark, 1989) 1990: Furthermore (Landmark, 1990) 1993: Who It Is You Are (Savoy, 1994) 2016: Three Score (WJ3, 2018)

As sideman With Kenny Barron Invitation (Criss Cross Jazz, 1991) With Steve Davis We See (Smoke Sessions, 2024) With Roy Hargrove Diamond in the Rough (Novus/RCA, 1990) With Billy Hart Rah (Gramavision, 1988) With Roy Haynes True or False (Freelance, 1986) With Freddie Hubbard Bolivia (Music Masters, 1991) With Bobby Hutcherson Cruisin' the 'Bird (Landmark, 1988) With Jimmy Knepper Dream Dancing (Criss Cross, 1986) With Oscar Peterson Oscar Peterson Meets Roy Hargrove and Ralph Moore (Telarc, 1996) With Valery Ponomarev Means of Identification (Reservoir, 1985 ) Trip to Moscow (Reservoir, 1987) With Ben Riley Weaver of Dreams (Joken, 1996) With Rob Schneiderman Radio Waves (Reservoir, 1991) Dark Blue (Reservoir, 1994) With Superblue Superblue 2 (Blue Note, 1989) With Cedar Walton Mosaic (Music Masters, 1990 ) as Eastern Rebellion Simple Pleasure (Music Masters, 1993) as Eastern Rebellion Composer (Astor Place, 1996) With Ray Brown Moore Makes Four (Concord Jazz, 1991) Some of my best friends are the sax players (Telarc, 1996)