Arthur Doyle | |
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Background information | |
Born | June 26, 1944 |
Origin | Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
Died | January 25, 2014 | (aged 69)
Genres | Free jazz, avant-garde jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument(s) | Tenor saxophone, flute, recorder, bass clarinet, piano, vocals |
Formerly of | Noah Howard, Milford Graves, Rudolph Grey, The Blue Humans |
Arthur Doyle (June 26, 1944 – January 25, 2014[1]) was an American jazz saxophonist, bass clarinettist, flutist, and vocalist who was best known for playing what he called "free jazz soul music".[2] Writer Phil Freeman described him as having "one of the fiercest, most unfettered saxophone styles in all of jazz", "a player so explosive that it seems like microphones and recording equipment can barely contain him".[3]