David Schnitter

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1. History of Jazz Messengers

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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

Label: Blue Note

Number of Discs: 3

Three-disc anthology that covers various editions of The Messengers from the beginning to the end. It contains such classics as

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2. Rollin'

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Freddie Hubbard

Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and his 1981 quintet (which included Dave Schnitter on tenor and soprano, keyboardist Billy Childs, bassist Larry Klein and drummer Carl Burnett) are in fine [more]

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3. Jam Session, Vol. 24

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Various Artists

Label: SteepleChase

Number of Discs: 1

Steeplechase has successfully revived the art of the studio jam session, bringing in small groups with minimal pre-planning and lots of enthusiasm. Jon Gordon, a protégé of [more]

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Biography

• Born Mar 19th 1948 in Newark, NJ

An excellent hard bop tenor saxophonist most influenced by Dexter Gordon, David Schnitter's rise in the jazz world in the 1970s preceded the "young lions"; unfortunately, he has maintained a much lower profile since the early '80s. After starting on clarinet, Schnitter permanently switched to tenor when he was 15. He played locally, moved to New York, gigged with Ted Dunbar, and then was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers from 1974-1979. He worked with Freddie Hubbard from 1979-1981, and had associations with Frank Foster, Charles Earland, and Groove Holmes. David Schnitter sounded fine on numerous records with Blakey and as a leader for Muse during 1976-1981, but not enough has been heard from him since. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide