James Alex Gordon
A Musical Biography
Friends call him by the name of: Jim
Birthplace: San Francisco, California
Happy - with 2 Children 3 Grand Child : )
Vocals-Lead Trumpet-Tenor Saxophone,Piano, Boehm Flute,
Other instruments: Synthesizer, Trombone, Native American Flute, Irish Flute, Bansuri, Percussion
Composer- Arranger- Transcriber
Audio Engineering
52 years encompassing Music
Now Solo Piano Improvisations Lattey Bistro Puerto Vallarta Mexico
Tajology New Age World
2012 Trumpet-Tenor Sax-Flute-Piano-Percussion The Bad Habits
2011/12 SFLJS- San Francisco Latin Jazz Society -Quintet-Trumpet,Tenor Sax,Vocals,Keyboard,Flute,T-bone,Percussion Latin Jazz
Discography:
They'RE here Meu Amor-Latin Jazz Original-2013-Jim Playing all
Heart Ache Love – Latin Jazz Original – 2012 – Jim playing all
A Love Supreme* by John Coltrane Jim's reinterpretation playing all Single Original Arr. 2011
U La La*- Pop Cha-Cha Featuring Jim playing all Single Original 2011
Illumination*- Grace,Heart to Heart,Dawn -Contemplative,Meditative Single Trilogy all by Jim Original 2010
Keep it Blue* Pop Jazz Latin Horns Vocals Percussion all by Jim all Original 2010(ascap)
Bless this Land with Love* Native American Flute with Percussion all Original 2005(ascap)
Pura Salsa Labrandote,Hecha Pa Lante-Lead Trumpet Arranger for Pepe y Su Orquesta Peru 1997
Genres: Jim’s Originals Various Genres Original
All Instruments CD's Singles
Internet Distribution Peace69Love Records
Solo Performance Duet Performance
Volunteer Musician Kaiser Hosp. Flute(s) Neuro Ward
American Top 40 Funk, Soul, Disco
Salsa-Latin Jazz-Cuban-Brazillian Contemporary
International TV/Radio/Performance (Peru,Univision)
Rhythm and Blues Oldies but Goodies
Funk-Fusion-Latin Rock
Norteno-Ranchera-Cumbia Top 40
Punk Rock Crazy
Wild Bob and some of the
Psychotic Pineapples
Advantguard Open
Warren Spangler (SF Symp Perc)
Gospel Original
Dorothy Morrison“Oh Happy Day”
Jazz-Latin-Rock-Socca-Reggae
Concert Band/Marching Band/Community Orchestra AF of M local 510/153 East Bay/SanJose
Hindu Poem: Sometimes naked, sometimes mad, Now as a scholar, now as a fool
Thus they appear on earth-
The free men
Press:
"All About Jazz Editor's comments: Heart Ache Love "Former member of the San Francisco Latin Jazz Society breaks out on his own with a splendid laid back groove, yet maintains plenty of the ambient-trip of his 70s rock-jazz fusion sound. Cool tune.""
- All About Jazz (Aug 01, 2012)
" while the more free form tenor of Jim Gordon takes a more hard bop approach to the musical task at hand."The Creator" may be more traditional in terms of Latin jazz as most have come to know and appreciate the genre but make no mistake there is the same unique energy displayed here as on the tunes mentioned previously."
- Brent Black, Critical Jazz (Dec 16, 2011)
" In broad strokes and crystalline detail, saxophonist Gordon's primal yearning... with Gordon's spine tingling sax line snaking ...".
- Lewis J. Whittington, All About Jazz (Jan 17, 2012)
“Jim Gordon's ephemeral flute melodies and solemn percussion backdrops channel Native American musical traditions, but these deeply spiritual compositions don't demand prior knowledge of such styles. Rather, his haunting riffs engage veteran listeners and new initiates alike.” Cnet 2006
Random List of People Who Influenced Jim and His Musical Pursuits and Interest
TEY Ray Charles Herbie Hancock Phoebe Snow Chuck Mangione Miles Davis Norman Conners Tom Jobim Jimi Hendrix Lolo Gaeta Dexter Gordon Robert Plant Groupo Niche Stanislav Grof Amad Jamal Carl Jung Pepe Gonzales Tim Hardin
Tony Cartagena Tim Acosta Doug Martin Jazz Crusaders Weather Report Curtis Mayfield James Brown Bill Gresel Kid Valentine Kay Good Don Alias Malcolm Boykin Charles LLoyd Dseng Ta Yu Fred Berry,Jim Lubell , Miles Davis Eddie Santos Stanley Turrentine Mike Arnold Henry Mancini San Getz Dave Sumner Lee Morgan George Silva Gene Ammons Benny Bailey Sergio Mendes Zip Jaco Pastorius Bob Marley Billy Cobham Mr Saturley Mike Vondran Carlos Santana Nat King Cole
Frank Sinatra Edwin Toots Thielemans Stanley Clarke Louie Bellson Sun Ra Curtis Mayfield Brent Black Rahsaan Roland Kirk Richard Wilhelm Carlos Frederico Mal Waldron David Vinson,Carl herder,Daniel Mabalatan Nick Blackshere Eddie Ramirez Al Green Bill Withers Bill Theur Sarah Vaughan Chick Corea Stevie Ray Vaughn Robert Palmer Chicago Alan Watts Larry Blackshere McCoy Tyner Jackie McLean Pharoah Sanders Aierto Moreiras Erroll Garner Al Jarreau Lenny White Jim Carrey Derek James Joni Mitchell Dorothy Morrison Robert Limon Wild Bob Freddie Hubbard Minnie Riperton Sonny Rollins John McGlaughlin Gato Barbieri David Sanborn Gino Vannelli David Bowie John Klemmer Rob Snider James Taylor Herbie Hancock Mr Hersch Lowell George Stevie Wonder Marty Napoli Ester Phillips Frankie Ruiz Willie Revera Flora Purim Johnny Serrano Marvin Gaye Peter Ouspensky Burt Bacharach Fred Aldeguer Chris Ibenez Les McCann Todd Barkan Bjork John Coltrane Jeff Beck Tey y Familia Hermann Hesse Jim Morrison Will Ferrell
