Al Harewood
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Harewood was born in Brooklyn. As a musician he worked with many jazz musicians including the J.J. Johnson/Kai Winding group, the Art Farmer/Gigi Gryce band, David Amram, Betty Carter, and the Curtis Fuller-Benny Golson Sextet.[1] Harewood played on many jazz recordings under the leadership of Lou Donaldson, Horace Parlan, Ike Quebec, Dexter Gordon and Grant Green and had a long association with saxophonist Stanley Turrentine from 1959 onwards. He played briefly with Mary Lou Williams in 1962, then joined Stan Getz, and later returned to working with David Amram, with whom he had previously played in the 1950s. In the mid-1970s, he started working as an instructor at Livingstone College. From 1983, he played with Lee Konitz.[2]
Harewood died in March 2014 at the age of 90.[3]
