Seldon Powell
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BornNovember 15, 1928
Lawrenceville, Virginia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 25, 1997 (aged 68)
Hempstead, New York, U.S.
OccupationMusician
Seldon Powell | |
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| Born | November 15, 1928 Lawrenceville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | January 25, 1997 (aged 68) Hempstead, New York, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Musician |
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Seldon Powell (November 15, 1928 – January 25, 1997) was an American tenor saxophonist and flautist whose work spanned multiple genres, including jazz and rhythm and blues.
Powell worked with Tab Smith (1949), Lucky Millinder (1949–51), Neal Hefti, Louis Bellson, and Jimmy Witherspoon.[1] During the 1960s, he ventured into the soul jazz idiom and worked with Clark Terry, Lou Donaldson, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, and Buddy Rich.[2]