Olu Dara

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Relationships

member of:Charles Brackeen Quartet (cornet)
Material (group and producer team led by Bill Laswell)
David Murray Big Band
David Murray Octet
Phillip Wilson Quartet (trumpet)
original eponymous member of:Olu Dara and the CMS Orchestra (trumpet, harmonica)
children:Jabari Jones (QB rapper Jabari Jones of Bravehearts)
Nasir Jones (US rapper)
IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0200893/ [info]
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/artist/174747 [info]
other databases:http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr91032716 [info]
http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6qr50rp [info]
https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13987752n [info]
https://d-nb.info/gnd/134797655 [info]
https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/olu_dara [info]
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr91032716 [info]
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/artist/3DQiuEWQzCUET866iZJmQ9 [info]
https://www.deezer.com/artist/10981 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000890197 [info]
VIAF ID:69124718 [info]
Wikidata:Q1357746 [info]
Songkick:https://www.songkick.com/artists/321604 [info]
Last.fm:https://www.last.fm/music/Olu Dara [info]

Appearances

DateTitleCredited asAttributesArtistLength
instruments
1975-01-31Heavy SpiritstrumpetOliver Lake2:55
1975-01-31OwshettrumpetOliver Lake5:43
1975-01-31While Pushing Down TurntrumpetOliver Lake11:50
1976-06-26After All This (live, 1976‐06‐26: The Ladies’ Fort, Lower East Side, NY, USA)woodwindDavid Murray13:59
1976-06-26Ballad for a Decomposed Beauty (live, 1976‐06‐26: The Ladies’ Fort, Lower East Side, NY, USA)woodwindDavid Murray9:18
1976-06-26Flowers for Albert (live, 1976‐06‐26: The Ladies’ Fort, Lower East Side, NY, USA)woodwindDavid Murray14:18
1976-06-26Joanne’s Green Satin Dress (live, 1976‐06‐26: The Ladies’ Fort, Lower East Side, NY, USA)woodwindDavid Murray12:56
1976-06-26Roscoe (live, 1976‐06‐26: The Ladies’ Fort, Lower East Side, NY, USA)woodwindDavid Murray9:05
1976-06-26Santa Barbara and Crenshaw Follies (live, 1976‐06‐26: The Ladies’ Fort, Lower East Side, NY, USA)woodwindDavid Murray15:53
1976-06-26The Hill (live, 1976‐06‐26: The Ladies’ Fort, Lower East Side, NY, USA)woodwindDavid Murray17:55
1977-11Lester B. Iwind instrumentsPhillip Wilson8:23
1977-11Lester B. IIwind instrumentsPhillip Wilson3:20
1977-11Lester B. IIIwind instrumentsPhillip Wilson2:05
1978-05-10Caul Call! The Esowind instrumentsPhillip Wilson4:25
1978-05-10Double Clickwind instrumentsPhillip Wilson3:40
1978-05-10Elephant Bossawind instrumentsPhillip Wilson1:00
1978-05-10Lost and Brashwind instrumentsPhillip Wilson2:52
1978-05-10Olu 1wind instrumentsPhillip Wilson3:35
1978-05-10Olu 2wind instrumentsPhillip Wilson3:02
1978-05-10The Chadwind instrumentsPhillip Wilson2:04
1978-05-10The March and Ragtimewind instrumentsPhillip Wilson3:53
1978-05-15Broadway Rhumba (live, 1978‐05‐15: 7th International New Jazz Festival Moers 1978, Freizeitpark Moers, Moers, Germany)trumpetPhillip Wilson Quartet8:21
1978-05-15Cha Cha (live, 1978‐05‐15: 7th International New Jazz Festival Moers 1978, Freizeitpark Moers, Moers, Germany)trumpetPhillip Wilson Quartet6:31
1978-05-15F & L (live, 1978‐05‐15: 7th International New Jazz Festival Moers 1978, Freizeitpark Moers, Moers, Germany)trumpetPhillip Wilson Quartet9:50
1978-05-15It’s a Party (live, 1978‐05‐15: 7th International New Jazz Festival Moers 1978, Freizeitpark Moers, Moers, Germany)trumpetPhillip Wilson Quartet11:00
1978-05-15This Is for You (live, 1978‐05‐15: 7th International New Jazz Festival Moers 1978, Freizeitpark Moers, Moers, Germany)trumpetPhillip Wilson Quartet4:30
1980-01-17Jazz Is the Teacher (Funk Is the Preacher)cornetJames Blood Ulmer4:20
1980-01-17See-ThroughcornetJames Blood Ulmer3:51
1980-01-17T.V. BluescornetJames Blood Ulmer4:32
1980-06-25 – 1980-06-28Dewey’s CircletrumpetDavid Murray Octet6:32
1980-06-25 – 1980-06-28JasvantrumpetDavid Murray Octet8:48
1980-06-25 – 1980-06-28MingtrumpetDavid Murray Octet4:24
1980-06-25 – 1980-06-28The Fast LifetrumpetDavid Murray Octet8:53
1980-06-25 – 1980-06-28The HilltrumpetDavid Murray Octet10:40
1980-07-25 – 1980-07-28Dewey’s CircletrumpetDavid Murray Octet6:32
1981-02-05For Charles MinguscornetTim Berne11:31
1981-02-05Grendel (for Hamid Drake)cornetTim Berne8:50
1981-02-05Hot and ColdcornetTim Berne7:57
1981-02-05SpectrescornetTim Berne5:36
1981-02-05StrollcornetTim Berne9:19
1981-10-31 – 1981-11-013-D FamilytrumpetDavid Murray Octet8:36
1981-10-31 – 1981-11-01Choctaw BluestrumpetDavid Murray Octet6:11
1981-10-31 – 1981-11-01HometrumpetDavid Murray Octet6:01
1981-10-31 – 1981-11-01Last of the HipmentrumpetDavid Murray Octet9:14
1981-10-31 – 1981-11-01Santa Barbara and Crenshaw FolliestrumpetDavid Murray Octet6:51
1981High TimetrumpetJames Blood Ulmer4:00
1981HijacktrumpetJames Blood Ulmer4:42
1981Rush HourtrumpetJames Blood Ulmer5:33
1981Untitled 1wind instrumentsOlu Dara and The CMS Orchestra6:43
1981Untitled 2wind instrumentsOlu Dara and The CMS Orchestra10:57
1981Untitled 3wind instrumentsOlu Dara and The CMS Orchestra6:34
1983-08 – 1983-10Betty Ball's BluestrumpetConjure3:36
1983-08 – 1983-10Dualism (1)trumpetConjure2:45
1983-08 – 1983-10From The Files Of Agent 22trumpetConjure3:14
1983-08 – 1983-10Jes' GrewtrumpetConjure4:00
1983-08 – 1983-10Oakland BluestrumpetConjure4:23
1983-08 – 1983-10The Wardrobe MastertrumpetConjure5:32
1984-08-24 – 1984-08-26Bechet’s Bounce (live, 1984-08: Sweet Basil, New York, NY, United States)cornetDavid Murray Big Band12:13
1984-08-24 – 1984-08-26David Tune (live, 1984-08: Sweet Basil, New York, NY, United States)cornetDavid Murray Big Band12:27
1984-08-24 – 1984-08-26Dewey’s Circle (live, 1984-08: Sweet Basil, New York, NY, United States)cornetDavid Murray Big Band13:45
1984-08-24 – 1984-08-26Duet for Big Band (live, 1984-08: Sweet Basil, New York, NY, United States)cornetDavid Murray Big Band16:19
1984-08-24 – 1984-08-26Four Minute Marvin (For Marvin Gaye) (live, 1984-08: Sweet Basil, New York, NY, United States)cornetDavid Murray Big Band2:26
1984-08-24 – 1984-08-26Great Peace (live, 1984-08: Sweet Basil, New York, NY, United States)cornetDavid Murray Big Band9:47
1984-08-24 – 1984-08-26Lovers (live, 1984-08: Sweet Basil, New York, NY, United States)cornetDavid Murray Big Band8:25
1984-08-24 – 1984-08-26Roses (live, 1984-08: Sweet Basil, New York, NY, United States)cornetDavid Murray Big Band11:01
1984-08-24 – 1984-08-26Silence (live, 1984-08: Sweet Basil, New York, NY, United States)cornetDavid Murray Big Band6:01
1985-06-12 – 1985-06-13All Is WelltrumpetDon Pullen Quintet1:58
1985-06-12 – 1985-06-13GratitudetrumpetDon Pullen Quintet7:36
1985-06-12 – 1985-06-13In the BeginningtrumpetDon Pullen Quintet11:56
1985-06-12 – 1985-06-13Tales From the Bright SidetrumpetDon Pullen Quintet8:53
1985-06-12 – 1985-06-13The Sixth SensetrumpetDon Pullen Quintet9:46
1987-05ElectromagnoliacornetCassandra Wilson4:45
1987-11-28BannarcornetCharles Brackeen Quartet8:12
1987-11-28Cing KongcornetCharles Brackeen Quartet10:34
1987-11-28IblecornetCharles Brackeen Quartet10:58
1987-11-28News Stand (take 1)cornetCharles Brackeen Quartet9:14
1987-11-28Tiny TowncornetCharles Brackeen Quartet9:05
1987-11-28Worshippers Come NighcornetCharles Brackeen Quartet7:58
1987-11-29AttainmentberimbauCharles Brackeen Quartet8:53
1987-11-29House of GoldcornetCharles Brackeen Quartet10:29
1987-11-29New StandcornetCharles Brackeen Quartet10:03
1987-11-29Prince of NightcornetCharles Brackeen Quartet13:20
1987-11-29Yogan LovecornetCharles Brackeen Quartet13:08
1993-03 – 1993-07Hellhound on My TrailcornetCassandra Wilson4:35
1994-05Flowers for AlbertcornetDavid Murray9:20
1998-05 – 1998-09Run the VooDoo DowncornetCassandra Wilson4:36
1998-05 – 1998-09VooDoo ReprisecornetCassandra Wilson4:15
2003-04-23 – 2003-04-25Bright Lights, Big CitytrumpetJames Blood Ulmer6:03
Betty Ball's BluestrumpetConjure3:43
Boat Peoplescornet and trumpetDeadline7:03
Break TunecornetArthur Blythe5:39
CarboncornetElliott Sharp3:26
ContemplationtrumpetDoug Carn4:08
Contemplationtenor horn / alto hornDoug Carn4:08
CrescentcornetArthur Blythe6:34
Doo RoottrumpetDeadline3:44
Dualism (1)trumpetConjure2:48
Fatherhoodtenor horn / alto hornDoug Carn4:15
FatherhoodtrumpetDoug Carn4:15
Feel FreetrumpetDoug Carn9:20
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performed
Bridging the GapNas featuring Olu Dara3:57
Bridging the GapNas feat. Olu Dara4:01
Street’s DiscipleNas featuring Olu Dara3:57
vocals
1987-05ElectromagnoliaCassandra Wilson4:45
1987-11-29AttainmentCharles Brackeen Quartet8:53
Bridging the GapNas featuring Olu Dara3:57
ContemplationDoug Carn4:08
FatherhoodDoug Carn4:15
Feel FreeDoug Carn9:20
God Is OneDoug Carn1:42
JihadDoug Carn7:24
Junko PartnerguestThe Dirty Dozen Brass Band feat. Olu Dara3:52
NaimaDoug Carn4:28
Power and GloryDoug Carn7:57
RevelationDoug Carn3:43
Time Is Running OutDoug Carn3:55
When I See YouOlu Dara and The Natchezippi Band feat. Donald Harrison, Jr.3:50
instruments
1976-06-26Flowers for Albert: The Complete ConcertflugelhornDavid Murray
1976-06-26Flowers for Albert: The Complete ConcerttrumpetDavid Murray
1977-11 – 1978-05-10EsoterictrumpetPhillip Wilson
1977-11 – 1978-05-10Esoterichorn [serpent]Phillip Wilson
1981Creative Music Studio: Archive Selections, Vol. 1trumpetVarious Artists
1981Creative Music Studio: Archive Selections, Vol. 1harmonicaVarious Artists
AttainmentcornetCharles Brackeen Quartet
Cab Calloway Stands in for the MoonharmonicaConjure
Cab Calloway Stands in for the MoontrumpetConjure
Live at «Sweet Basil» - Vol. 1cornettDavid Murray Big Band
Live at «Sweet Basil» - Vol. 2cornettDavid Murray Big Band
Worshippers Come NighcornetCharles Brackeen Quartet
vocals
Cab Calloway Stands in for the MoonConjure
arranged
Electromagnolia
composed
Nobody Was There
Untitled 1
Untitled 2
Untitled 3
wrote
Electromagnolia
Life's a BitchOlu Dara Jones
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