Spoot music, july, 2008 11 songs penned and arranged by the tiptons from afrobeat to algerian rai music, dreamscape soundscapes with haunting vocals, luscious original jazz, rhythms from macedonia, a gorgeous anthem, and 2 covers of a pugliese tarantella, and a amis tribe taiwan song to console all the spirits around us. Tiptons female birth sex was not publicly revealed until after his death, and the revelation came as a surprise to family and friends. Billy tipton and the jazz culture of masculinity scholarlycommons. Billy tipton simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The billy tipton memorial saxophone quartet wikidata.
Billy tipton december 29, 1914 january 21, 1989 was an american jazz musician, bandleader, and talent broker. Born dorothy lucille tipton, he is also notable for the postmortem discovery that he was assigned female at birth. The tiptons sax quartet funk jazz world soul groove. Later these four men will sing on the plane that, in. Rather than intending to elicit a strong emotional response from listeners, this elegant music is designed to showcase compositional. In seattle, a group of feminist jazz musicians founded the billy tipton memorial saxophone quartet. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. The tiptons sax quartet, previously known as the billy tipton memorial saxophone quartet, is a jazz saxophone quartet from seattle, washington. In 1989, at age 74, what tipton thought was emphysema turned out to be a hemorrhaging ulcer. After several lineup changes and a brief hiatus, the btmsq, shortening its name to the tiptons, eventually reformed in the early 2000s. Billy tipton memorial saxophone quartet box 1996, cd. One is the other billy hart quartet, billy hart songs. Billy tipton tipton eventually settled down in spokane, washington, married a former stripper named kitty and adopted three sons. After billys death the funeral director was shocked to find out that billy was not a man but a woman.
Originally called billy tipton memorial sax quartet, they have since shortened their name and expanded their repertoire. Off broadway and the billy tipton memorial saxophone quartet, a feminist all woman saxophone quartet based in seattle. Originally known as the billy tipton memorial saxophone quartet, the quartet was named for saxophonist and pianist billy tipton who lived life. The seattlebased groups unorthodox instrumentation creates a full and unique sound, and the band takes its name from a musician with a bizarre back story. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Billy tipton followed their passion for music against all odds. Live and lively music works well with graney dance group. She found opportunities for women in this area quite limitedindeed, her kc, mo high school did not allow girls to join its marching band. Tiptons sax quartet, the quadraphonnes tickets, sat, jan 11, 2020. I put much effort into creating this, and i hope that you all enjoy listening to it as much as i did arranging it. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the billy tipton memorial saxophone. Upon learning his story, denio reached out to tiptons son john to ask permission to use his name, and the billy tipton memorial saxophone. Garbos hat featuring kate hammetvaughan 012794 vocalist kate hammetvaugha.
Biography though somewhat obscure during his lifetime, tipton became notable after his death in 1989, when it was revealed he had been born female and had lived as a man for more than 50 years. Billy does not understand why, during his and valencias wedding anniversary party, he is shaken by the sight of four men singing together. The tiptons saxophone quartet features the frontline of saxophonists jessica lurie, tina richerson, amy denio and sue orfield, plus drummer lee frisari. Originally the billy tipton memorial saxophone quartet, the band was named for a jazz musician who was born female but lived their life as a. Billy tiptons legacy as one of the greatest jazz musicians of the 30s and 40s has been overshadowed by debates over his gender identity. Billy tipton was born dorothy lucille tipton in oklahoma city and grew up in kansas city, a. Billy tipton memorial saxophone quartet listed as btmsq. But jazz fever died out as tipton grew older, and he spent his last years alone in a trailer park with little money. The tiptons saxophone quartet and drums in concert knkx.
The billy hart quartets one is the other follows all our reasons, its noted debut for ecm, by less than two years. Billy tipton, billy lee tipton december 29, 1914 january 21, 1989 was an american jazz musician and bandleader. The symbol of barbershop quartet in slaughterhousefive. A jazz artist from the 40s and the 50s, billy, whose real name was dorothy, lived as a man from the time she was 19 until she died at the age of 74. Billy williams quartet summary photographs show vocal group billy williams quartet williams, claude riddick, johnny bell, and gene dickson rehearing around a piano.
The billy tipton memorial saxophone quartet discography. The name of the quartet was inspired by billy tipton, a jazz pianist and saxophonist, who upon his death was revealed to be anatomically female. Hammer members receive reserved seating up until 15 minutes before the start of the program, available on a firstcome, firstserved basis. Btmsq stands for billy tipton memorial saxophone quartet band. Brixton publications trombone chamber music, quartets. Billy tipton memorial saxophone quartet amy denioalto sax. James infirmary for saxophone quartet saatb if you want to play music that mesmerises your audience, music that makes them happy and sad at the same time, try st. A piece that i arranged out of love for my favorite film score composer.
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Join facebook to connect with billy tipton and others you may know. Upon learning his story, denio reached out to tiptons son john to ask permission to use his name, and the billy tipton memorial saxophone quartet was born. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises likka law billy tipton memorial saxophone quartet geri allen billy tipton memorial saxophone quartet. Billy tipton memorial new world records 80495 saxophone. After several lineup changes and a brief hiatus, the btmsq, shortening. Box, an album by billy tipton memorial saxophone quartet on spotify. Media in category billy tipton memorial saxophone quartet the following 45 files are in this category, out of 45 total. Saxhouse the billy tipton memorial saxophone quartet format. Pamela bargerdrums the btmsq is an allfemale saxophone quartet with drummer, named after the big band saxophonist billy tipton, a woman who lived as a man for. For decades, tipton assumed a male gender identity.
Fuga vii from the welltempered clavier, book 2, bwv 876, by johann sebastian bach for brass quartet, two bflat trumpets, french horn an optional trombone part is included as a substitute for the horn on part 3, and trombone transcribed by howard j. Paying respects to jazz musician billy tipton xtra magazine. The billy tipton memorial sax quartet met ne zhdali at a squat in amsterdam in 1993, and the two groups vowed to work together. The ensemble consists of five members the fifth member being the quartet s drummer and percussionist. Print and download in pdf or midi themes of john williams.
The life challenges tipton had faced resonated deeply with a number of sympathetic fellow artists whose musical responses were both touching and dignified. Btmsq billy tipton memorial saxophone quartet band. Box by billy tipton memorial saxophone quartet on amazon music. Billy tipton was the leader of the billy tipton trio. Born in oklahoma city, oklahoma, tipton grew up in kansas city, missouri, where he was raised by an aunt after his parents divorce. Her main instruments are voice, accordion, alto saxophone, clarinet, electric guitar, and bass. Denio has been operating her own spaciouser spoot studios since she was a teenager.
In one sense, this set shows the groups growth theyve been together since 2005, and picks up where aor left off, but more importantly, it reveals the more disciplined and inquisitive dimension of its collective persona, even as it revisits some tunes from its members pasts. Btmsq was named in honor of big band saxophonist and pianist billy tipton, following the postmortem revelation that tipton was actually a woman who lived as a man for more than 50 years. This traditional has been made famous by louis armstrong. Billy tipton memorial new world records 80495 saxophone quartet box the historical billy tipton was one of those journeymen jazz musicians who labor diligently, year in and year out, to maintain a particular music tradition, in this case the style of jazz identified with the swing era. Live and lively music works well with graney dance group by erika lim the pat graney company with the billy tipton memorial saxophone quartet and.
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