Joe Sanders
Joe Sanders -- a triple threat as multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and bandleader -- remained pretty much a Kansas City jazz hero through his whole career, managing to jot out tantalizing instrumental compositions such as the incendiary "Blazin'," the idea-packed "Brainstorm," the visionary "Hallucinations," and the self-explanatory "Louder and Funnier." His main performance project was the Coon-Sanders Nighthawks band, morphing into Joe Sanders' Original Nighthawks following the death of co-leader Carleton Coon in the early '30s.
Coon and Sanders, the latter performer handed the corny-as-Kansas moniker of the Old Left-Hander, originally put their ensemble together in Kansas City following the First World War. It was the time of the territory bands and this group's turf was the Midwest; jobs in meccas such as Chicago were secured as a result of a series of 1924 broadcasts. When roads cleared for the summer in states such as Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, the Coon-Sanders Nighthawks toured with the steady and focused concentration of aerial scavengers. Left on his own, Sanders continued to build up the band's audience through studio opportunities in Hollywood. The Kansas City Opera Company provided regular employment for Sanders during his later years.
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Discography
4 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Prelude: to Cora
Ambrose Akinmusire, Aaron Parks, Joe Sanders, Justin Brown, Chris Dingman, Walter Smith
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on Jan 1, 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Humanity
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Joe Sanders on Sep 29, 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Introducing Joe Sanders
Jazz - Released by Criss Cross Jazz on Jan 1, 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Oh, Mighty Ocean! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtracks - Released by Tower 26 Records on Feb 19, 2021
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo