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Richard Dennis Oatts (born April 2, 1953) is an American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator.




Biography


While growing up in Des Moines, Iowa, Oatts gained an interest in music from his father, Jack Oatts, who was a saxophonist himself and a respected music educator in the Midwest. After high school, Oatts attended Drake University for one year before dropping out and moving to Minneapolis to begin a career in music in 1972. In 1977, he was called by Thad Jones to join The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, which later became the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. Oatts moved to New York City to join the band, first playing tenor saxophone, and began playing Monday nights with Jones and Lewis at the Village Vanguard, as well as touring in Europe with them. Eventually Oatts switched to playing alto saxophone in the band, and he continues to play with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra at the Village Vanguard every Monday night.
Oatts' work on woodwind instruments (saxophone, clarinet, flute) became more widely known when he led the crossover jazz group Flim & the BB's in the 1980s and '90s with bassist Jimmy "Flim" Johnson, drummer Bill Berg, and keyboardist Billy Barber.
Since the 1970s, Oatts has released more than a dozen albums as a leader and co-leader, and he has appeared on over 100 albums as a sideman with Joe Henderson, Jerry Bergonzi, Eddie Gómez, Bob Brookmeyer, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Joe Lovano and others, working extensively with Steeplechase Records. He has also accompanied Joe Williams, Sarah Vaughan, Mel Tormé, and Ella Fitzgerald.
Oatts has taught at the Manhattan School of Music and has been artist-in-residence at the Amsterdam Conservatory. In 2006, he became a professor and artistic director of the jazz studies department at Temple University in Philadelphia.




Discography






= As a leader or co-leader

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1990: Dial and Oatts (DMP) with Garry Dial
1990: Brassworks (DMP) with Garry Dial
1997: All of Three (Steeplechase)
1999: Standard Issue Vol. 1 (Steeplechase)
2000: Simone's Dance (Steeplechase)
2000: Standard Issue Vol. 2 (Steeplechase)
2000: Meru (Steeplechase) with the Dave Santoro Quartet
2001: South Paw (Steeplechase)
2006: Jam Session, Vol. 18 (Steeplechase) with Billy Drewes & Walt Weiskopf
2008: Gratitude (Steeplechase)
2009: Saxology (Steeplechase) with Jerry Bergonzi
2010: Two Hearts (Steeplechase)
2010: The Clouds Above (Audial) with Soren Moller
2011: Bridging the Gap (Planet Arts) with Terell Stafford
2011: Black Nile (Radiosnj) with Cameron Brown, Lorenzo Lombardo, & Gary Versace
2012: Lookin' Up (Steeplechase)
2014: Sweet Nowhere (Steeplechase) with Harold Danko
2018: Use Your Imagination (Steeplechase)




= As a sideman

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With Thad Jones/Mel Lewis

1978: It Only Happens Every Time
1978: One More Time
1979: Naturally
1980: Bob Brookmeyer – Composer & Arranger
1981: Mellifluous (Gatemouth) - Mel Lewis Quintet
1981: Live in Montreux
1982: Make Me Smile & Other New Works by Bob Brookmeyer
1985: 20 Years at the Village Vanguard
1988: Live at the Village Vanguard
1988: Definitive Thad Jones, Vol. 2: Live from the Village Vanguard
1988: Soft Lights and Hot Music
1989: Lost Art
1991: To You: A Tribute to Mel Lewis
1993: Body and Soul
2008: Definitive Thad Jones: Live from the Village Vanguard
With Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

1997: Lickety Split: The Music of Jim McNeely
1999: Thad Jones Legacy
2002: Can I Persuade You
2004: The Way: Music of Slide Hampton
2007: Up From the Skies: Music of Jim McNeely
2008: Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard
2011: Forever Lasting: Live in Tokyo
With Flim & the BBs

1978: Flim & the BBs
1982: Tricycle
1984: Tunnel
1985: Big Notes
1987: Neon
1988: The Further Adventures of Flim & the BBs
1990: New Pants
1991: Vintage BBs
1992: This is a Recording
With Red Rodney

1986: No Turn On Red
1988: Red Snapper
With Ray Mantilla

1984: Hands of Fire
1988: Dark Powers
1986: Synergy
With Colors of Jazz

1991: From Hollywood
1991: For Tropical Nights
1991: For Sunday Morning
1991: From Dusk Till Dawn
With Everything but the Girl

1991: Worldwide
1992: Acoustic
2013: The Language of Life
With Armen Donelian

1988: Secrets
1990: Wayfarer
With Susannah McCorkle

1993: From Bessie to Brazil
1994: From Broadway to Bebop
1999: From Broken Hearts to Blue Skies
2000: Hearts and Minds
With Joe Lovano

1995: Rush Hour
1996: Celebrating Sinatra
2002: Viva Caruso
With Nnenna Freelon

1998: Maiden Voyage
1994: Listen
With Ted Rosenthal

1992: Images of Monk
2003: Expressions
With Eddie Gómez

1988: Power Play
2008: Street Smart
With Gary Smulyan

1993: Saxophone Mosaic
2009: High Noon: The Jazz Soul of Frankie Laine
With others

1981: Through a Looking Glass – Bob Brookmeyer
1983: Impressions of Charles Mingus – Teo Macero
1987: Initial Thrill – Kenia
1989: Kaleidoscope – Bill Mays
1989: Code Red – Code Red
1989: Wilderness – Bob Thompson
1991: So Intense – Lisa Fischer
1991: The Road Not Taken – Stefan Karlsson
1991: Ricky Peterson – Smile Blue
1992: Still in Love With You – Meli'sa Morgan
1992: Awakening – Bud Shank
1992: The Moment – Yoshio Suzuki
1992: Uh–Oh – David Byrne
1992: Play–cation – Allen Farnham
1992: Dial & Oatts Play Cole Porter – Garry Dial
1993: View From Manhattan – Hendrik Meurkens
1994: Heatin' System – Jack McDuff
1994: Bite of the Apple – Peter Delano
1995: This is Christmas – Luther Vandross
1995: Manhattan Moods – Mary Stallings
1995: Annette Lowman – Annette Lowman
1995: I Was Born In Love With You – Denise Jannah
1996: Portraits of Cuba – Paquito D'Rivera
1996: Big Band – Joe Henderson
1997: Ruben Gomez – Rubén Gómez
1997: This Is Living! – Tom Talbert Orchestra
1998: Tropic Heat – Dave Valentin
1999: Souvenir – Ricky Peterson
2001: Group Therapy – Jim McNeely
2002: Leaving Home – David Berkman
2002: Pasajes – Jim Brock
2003: New Beginnings – Terell Stafford
2004: Start Here... Finish There – David Berkman
2004: Mean What You Say – Temple University Jazz Band
2005: Echoes in the Night – Earl MacDonald
2006: Oatts & Perry – Harold Danko
2004: Let Yourself Go – Judi Silvano
2006: Many Places – Gary Versace
2007: Truth Is – Steve Million
2007: Taking a Chance on Love – Simone Kopmaje
2008: Runnin' in the Meadow – Michael Deacon
2009: Walking on Air – Linda Baker
2010: Oatts and Perry, Vol. 2 – Harold Danko
2010: Homage – Stockholm Jazz Orchestra
2010: Canopus – JazzNord Ensemble
2011: At This Time – Norman David
2011: Don't Look Back – Jane Stuart
2011: Jazzing Vol. 3 – Sant Andreu Jazz Band
2011: Legacy – Gerald Wilson Orchestra
2014: We See Stars – Jim Olsen Ensemble
2014: Intersecting Lines – Jerry Bergonzi
2015: Jazzing Vol. 5 – Sant Andreu Jazz Band
2017: Life Changes -- Brian Eisenberg Jazz Orchestra




References






External links


Official website

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