John Klemmer
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John Klemmer is an American
saxophonist, composer
, song writer
and arranger
.
He was born in Chicago, Illinois and began playing guitar at age 5 and alto saxophone at age 11. His other early interests included graphics and visual art, writing, dance, puppetry, painting, sculpting and poetry. He studied at schools that include The Art Institute of Chicago and began touring with various local midwest "ghost big bands" [Les Elgart, Woody Herman] as well as playing with small local jazz
and rock groups. After switching to tenor saxophone in high school, Klemmer participated actively in the local Chicago jazz scene, playing with commercial small groups and big bands while leading his own groups in the Chicago area and touring.
, conducting
, harmony
, theory, composition, arranging, clarinet
, flute
& classical
& jazz
saxophone
. He studied saxophone and jazz improvisation with noted Chicago saxophonist and teacher Joe Daly
. He attended the prestigious Interlochen's National Music Camp. The year he graduated from high school, Klemmer was signed by producer Esmond Edwards at Cadet/Chess Records, eventually recording five albums with Cadet/Chess, including his innovative hit album, Blowin Gold [co-produced by ex-Rolling Stones producer Marshall Chess]. This album was considered by many as the first of the jazz
/rock
fusion
genre
; follow-up albums introduced innovative rock rhythms, sounds and production techniques and debuted electronic effects with the saxophone that became his now trademark
"delay" sound.
Klemmer led his own groups touring the U.S. using the cream of the Chicago sideman such as Jodie Foster
, William Campbell
& Cleveland Eaton
, while occasionally performing in tandem with good friends such as jazz artist Eddie Harris
& Oscar Brashear
, arranger Les Hooper
& rock artists such as James William Guercio [later to produce Blood, Sweat & Tears and Chicago] and various rock artists such as guitarist Harvey Mandel
. He did his first PBS special for WTTW TV Chicago. He was also a busy sideman exploring every genre of Music. He then moved to Los Angeles the following year and for a very brief time was a key soloist & arranger with The Don Ellis's innovative big band touring Europe & toured Africa with Oliver Nelson for the State Dept. while also working with such diverse Artists of a variety of musical genres such as Tim Buckley
etc. He studied film scoring with Albert Harris & vocal lessons with Seth Riggs
. Continuing always through the events described, Klemmer continuously lead his own small groups touring across the U.S. further developing his unique sound, style and concepts. He primarily focused on his jazz rock fusion styles returning briefly to more traditional jazz & then switching to a more "intense" so-called "coltraneish" approach upon leaving Chess Records & signing with & recording five albums with Impulse! records.
He performed at Newport & Monterey Jazz Festivals, Antibes Jazz Festival, Carnegie Hall
, Tanglewood
, & Montreux Jazz Festival
plus TV shows Midnight Special & Rock Concert. Klemmer has composed all songs for his many albums, amassing a large & valuable publishing catalog, but he has also collaborated & co-written musically & as lyricist with many pop songwriters, such as David Batteau
, with the UK hit "Walk in Love", recorded by The Manhattan Transfer, and Danny O'Keefe
, Clint Holmes
, Pamela Oland & many others. After another of his many controversial sabbaticals, he again changed musical direction by then moving to ABC/MCA Records briefly returning to his early R&B & pop
roots. Klemmer then went on to earn massive crossover appeal with his now landmark series of the classic "Touch" recordings. Klemmer & the "Touch" Series of recordings are regarded by many as paving the way & being "the founder" of the current "Smooth Jazz" genre some anointing him "The Ambassador of Cool". His continuous fast changing of musical directions throughout his career created some controversy, confusion & false speculative motivational assumptions & judgments from his primarily earlier jazz purist audience, primarily, with the now historic "Touch" series of recordings. His managerial associations with noted former Doors manager, Bill Siddons and with Faith Hill
, Keith Urban
& James Taylor
manager
, Gary Borman, helped Klemmer exposed his music to a growing number of pop, rock, R&B & adult contemporary audiences. He toured extensively as headliner and with "package tours" with George Benson & Herbie Hancock plus numerous TV appearances arranged by the William Morris Agency
. He expanded his musical palette to include, kalimba, flutes, keyboards, percussion & solo vocal.
At this time he further developed his innovative Solo Sax Concept resulting in the now landmark & classic recording of Cry ushering in, thought by many, the "New Age Music Spiritual" genre, with some now calling him the "Sax God". He briefly returned to his earlier jazz roots recording the "straight ahead jazz" 2 CD offering, Nexus for Duo & Trio, now considered by many a classic, at personal request of Clive Davis
for former Arista/Bluebird/RCA Records, followed by occasional special recording projects such as duo recordings with Joe Sample & Oscar-Castro-Neves. Following another of his sabbaticals he then, upon personal urging of legendary pop and rock music mogul Joe Smith
, moved to Elektra Records
, recording five albums. After another brief sabbatical he then returned to GRP & Verve for Universal Records
where his primary vast catalog of recordings reside. Klemmer then took his longest & most controversial sabbatical causing a number of numerous false & untrue rumors of personal & health problems as he continued writing, recording & working with the massive new digital technologies plus returning to vocal studies with noted Macy Grey & Brandi vocal teacher, Roger Burnley. He then returned recording as guest soloist with such New Age artists as 3rd Force, David Arkenstone
, and Craig Chaquico
while returning to his performing, touring & recording.
Klemmer founded his own record label, Touch Records, for "special projects & releases only" with the CD & digital releases of Making Love, Vol. 1 & Rio Vol. 1 & 2 as an adjunct to his major label releases such as the Universal/Verve/GRP Records release of The Very Best of John Klemmer including newly recorded bonus tracks from his next new releases. Klemmer's music has been sampled by a large number of Hip-Hop, Rap
& DJ Artists primarily focused on his early Chess record recordings.
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saxophonist, composer
Composer
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, song writer
Writer
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and arranger
Arranger
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.
He was born in Chicago, Illinois and began playing guitar at age 5 and alto saxophone at age 11. His other early interests included graphics and visual art, writing, dance, puppetry, painting, sculpting and poetry. He studied at schools that include The Art Institute of Chicago and began touring with various local midwest "ghost big bands" [Les Elgart, Woody Herman] as well as playing with small local jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and rock groups. After switching to tenor saxophone in high school, Klemmer participated actively in the local Chicago jazz scene, playing with commercial small groups and big bands while leading his own groups in the Chicago area and touring.
Biography
Klemmer had extensive studies in music, taking private lessons as a youth and in college in pianoPiano
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, conducting
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
, harmony
Harmony
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, theory, composition, arranging, clarinet
Clarinet
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, flute
Flute
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& classical
Classical music
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& jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
. He studied saxophone and jazz improvisation with noted Chicago saxophonist and teacher Joe Daly
Joe Daly
Joe Daly is a comic book artist from South Africa. Born in London, United Kingdom, Daly studied animation for two years at Cape Town's City Varsity. His first American work was entitled "Scrublands", and was described as "introverted dreamlike stream-of-consciousness" and "over-the-top postmodern...
. He attended the prestigious Interlochen's National Music Camp. The year he graduated from high school, Klemmer was signed by producer Esmond Edwards at Cadet/Chess Records, eventually recording five albums with Cadet/Chess, including his innovative hit album, Blowin Gold [co-produced by ex-Rolling Stones producer Marshall Chess]. This album was considered by many as the first of the jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
/rock
Rock music
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fusion
Jazz fusion
Jazz fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk and R&B rhythms and the amplification and electronic effects of rock, complex time signatures derived from non-Western music and extended, typically instrumental compositions with a jazz approach to lengthy group improvisations,...
genre
Genre
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; follow-up albums introduced innovative rock rhythms, sounds and production techniques and debuted electronic effects with the saxophone that became his now trademark
Trademark
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"delay" sound.
Klemmer led his own groups touring the U.S. using the cream of the Chicago sideman such as Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster
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, William Campbell
William Campbell
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& Cleveland Eaton
Cleveland Eaton
Cleveland "Cleve" Eaton is an American jazz double bassist from Fairfield, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama. His most famous accomplishments are substantial playing stints with the Ramsey Lewis Trio and later with the Count Basie Orchestra...
, while occasionally performing in tandem with good friends such as jazz artist Eddie Harris
Eddie Harris
Eddie Harris was an American jazz musician, best known for playing tenor saxophone and for introducing the electrically amplified saxophone. He was also fluent on the electric piano and organ...
& Oscar Brashear
Oscar Brashear
Oscar Brashear is an American jazz trumpeter and session musician.After studying at DuSable High School he worked briefly with Woody Herman before going on to join Count Basie '68-9, returning to freelance in Chicago with Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon and James Moody...
, arranger Les Hooper
Les Hooper
Les Hooper is a composer in Los Angeles, USA. His music ranges from classical to blues and jazz; from commercials to concert commissions. His credits include movies, TV, commercials, live performances, orchestral commissions, and many published pieces of music...
& rock artists such as James William Guercio [later to produce Blood, Sweat & Tears and Chicago] and various rock artists such as guitarist Harvey Mandel
Harvey Mandel
Harvey Mandel is an American guitarist known for his innovative approach to electric guitar playing. A professional at twenty, he played with Charlie Musselwhite, Canned Heat, The Rolling Stones, and John Mayall before starting a solo career...
. He did his first PBS special for WTTW TV Chicago. He was also a busy sideman exploring every genre of Music. He then moved to Los Angeles the following year and for a very brief time was a key soloist & arranger with The Don Ellis's innovative big band touring Europe & toured Africa with Oliver Nelson for the State Dept. while also working with such diverse Artists of a variety of musical genres such as Tim Buckley
Tim Buckley
Timothy Charles Buckley III was an American vocalist, and musician. His music and style changed considerably through the years; his first album was mostly folk oriented, but over time his music incorporated jazz, psychedelia, funk, soul, avant-garde and an evolving "voice as instrument," sound...
etc. He studied film scoring with Albert Harris & vocal lessons with Seth Riggs
Seth Riggs
Seth Riggs is an American vocal coach and founder of a technique known as Speech Level Singing. Some of his students have included Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Jackson, Kalil Wilson, Ray Charles, Josh Groban and Philip Webb.- External links :...
. Continuing always through the events described, Klemmer continuously lead his own small groups touring across the U.S. further developing his unique sound, style and concepts. He primarily focused on his jazz rock fusion styles returning briefly to more traditional jazz & then switching to a more "intense" so-called "coltraneish" approach upon leaving Chess Records & signing with & recording five albums with Impulse! records.
He performed at Newport & Monterey Jazz Festivals, Antibes Jazz Festival, Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
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, Tanglewood
Tanglewood
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, & Montreux Jazz Festival
Montreux Jazz Festival
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plus TV shows Midnight Special & Rock Concert. Klemmer has composed all songs for his many albums, amassing a large & valuable publishing catalog, but he has also collaborated & co-written musically & as lyricist with many pop songwriters, such as David Batteau
David Batteau
David Batteau is an American singer-songwriter. Batteau is the son of Blanca Batteau and Dr. Dwight Wayne Batteau, of Harvard University and Tufts University. He is the brother of singer/songwriter Robin Batteau.-History:...
, with the UK hit "Walk in Love", recorded by The Manhattan Transfer, and Danny O'Keefe
Danny O'Keefe
Danny O'Keefe is a U.S. based singer-songwriter, born in Spokane, Washington, in 1943. O'Keefe's musical career has spanned four decades from his early days playing in the Minnesota coffee houses to his present station in the Seattle area...
, Clint Holmes
Clint Holmes
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, Pamela Oland & many others. After another of his many controversial sabbaticals, he again changed musical direction by then moving to ABC/MCA Records briefly returning to his early R&B & pop
Pop music
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roots. Klemmer then went on to earn massive crossover appeal with his now landmark series of the classic "Touch" recordings. Klemmer & the "Touch" Series of recordings are regarded by many as paving the way & being "the founder" of the current "Smooth Jazz" genre some anointing him "The Ambassador of Cool". His continuous fast changing of musical directions throughout his career created some controversy, confusion & false speculative motivational assumptions & judgments from his primarily earlier jazz purist audience, primarily, with the now historic "Touch" series of recordings. His managerial associations with noted former Doors manager, Bill Siddons and with Faith Hill
Faith Hill
Faith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S...
, Keith Urban
Keith Urban
Keith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age...
& James Taylor
James Taylor
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manager
Talent manager
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, Gary Borman, helped Klemmer exposed his music to a growing number of pop, rock, R&B & adult contemporary audiences. He toured extensively as headliner and with "package tours" with George Benson & Herbie Hancock plus numerous TV appearances arranged by the William Morris Agency
William Morris Agency
WME is the largest talent agency in the world, with offices in Beverly Hills, New York City, Nashville, London, and Miami. WME represents elite artists from all facets of the entertainment industry, including motion pictures, television, music, theatre, publishing, and physical production...
. He expanded his musical palette to include, kalimba, flutes, keyboards, percussion & solo vocal.
At this time he further developed his innovative Solo Sax Concept resulting in the now landmark & classic recording of Cry ushering in, thought by many, the "New Age Music Spiritual" genre, with some now calling him the "Sax God". He briefly returned to his earlier jazz roots recording the "straight ahead jazz" 2 CD offering, Nexus for Duo & Trio, now considered by many a classic, at personal request of Clive Davis
Clive Davis
Clive Davis is an American record producer and music industry executive. He has won five Grammy Awards and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer. From 1967 to 1973 he was the President of Columbia Records. He was the founder and president of Arista Records from 1975...
for former Arista/Bluebird/RCA Records, followed by occasional special recording projects such as duo recordings with Joe Sample & Oscar-Castro-Neves. Following another of his sabbaticals he then, upon personal urging of legendary pop and rock music mogul Joe Smith
Joe Smith
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, moved to Elektra Records
Elektra Records
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, recording five albums. After another brief sabbatical he then returned to GRP & Verve for Universal Records
Universal Records
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where his primary vast catalog of recordings reside. Klemmer then took his longest & most controversial sabbatical causing a number of numerous false & untrue rumors of personal & health problems as he continued writing, recording & working with the massive new digital technologies plus returning to vocal studies with noted Macy Grey & Brandi vocal teacher, Roger Burnley. He then returned recording as guest soloist with such New Age artists as 3rd Force, David Arkenstone
David Arkenstone
David Arkenstone is an American New Age musician. His music is primarily instrumental, with occasional vocalizations. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 1, 1952. He has three children—Quillon, Dashiell and Valinor—with his first wife, Julie...
, and Craig Chaquico
Craig Chaquico
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while returning to his performing, touring & recording.
Klemmer founded his own record label, Touch Records, for "special projects & releases only" with the CD & digital releases of Making Love, Vol. 1 & Rio Vol. 1 & 2 as an adjunct to his major label releases such as the Universal/Verve/GRP Records release of The Very Best of John Klemmer including newly recorded bonus tracks from his next new releases. Klemmer's music has been sampled by a large number of Hip-Hop, Rap
Rap
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& DJ Artists primarily focused on his early Chess record recordings.
As leader
- 1967: Involvement (Cadet/Chess)
- 1968: And We Were Lovers (Cadet/Chess)
- 1969: Blowin' Gold (Chess/Cadet Concept/Chess)
- 1969: All the Children Cried (Chess/Cadet Concept/Chess)
- 1970: Eruptions (Chess/Cadet Concept)
- 1971: Constant Throb (Impulse!)
- 1972: Waterfalls (Impulse!)
- 1973: Intensity (Impulse!)
- 1973: Magic & Movement (Impulse!)
- 1974: Fresh Feathers (ABC/MCA/GRP/Universal)
- 1975: Touch (ABC/MCA/GRP/Verve/Universal)
- 1976: Barefoot Ballet (ABC/MCA/GRP/Verve/Universal)
- 1977: Lifestyle (Living & Loving) (ABC/MCA/GRP/Verve/Universal)
- 1977: Arabesque (ABC/MCA/GRP/Verve/Universal)
- 1978: Cry (ABC/MCA/GRP/Verve/Universal)
- 1978: Simpatico [John Klemmer/Oscar Castro Neves duo] (JVC/Samson)
- 1979: Brasilia (ABC/MCA/GRP/VERVE/Universal)
- 1979: Nexus [for Duo & Trio] (RCA Blubird/Arista/BMG)
- 1979: Straight From the Heart (Nautilus/Elektra)
- 1980: Magnificent Madness (Elektra)
- 1981: Hush (Elektra)
- 1982: Finesse (Elektra)
- 1986: Two Tone [John Klemmer/Joe Sample] (Crusader/Universal)
- 1989: Music (MCA/GRP/Verve/Universal)
- 1998: Making Love, Vol. 1 (Touch)
As sideman
- Dave Remington Big Band - Chicago Shouts! - Universal Records 76835S 1968
- Don Ellis - Autumn - Columbia 1968
- Don Ellis - Don Ellis at Fillmore - Columbia 1971
- John Klemmer, Tom Scott, Gato Bariberi - The Dedication Series - MCA/Impulse! 1978
- John Klemmer/Joe Sample - Two Tone - Crusader Records 1982
- Various Artists - 5 Birds and a Monk - Galaxy/Fantasy 1981
- Various Artists - Ballads by Four - Galaxy/Fantasy 1981
- Dan Siegel - Nite Ride - Inner City 1980
- Steely Dan - Royal Scam - MCA 1976
- Tom Snow - Tom Snow - Capitol 1976
- Ray Manzarek - The Whole Thing Started With Rock & Roll and Now it's Out of Control - Mercury 1974
- John Lee Hooker - Born in Mississippi/Raised up in Tennessee - MCA 1973
- Gloria Lynn - I Don't Know How to Love Him - MCA 1976
- Lauren Wood - Lauren Wood - Warner Brothers 1979
- Nancy Wilson - Love, Life & Harmony - Capitol 1979
- Oliver Nelson - Black, Brown and Beautiful - Flying Dutchman 1978
- Oliver NelsonSoulful Brass *2 - Flying Dutchman 1978
- Osamu - Masterless Samurai - Alfa 1980
- Cathy Mitchil - Lord C.M. Lord - Capitol 1976
- David Arkenstone - Return of the Quardian - Narada1996
- Craig Chaquico - Once In A Blue Universe Higher - Octave/Virgin 1997
- Roy Haynes Thank You, Thank You - Galaxy
- DJKRUSH - Code 4051 - Red Ink/Sony 2001
As composer
- Bobby Bryant - Swahili Strut - MCA/Chess 1972;
- Freda Payne - Out of Payne Comes Pleasure - MCA 1975;
- Walk In Love Pastiche - Manhattan Transfer - Atlantic 1978;
- Walk In Love Live - Manhattan Transfer - Atlantic 1983;
- Lost In Love Out of Payne Comes Pleasure - Freda Payne - MCA 1976;
- Walk In Love Happy In Hollywood - David Batteau - A&M 1978;
- Lost in Love - Lost In Love Freda Payne - MCA 2000;
- Excursion *2 Don Ellis Live at Fillmore West - Columbia 1970;
- The Old Man's Tear - Don Ellis Live at Fillmore West Columbia -1970;
- Walk In Love - Love Songs - Acker Bilk - EMI 1973;
- Walk In Love - Norrie Parammor & Orchestra By Request - BBC 1978;
- Walk in Love - Acker Bilk Love Songs - EMI;
- Walk In Love - Rachel Alejandro - Warner Philippines 2002;
- Glass Dolphins - Ken Navarro Love Coloured Soul - Positive 2007