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Fred Jackson, Jr.

Fred Jackson, Jr. is credited on 560 releases across 124 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1971–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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560

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124

Albums

6

Decades active

309

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American flautist and saxophonist based in Los Angeles, very active from 1971 to more or less 2000, with a few sporadic appearances after that.
NOTE: DO NOT CONFUSE WITH Chicago based alto saxophonist, who is also sometimes credited as Fred Jackson, Jr.
Born circa 1945. After graduating from the L.A. Conservatory, Fred Jackson, Jr. first appeared in 1971, playing on Head On (US 1971) (opens in a new tab). Throughout the next three decades, he received constant work as a session man, playing on albums by artists as diverse as Bobby Hutcherson, Horace Silver, Jimmy Smith, Carole King, Frank Zappa, Maria Muldaur, Billy Cosby, Terry Callier, Joe Sample, the Whispers, Solomon Burke, Dianne Schuur, and Earth, Wind & Fire.

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Credited work

560 releases · 124 albums · active 1971–2026

  • Performance · 563
  • Other credits · 217

Studios: Paramount Recording Studios · Whisky A Go Go · Westlake Studios · Electric Lady Studios

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