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Pat LaBarbera
American-born Canadian jazz reed player
United States • b. 1944-04-07
Pat LaBarbera is credited on 242 releases across 56 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1967–2022 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
242
Pressings credited
56
Albums
7
Decades active
35
In collections
Biography
Pat (Pascel Emmanuel) LaBarbera (born April 7, 1944) is an American-born Canadian jazz tenor, alto and soprano saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist born in Mt. Morris, New York, most notable for his work as a soloist in Buddy Rich bands from 1967 to 1973. He moved to Toronto, Ontario in 1974, and is a member of the faculty at Humber College. La Barbera began working with Elvin Jones in 1975, touring Europe with him in 1979. While working with Buddy Rich, Pat also was working in groups led by Woody Herman and Louie Bellson. Pat has also played with Carlos Santana. LaBarbera has played a major role in the development of a generation of Canadian saxophonists. In 2000, he won a Juno Award for Best Traditional Instrumental Jazz Album for Deep in a Dream. Pat is the brother of fellow musicians John LaBarbera (trumpet) and Joe LaBarbera (drums).
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Credited work
242 releases · 56 albums · active 1967–2022
- Performance · 786
- Other credits · 146
- Production · 3
Studios: Caesars Palace · The Tropicana, Las Vegas · Ronnie Scott's · Yomiuri Hall
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Buddy Rich
- Buddy Rich Big Band
- Elvin Jones Jazz Machine
- The Buddy Rich Big Band
- Elvin Jones
- Elvin Jones Music Machine
- The Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra
- Intonation (2)
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