Steve Grossman (American jazz and fusion tenor saxophonist)

Steven Mark Grossman (January 18, 1951 – August 13, 2020) was an American jazz fusion and hard bop saxophonist. Grossman was Wayne Shorter's replacement in Miles Davis's jazz-fusion band. He played with Chick Corea on the album "The Sun" in 1970, then, from 1971 to 1973, he was in Elvin Jones's band. In the late 1970s, he was part of the Stone Alliance trio with percussionist Don Alias and bassist Gene Perla. The group released four albums during this period, including one featuring Brazilian trumpeter Márcio Montarroyos. The albums also feature an array of other musicians. They went on to release three live reunion albums during the 2000s. Grossman was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States, on January 18, 1951, to Rosalind, an amateur pianist, and Irving, an RCA salesman and later president of KLH Research and Development Corporation. He died of cardiac arrest in Glen Cove, New York, on August 13, 2020, at the age of 69. 1974: Some Shapes to Come (PM Records, with Don Alias, Jan Hammer, Gene Perla) 1975: Jazz A Confronto 23 (Horo Records), with Alessio Urso, Afonso Vieira, Irio De Paula and Nilton Castro 1977: Terra Firma (PM Records) 1977: Born at the Same Time with Patrice Caratini, Michel Graillier, Daniel Humair 1978: New Moon (Musica) 1979: Perspective (Atlantic Records), with Mark Egan, Marcus Miller, Lenny White, Onaje Allan Gumbs 1984: Way Out East Vol 1 & 2 with Juini Booth, Joe Chambers 1984: Hold the Line with Juini Booth, Hugh Lawson, Masahiro Yoshida 1985: Love Is The Thing with Billy Higgins, Cedar Walton, David Williams 1985: Steve Grossman Quartet Vol 1 & 2 1985: Standards with Walter Booker, Fred Henke, Masahiro Yoshida 1986: Katonah 1989: Bouncing with Mr. A.T., with Tyler Mitchell, Art Taylor 1990: Moon Train 1990: Reflections 1990: Live: Cafe Praga 1990: My Second Prime 1991: Do It with Barry Harris, Reggie Johnson, Art Taylor 1991: In New York with Avery Sharpe, Art Taylor, McCoy Tyner 1993: Time to Smile with Tom Harrell, Elvin Jones, Cecil McBee, Willie Pickens 1992: I'm Confessin' with Jimmy Cobb, Fred Henke, Reggie Johnson, Harold Land 1993: Small Hotel with Billy Higgins, Cedar Walton, David Williams 1998: Steve Grossman Quartet with Michel Petrucciani with Joe Farnsworth, Andy McKee, Michel Petrucciani 2000: Johnny Griffin & Steve Grossman Quintet with Johnny Griffin, Michael Weiss, Pierre Michelot, Alvin Queen 2006: The Bible with Don Alias, Jan Hammer, Gene Perla With Miles Davis Miles Davis at Fillmore: Live at the Fillmore East (1970) A Tribute to Jack Johnson (1970) Live-Evil (1970) Black Beauty: Live at the Fillmore West (1973, recorded 1970) Big Fun (1974, recorded 1969–1972) Get Up with It (1974, recorded 1970–1974) Miles at the Fillmore – Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3 (2014, recorded 1970) With Elvin Jones Merry-Go-Round (Blue Note, 1971) Mr. Jones (Blue Note, 1972) Live at the Lighthouse (Blue Note, 1972) At This Point in Time (Blue Note, 1973) New Agenda (Vanguard, 1975) The Main Force (Vanguard, 1976) Chinen, Nate (August 17, 2020). "Steve Grossman, Saxophonist And Post-Coltrane Leading Light, Dead At 69". NPR. Archived from the original on August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2020. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1037. ISBN 0-85112-939-0. "Stone Alliance Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2021. Carmel, Julia (August 21, 2020). "Steve Grossman, Hired as a Teenager by Miles Davis, Dies at 69". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020. Allmusic Stone Alliance Discogs