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Earl Neal Creque
Neal (*1940) was an American organist and jazz composer, and originally from the Virgin Islands;
he was based in the Cleveland area, was a professor at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and played
frequently around northern Ohio.
He also composed music with Mongo Santamaría including the Grammy-nominated song "Sofrito"
which was sampled by Jennifer Lopez on the album J.Lo.. Neal also worked together with Grant Green,
Eric Kloss, Johnny Lytle, Harold Ousley, Bernard Purdie, and Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson. He was a sought
after session musician. Neal died in the year 2000.
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Green Is Beautiful Blue Note BST 84342 recorded January 1970 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA |
Grant Green, guitar Blue Mitchell, trumpet Claude Bartee, tenor sax Emanuel Riggins, organ Earl Neal Creque, organ Idris Muhammad, drums Jimmy Lewis, bass Candido Camero, conga Richard Lendrum, bongo |
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Alive Blue Note CDP 077778979326 recorded August 1970 in Washington, DC/USA |
Grant Green, guitar Claude Bartee, tenor sax William Bivens, vibes Ronnie Foster, organ Earl Neal Creque, organ Idris Muhammad, drums Joseph Armstrong, conga |
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Creque Cobblestone CST 9005 released 1972 |
Neal Creque, piano, organ, clavinet Billy Butler, guitar Kermit Moore, cello Alfred Brown, viola Julien Barber, viola Selwart Clarke, viola Gene Taylor, bass Richard Landrum, congas, bongos, African oboe, percussion Jackie Soul, percussion Johnny Gittens, percussion Steve Berrios, timpani The Ikinen Singers |
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The Kid! Cobblestone CST 9017 released 1972 recorded March 1972 |
Harold Ousley, tenor sax Neal Creque, piano, organ Bob Rose, guitar Jay Leonhart, bass Jim Young, drums Danny Barrajanos, percussion |
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Alive! Blue Note CDP 0777 7 89793 2 19 released 1993 recorded live 15 August 1970 at Cliché Lounge, Newark, NJ/USA |
Grant Green, guitar Claude Bartee, tenor sax Earl Neal Creque, organ Ronnie Foster, organ William Bivens, vibes Idris Muhammad, drums Joseph Armstrong, congas |
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