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Tyrone Washington

Tyrone Washington

Tyrone Washington has been played on NTS shows including Martyn's Darkest Light, with Natural Essence first played on 9 May 2022.

American jazz tenor saxophonist, born in 1944. Grew up in the same house as Woody Shaw, left Howard University School of Music and joined the Horace Silver bands during the early 1960s. Moved into New York City's State of New York Conservatory of Music Building on West Street. Sometime after the mid-1970s, drifted away from music to pursue his religion, completely abandoning music to preach the gospel. Changed his name to Bialar Mohammed and lived in Newark, New Jersey as of 2010.

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Tyrone Washington

Tyrone Washington has been played on NTS shows including Martyn's Darkest Light, with Natural Essence first played on 9 May 2022.

American jazz tenor saxophonist, born in 1944. Grew up in the same house as Woody Shaw, left Howard University School of Music and joined the Horace Silver bands during the early 1960s. Moved into New York City's State of New York Conservatory of Music Building on West Street. Sometime after the mid-1970s, drifted away from music to pursue his religion, completely abandoning music to preach the gospel. Changed his name to Bialar Mohammed and lived in Newark, New Jersey as of 2010.

Original source: Last.fm

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Perception Records1973
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Blue Note1968