Harold McNair
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Harold McNair was a jazz saxophonist and flautist. He came originally from Kingston, Jamaica, where he learned music from Victor Tulloch who taught at the Alpha Boys, and played with artists such as Gaynair and the Babba Motta band.
He moved to Europe in the 1950s, and played with musicians including Quincy Jones, Donovan and Ginger Baker. He died in London during the 1970s. He played on the soundtrack for Ken Loach's film Kes, with music written by John Cameron. He also featured in Donovan's Wear your love like heaven, and in Ginger Baker's Airforce and Do What You Like. He also played on John Martyn's album The Tumbler.
He worked with the group Cressida, and features on their album Asylum.
He also featured in the film All Night Long with Charles Mingus.
Discography
Some of his own albums are:
- Flute and Nut
- The Fence, 1970 (with Keith Tippett, Rick Grech,Steve Winwood, Terry Cox, Danny Thompson, Tony Carr, Colin Green, Alan Branscome)
- Harold McNair
- Affection Fink, with Alan Branscombe, David Izenzon, Charles Moffett
and with others:
- Donovan (For little ones, 1967, with Donovan, Mike O'Neil, Harold McNair, Keith Webb)
- Donovan (Wear your love like heaven, 1967, with Donovan, Eric Leese, Jack Bruce, Mike O'Neil, Harold McNair, Mike Carr, Candy John Carr, Keith Webb)
- Donovan (A gift from a flower to a garden, 1968, with Donovan, Eric Leese, Jack Bruce, Ken Baldock, Mike O'Neil, Harold McNair, Mike Carr, Candy John Carr, Keith Webb)
- Donovan (Troubadour - the definitive collection 1964-1976, Aug 92, with various artists)
- Ginger Baker (Same, with Harold McNair, Steve Winwood, Rick Grech, Denny Laine, Chris Wood, Graham Bond)
- Davy Graham (Larger than Life and Twice as Normal,1968 with Harold McNair, Danny Thompson, bass Jon Hiseman, drums, Harold McNair, flutes, and Dick Heckstall-Smith)
- Philly Joe Jones (Mo' Joe, 1968, various artists)
- Cressida (Asylum, 1971, with Angus Cullen, John Culley,Peter Jennings, Kevin McCarthy, Iain Clark and orchestra)