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Malachi Thompson

Malachi Thompson has been played on NTS in shows including Saying w/ Nadeem, featured first on 13 October 2016. Songs played include Street Dance, The Quest and Back To The One .

Malachi Richard Thompson (1949-2006), was an American jazz trumpeter who described his style - a blend of bop and free jazz - as 'freebop'.

Inspired to start playing the trumpet after attending a performance by Count Basie and his big band when he was 11 years old, Thompson went on to work with Lester Bowie, avant-garde / free jazz musicians such as Archie Shepp and his group Africa Brass which took its inspiration from…

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Street Dance
Malachi Thompson
Ra Records1980
Street Dance
Malachi ThompsonRa Records1980
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The Quest
Malachi Thompson
Ra Records1980
The Quest
Malachi ThompsonRa Records1980
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Back To The One
Malachi Thompson
Delmark Records1983
Back To The One
Malachi ThompsonDelmark Records1983
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