Rickey Woodard
Tenor Sax, Alto Sax
About
Rickey Woodard is a Los Angeles based jazz saxophonist. He began his career touring with the Ray Charles Orchestra from 1980 to 1988 and then settled in Los Angeles where he is a main stay of the Los Angeles jazz scene. In addition to leading his own groups, Woodard is a member of the the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra and Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham’s Sweet Baby Blues Band. He toured with Horace Silver in the 1990s and has worked with top artists including Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, John Legend and Diana Krall.
Trivia
Rickey Woodard has said Hank Mobley is his favorite saxophone player. Rickey Woodard has performed all over the world. Rickey Woodard has described himself as an "old-fashioned player."
Early Life
Rickey Woodard was born into a musical family in Tennessee in 1950. He was the second of six children and they all performed in the family R&B band led by Woodard's father. Woodard began playing the saxophone in the band as a young teenager. He studied music at Tennessee State University and pursued a music career following graduation. In 1980 Woodard joined the Ray Charles Orchestra and spent the next 8 years touring with the group.
Rickey Woodard Solos
1992
Tenor Sax solo - Recordame - 1992
4/4 latin in A minor at 172 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - The Very Thought of You - 1992
4/4 ballad in E♭ major at 56 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Just Friends - 1992
4/4 swing in F major at 170 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Sand Dance - 1992
4/4 swing in B♭ major at 225 BPM
Alto Sax solo - Easy Living - 1992
4/4 ballad in F major at 55 BPM
Alto Sax solo - Groovy Samba - 1992
4/4 latin in G minor at 180 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - Polka Dots and Moonbeams - 1992
4/4 ballad in F major at 53 BPM
Tenor Sax solo - The Tokyo Express - 1992
4/4 swing in F major at 246 BPM