Dick Oatts
Dick Oatts
Top Songs
| 1 | Laura | ||
| 2 | What Is This Thing Called Love | ||
| 3 | All the Things You Are | ||
| 4 | Green Dolphin Street | ||
| 5 | If I Should Lose You |
Albums
Oct 2024 • 29 songs
Oct 2017 • 8 songs
Jan 2016 • 9 songs
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About
Biography
A fiery, bop-oriented saxophonist with a kinetic technique and bright tone, Dick Oatts has been an in-demand session player, sideman, and bandleader since emerging in New York in the 1970s. Born in 1953 in Des Moines, Iowa, Oatts grew up in a musical family the son of noted jazz saxophonist and educator Jack Oatts. A gifted saxophonist from a young age, Oatts played throughout high school, and honed his skills studying at Iowa's Drake University. After graduating, he spent several years working in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area before relocating to New York City in 1972. Once t...