1. Bob Mover was born on 1952 and is an alto, tenor and soprano jazz saxophonist and a vocalist.
10 Facts About Bob Mover
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Bob Mover has been described as "the highly respected and extraordinary alto saxophonist, teacher, and theoretician".
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Bob Mover's father was a musician who played professionally including stints with the Charlie Spivak orchestra.
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In 1973, at the age of 21, Bob Mover was a sideman for Charles Mingus for a five-month period at New York City's 5 Spot Cafe.
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Bob Mover reunited with Chet Baker in 1981 for a European tour, playing in France, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, and Germany, where they recorded Chet Baker Live at Club Salt Peanuts Koln, Volumes 1 and 2.
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Bob Mover recorded two more albums as a leader in 1981 and 1982, In the True Tradition and Things Unseen, both issued by Xanadu.
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From 1987 to 1997, Bob Mover lived in Toronto and toured Europe with pianists Walter Davis Jr.
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Bob Mover accepted a teaching position at York University, giving saxophone master classes and teaching a course called "Musicianship for Jazz Singers".
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Bob Mover released another album as leader called You Go to My Head with Rufus Reid, Benny Green, Victor Lewis and Steve Hall.
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Bob Mover released an album recorded in Montreal in 1997 called Television featuring John Hicks and Jake Wilkinson.