Richard Elliot

UK

Born: 16 January 1960

Years Active: 80, 90, 2000

Genres: Jazz, Easy Listening, R&B

Styles: Urban, Hip-Hop/Urban, R&B/Soul, Instrumental Pop, Easy Listening, Fusion, Jazz-Pop, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Quiet Storm, Smooth Jazz

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Although he's called a "smooth jazz artist," saxophonist Richard Elliot is equally at home with most rock & roll and the kind of classic R&B performed by the group Tower of Power. For five years in the 1980s, he was a big part of the classic R&B band's horn-based sound. The Scottish-born Elliot was raised in Los Angeles, where he quickly became a fan of West Coast classic R&B. Elliot landed his first job while still a teenager with Natalie Cole and the Pointer Sisters. A few years later, he was tapped to record with some of his idols from Motow...

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