Steve White (saxophonist)

Steve White (born Stephen Gaylord Goorabian, sometimes spelled "Gailord"; November 20, 1925 – December 21, 2005) was an American jazz saxophonist based in Los Angeles who recorded in the 1950s for Nocturne, Pacific Jazz, and Atlantic. He primarily played tenor saxophone, but he also played baritone and clarinet.[1][2][3][4] Steve White was friends with jazz musicians Harry Babasin and Bob Enevoldsen. White's father was a saxophonist and member of the Jimmy Dorsey Band. His father was the first to use the pseudonym "White."[5]

This article is about the jazz saxophonist. For other uses, see Steve White.
Steve White
Birth nameStephen Gaylord Goorabian
Born(1925-11-20)November 20, 1925
Fresno, California, U.S.
DiedDecember 21, 2005(2005-12-21) (aged 80)
Burbank, California, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet

Discography
  • Jazz in Hollywood (Nocturne, 1954)
  • Jazz Mad: The Unpredictable Steve White (Liberty)

References
  1. Chamberlain, Safford (2000). An Unsung Cat: The Life and Music of Warne Marsh. Scarecrow Press. p. 45. ISBN 0810837188.
  2. Gordon, Jack (2004). Fifties Jazz Talk: An Oral Retrospective. Scarecrow Press. pp. 81, 160, 193, 195. ISBN 0810849976.
  3. 1998 Interview of Bob Enevoldsen, Jazz Journal International, 53:10, October 2000, p.12
    May 1998, transcription of taped response from Bob Enevoldsen
    OCLC 457010330, 1773905, 399003286
    OCLC 470181563, 2612009, 472898527
    ISSN 0140-2285
  4. Down Beat, Vol. 25, July 10, 1958, pp. 10 & 13
  5. "Stephen Goorabian", The California Courier, September 9, 1982
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