John Stubblefield

John Stubblefield (February 4, 1945 – July 4, 2005) was an American jazz saxophonist, flautist, and oboist.

Early life
Stubblefield was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas. He studied music at the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians with Muhal Richard Abrams in Chicago before moving to New York City in 1971.

Career
After moving to New York, Stubblefield played with the Mingus Big Band for 13 years. During his career, Stubblefield played with the World Saxophone Quartet (1986–1988), Reggie Workman (1989–1993), McCoy Tyner (1984), Freddie Hubbard (1985), and George Russell (1985). Stubblefield also served for a time as a jazz ensemble director at the Mason Gross School of the Arts, following the departure of Paul Jeffrey in 1983.

As leader

 * Prelude (Storyville, 1976) with Onaje Allan Gumbs, Cecil McBee, Joe Chambers, James Mtume, Cecil Bridgewater
 * Midnight Over Memphis (Denon, 1979)
 * Midnight Sun (Sutra, 1980)
 * Confessin' (Soul Note, 1984) with Cecil Bridgewater, Mulgrew Miller, Rufus Reid, Eddie Gladden
 * Bushman Song (Enja, 1986) with Geri Allen, Charnett Moffett, Mino Cinelu, Victor Lewis
 * Countin’ on the Blues (Enja, 1987) with Hamiet Bluiett, Mulgrew Miller, Charnett Moffett, Victor Lewis
 * Sophisticatedfunk (Cheetah, 1990)
 * Morning Song (Enja, 1993) with George Cables, Victor Lewis, Clint Houston

As sideman
With Nat Adderley With Kenny Barron With Lester Bowie With Anthony Braxton With Stanley Cowell With Miles Davis With Craig Harris With Billy Hart With Louis Hayes With Julius Hemphill With Franklin Kiermyer With Abdullah Ibrahim With Joseph Jarman With Victor Lewis With Maurice McIntyre With Sam Rivers With McCoy Tyner With Larry Willis With Paul (PB) Brown
 * Don't Look Back (SteepleChase, 1976)
 * Hummin' (Little David, 1976)
 * Golden Lotus (Muse, 1980 [1982])
 * What If? (Enja, 1986)
 * Live at Fat Tuesdays (Enja, 1988)
 * Quickstep (Enja, 1991)
 * Things Unseen (1997)
 * Fast Last! (Muse, 1974)
 * Town Hall 1972 (Trio, 1972)
 * Regeneration (Strata-East, 1976)
 * Get Up with It (1974)
 * F-Stops (Soul Note, 1993)
 * Amethyst (Arabesque, 1993)
 * Oceans of Time (Arabesque, 1997)
 * The Crawl (Candid, 1989)
 * Una Max (SteepleChase, 1989)
 * Julius Hemphill Big Band (Elektra/Musician, 1988)
 * In The House Of My Fathers (Konnex, 1993)
 * African River (Enja, 1989)
 * As If It Were the Seasons (1968)
 * Family Portrait (AudioQuest Music, 1992)
 * Humility in the Light of the Creator (Delmark, 1969)
 * Crystals (Impulse!, 1974)
 * Sama Layuca (Milestone, 1974)
 * The Turning Point (Birdology, 1991)
 * Journey (Birdology, 1993)
 * A Tribute to Someone (AudioQuest, 1994)
 * Paul Brown Quartet Meets The Three Tenors (1998)