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Donald Myrick [1] (April 6, 1940 – July 30, 1993) [2] was an American saxophonist. A member of the Phenix Horns, he was best known for his work with Earth, Wind & Fire and Phil Collins. [3] He played alto, tenor, and soprano sax as a member of Earth, Wind
The Phenix Horns, [1] originally known as the EWF Horns, were the main horn section for the band Earth, Wind & Fire.The horn section was composed of Don Myrick on saxophone, Louis "Lui Lui" Satterfield on trombone, Rahmlee Michael Davis on trumpet, Michael Harris on trumpet and Harry Kim on trumpet.
1975: the band was expanded to feature a horn section, called the EWF or Phenix Horns, which featured Don Myrick on saxophone, Louis "Lui Lui" Satterfield on trombone, Rahmlee Michael Davis on trumpet, and Michael Harris on trumpet. [5] [7] 1981: Al McKay left and was replaced by the returning Bautista. [5]
With the album's success the band was able to hire their own horn section, dubbed the Phenix Horns. They were composed of saxophonist Don Myrick, trombonist Louis Satterfield, and trumpeters Rahmlee Davis and Michael Harris. Myrick and Satterfield had both previously worked with White during his days as a session drummer at Chess Records. [83]
The Earth, Wind & Fire Horns' trio performed on Whitney Houston's 1990 album I'm Your Baby Tonight. [5] They went on to play on MC Hammer's 1991 Too Legit to Quit. [6] The horn section also performed on jazz guitarist Norman Brown's 1992 album Just Between Us, [7] saxophonist Kirk Whalum's 1993 album Caché', [8] and Salif Keita's 1993 Amen. [9]
The Phenix Horns, arranged by Tom Tom 84 – horns (1, 2, 7) Don Myrick – saxophones, sax solo (5, 9) Louis Satterfield – trombone; Michael Harris – trumpet; Rahmlee Michael Davis – trumpet; Gary Barnacle – sax solo (4, 7) Arif Mardin – string arrangements (5), orchestral introduction (11) Sting – backing vocals (3, 10)
Don Myrick, Louis "Louie Louie" Satterfield, Rhamlee Michael Davis and Michael Harris – Phenix Horns; References This page was last edited on 16 April 2024, at 02: ...
The Phenix Horns – horns (2, 6, 9) Don Myrick – alto and tenor saxophones, alto sax solo (2, 9) Louis "Louie Louie" Satterfield – trombone; Michael Harris – trumpet; Rahmlee Michael Davis – trumpet; The Phenix Choir (Phil Collins, Don Myrick, Louis Satterfield, Michael Harris, Rahmlee Michael Davis and Peter Newton) – additional ...