Oliver Lake
- Type: Musician
- Country: United States
- Born: September 14, 1942 in Marianna, Arkansas, United States
- Active: 1971 - present
Biography
Oliver Lake is an American jazz alto saxophonist, flutist and composer born in Marianna, Arkansas, in 1942 and raised in St. Louis. A *Black Artists Group* alumnus and a leading voice of New York loft jazz, he has recorded prolifically as a leader since 1971 for labels including #Black Saint# and his own #Passin' Thru#. In 1977 he co-founded the *World Saxophone Quartet*, and he is a member of Trio 3 with *Reggie Workman* and *Andrew Cyrille*, continuing a career of more than eighty albums as leader, co-leader and sideman.
Oliver Lake Discography
- Heavy Spirits (1975) - Album - rated 3.99/5
- NTU: Point From Which Creation Begins (1976) - Album - rated 3.56/5