Sue Terry

Sue Terry (born 1959) is a jazz saxophonist and composer.
While a student at the Hartt School in Hartford, Connecticut, Terry was a protégé of saxophonist Jackie McLean. McLean encouraged her to move to New York City, where she was later mentored by Clifford Jordan, Junior Cook and Barry Harris. They gave her the nickname "Sweet Sue". She now uses the spelling "Su Terry."
After moving to New York City in 1982, Terry became a featured soloist with bands led by Charlie Persip, Clifford Jordan, Walter Bishop Jr., and Jaki Byard. She worked with George Duke, Dr. John, Barry Harris, Al Jarreau, Chaka Khan, Mike Longo, Irene Reid, Hilton Ruiz, Billy Taylor, Clark Terry, Teri Thornton, and Howard Johnson.
She is the author of Inside the Mind of a Musician, For The Curious, and I Was a Jazz Musician for the FBI. /> She wrote the instruction books Practice Like the Pros, Step One: Play Alto Sax, Step One: Play Tenor Sax, and Step One: Play Clarinet.
Discography
As Leader/Composer:
SU TERRY “GREATEST HITS” Qi Note Records QN 9777
SWEET SUE TERRY "LIVE AT THE DEER HEAD INN" Deer Head Records 2015
SWEET SUE TERRY "GILLY’S CAPER" Qi Note Records QN 8736
SWEET SUE TERRY "PINK SLIMY WORM" Qi Note Records QN 8726
SWEET SUE TERRY “BANDLEADER 101” (digital release) Qi Note Records QN 8767
As Co-Leader/Composer:
PEGGY STERN & SWEET SUE TERRY “THE ART OF THE DUO” Estrella Music EM730
TIM PRICE & SWEET SUE TERRY "THE BLUE.SEUM PROJECT" Qi Note Records QN 8746
As Soloist:
SCOT ALBERTSON “VIBINATION”
SCOT ALBERTSON “WITH EVERY NOTE, A STEP”
SCOT ALBERTSON “FATE REVEALED BY DESIGN” PAUL AMMENDOLA "LET THE WIND DANCE" Sebastian Records 327001
BAD ASS FREAKS “NEIGHBORS” Allzeit Music
JAKI BYARD "PHANTASIES I" Soul Note 121 175-1
CUBANO "L’ESSENCE CUBANO" Mini Records 1153
DEBBIE DE COUDREAUX "HAVE A LITTLE PARIS ON ME" DLL Productions
DIVA "SOMETHING’S COMING" Perfect Sound 1216
EXODUS "VICTOIRE" Sunshine Records 8034
EXODUS "LE ZOUK" Disques Esperance 17901
YA YA FORNIER w/ DAVID MURRAY "BEARCAT" Random Chance RCD-9
RICARDO FRANCK (TI PLUME) "MELI MELO" DiskHaiti CDDH 30003
FRED HO "NIGHT VISION" Autonomedia (Book/CD)
DERWYN HOLDER ENSEMBLE "TIME BEING" Neen Records N103
CLIFFORD JORDAN "DOWN THROUGH THE YEARS" Milestone 9197-2
TULLY McGREGOR "MOURNING DOVE" Erixna Records ER4779
JOE McMAHON, JR. "SECONDHAND HEART FOR SALE" Sharla Records SHACD-1916
JOE McMAHON, JR. "YOU’RE SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR" Sharla Records SHACD-1917
MINI ALL STARS "CHANGE LE BEAT" Mini Records 1166
MINI ALL STARS "CHANGE ENCORE LE BEAT" Mini Records S119
MINI ALL STARS "PIROULI" Mini Records 1169
CHARLI PERSIP & SUPERBAND "NO DUMMIES ALLOWED" Soul Note 121 179-2
JEFF RAHEB "TOPAZ UNDER MOON" TPZ 1001
HILTON RUIZ “HILTON’S LAST NOTE” HILTON RUIZ MUSIC 112280
HILTON RUIZ “GOIN’ BACK TO NEW ORLEANS” M27 EP
PEGGY STERN “Z OCTET” Estrella Music
MICHAEL JEFRY STEVENS “SONGBOOK” MJS Productions
TI MANNO "BAMBOCHE CREOLE" Chancy Records 8029
JACK WOODBRIDGE “PICTURE THIS”
JACK WOODBRIDGE “JACK OF HEARTS”
As Composer:
JOHN MASTROIANNI / SHERRIE MARICLE "THE TIME BEING" Jazz Alliance 10019
BOBBY SANABRIA AFRO CUBAN JAZZ DREAM BIG BAND "LIVE AND IN CLAVE" Arabesque AJ0149 *Grammy nominated*
Compilations:
SWEET SUE TERRY “GREATEST HITS” Qi Note Records QN 9777
VARIOUS ARTISTS "SAX IN THE CITY" Apria Records 072524
VARIOUS ARTISTS "JAZZ IN THE WILDE" Uh Oh 0005
MINI ALL STARS "GREATEST HITS" MSRD 1001 MINI ALL STARS "GREATEST HITS Vol. II" MSRD 1007
MINI All STARS "S.O.S." MSRD 1228
Instructional CDs:
SUE TERRY "PRACTICE LIKE THE PROS" Music Sales Corp.
SUE TERRY "STEP ONE: PLAY ALTO SAXOPHONE" Music Sales Corp.
SUE TERRY "STEP ONE: PLAY TENOR SAXOPHONE" Music Sales Corp.
SUE TERRY "STEP ONE: PLAY CLARINET" Music Sales Corp.
References
Reed All About It by Bob Bernotas
Madame Jazz by Leslie Gourse
Experiencing Jazz by Michael Stephans
External links
Official website
1959 births
Living people
University of Hartford Hartt School alumni
21st-century American saxophonists
American women jazz musicians
American jazz saxophonists
Women jazz saxophonists
21st-century American women musicians
Women jazz composers