Moe Koffman
Biography
Morris "Moe" Koffman, OC (28 December 1928 – 28 March 2001) was a Canadian jazz saxophonist and flautist, as well as composer and arranger. During a career spanning from the 1950s into the 2000s, Koffman was one of Canada's most prolific musicians, working variously in clubs and sessions and releasing 30 albums. With his 1957 record Cool and Hot Sax on the New York-based Jubilee label, Koffman became one of the first Canadian jazz musicians to record a full-length album. Koffman was also a long-time member of Rob McConnell's Boss Brass. His most famous pieces, "Curried Soul" and "Koff Drops", have been the theme music for the CBC Radio One show, As It Happens, since 1972.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Who Is Jill Scott? (Words And Sounds Vol. 1)
2000
Raffi's Christmas Album
1983
Reggae
1974
Watermelon Man
1972
Twangin' The Golden Hits
1965
This Time By Basie - Hits Of The 50's & 60's!
1963
The Personal Touch
1980
Presents
1977
Hit It Again
1977
Music From The TV Series "The Mancini Generation"
1972
Isle Of Enchantment
1964
At The Roundtable
1959
Highlights From The Phantom Of The Opera - The Original Canadian Cast Recording
Credited work
946 releases · 221 albums · active 1957–2025
- Performance · 1,789
- Other credits · 179
- Production · 29
Studios: Manta Sound · McClear Place · Soundstage, Toronto · Eastern Sound
Frequent collaborators
- Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass
- Various
- Rob McConnell And The Boss Brass
- Moe Koffman Quintet
- Moe Koffman Quartet
- Mel Tormé
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Herbie Mann