Oklahoma Musicians

Musician

Ernie Fields Jr

OHS identifies Ernie Orlando Fields as born in Tulsa, educated at Booker T. Washington High School, and active as a baritone saxophonist, composer, session musician, and television music contractor; other sources describe his bandleading and major Tulsa-linked career.

Musical work

baritone saxophonist; composer; session musician; arranger; bandleader; music contractor. Instruments recorded in the collection: baritone saxophone; bagpipes. Genres: jazz; blues; R&B; soul; funk.

Evidence and identity

high: OHS supplies the identity, Tulsa birthplace, dates, and roles; Jazz Depot, Oklahoma Eagle, and Oklahoma Jazz Hall corroborate the career profile.

Fields, Ernie

Ernie Orlando Fields identity, 1934-2024 dates, Tulsa birthplace and education, baritone saxophone, composing, sessions, and music contracting.

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Ernie Fields Jr. 1996

Ernie Fields Jr. bandleader, saxophonist, arranger/session, and jazz/blues/soul/funk roles.

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From Tulsa to Broadway and Back

Ernie Fields Jr. Tulsa family and Booker T. Washington background, baritone saxophone/bagpipes, and Oklahoma Jazz Hall connection.

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Inductees

Institutional role recognition for Al Dennie, Ken Downing, Ernie Fields Jr., David T. Walker, and Sonny Gray.

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Sources

  1. www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry
  2. jazzdepotlive.com/portfolio/ernie-fields-jr-1996/
  3. theokeagle.com/2021/12/12/from-tulsa-to-broadway-and-back/
  4. www.okjazz.org/inductees/