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'''Stanley Montrose McDonald Jr.''' (August 28, 1935 – May 2021) was an American [[traditional jazz]] soprano saxophone and clarinetist. He was one of the founding members of the [[New Black Eagle Jazz Band]] in 1971. Ten years later he founded the Blue Horizon Jazz Band.<br />
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McDonald made numerous recordings with the New Black Eagles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Black Eagle Jazz Band on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/new-black-eagle-jazz-band/98570324 |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=AppleMusic |language=en-CA}}</ref><br />
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McDonald was listed as one of the top five soprano saxophone players in the world in a 1985 ''Mississippi Rag'' poll. He has played with [[Ralph Sutton]], [[Tommy Benford]], [[Buzzy Drootin]], Ross Petot, [[Sammy Price]], [[Benny Waters]], [[Doc Cheatham]], [[Dick Wetmore]], [[Marty Grosz]], and [[Scott Hamilton (musician)|Scott Hamilton]].<br />
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In 2010, McDonald was the subject of a three-part series entitled ''Visiting Stan McDonald'' on Dave Radlauer's ''Jazz Rhythm'' radio series.<ref>[http://www.jazzhotbigstep.com/50401.html Visiting Stan McDonald]</ref> The program won a Gabriel Award in 2011.<br />
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Stan McDonald died in May 2021, at the age of 85.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Radlauer |first1=David |title=Farewell to Stan McDonald (1935–2021) |url=https://syncopatedtimes.com/farewell-to-stan-mcdonald/ |access-date=14 August 2023 |publisher=The Syncopated Times |date=31 May 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Discography==<br />
with Blue Horizon Jazz Band:<br />
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* ''A Real Love Strong''<br />
* ''I Remember When''<br />
* ''Innside Track''<br />
* ''Dawn of the Blue Horizon Jazz Band''<br />
* ''Banned in Boston''<br />
* ''Classic Jazz Variations''<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Sources==<br />
* [[The Mississippi Rag]], by George A. Borgman, February 2003, pages 1–9.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050209142403/http://www.bluehorizonjazzband.com/ Stan McDonald's Blue Horizon Jazz Band]<br />
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