American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (1929–2024) · American jazz saxophonist and composer
| Description | American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (1929–2024) Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1929-01-25 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | Philadelphia Philadelphia Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 2024-09-21 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Place of death | Manhattan New York City Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United States Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | musician composer saxophonist jazz musician recording artist bandleader music arranger Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | tenor saxophone saxophone Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | jazz fusion jazz Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | Prestige Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | The Curtis Fuller Sextette The Jazztet Benny Golson Quintet Roots Charles Persip and The Jazz Statesmen Benny Golson Sextet Benny Golson Group The Benny Golson Quartet The Benny Golson Orchestra Curtis Fuller's Quintet Quincy Jones And His Orchestra The Jazz Messengers Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra Buddy Rich And His Orchestra Dizzy Gillespie Big Band Benny Golson Funky Quintet Charles Mingus And His Jazz Group The Big Band Of Benny Golson Jon Hendricks And The All-Stars Roots (8) The Curtis Fuller Sextet The Dizzy Gillespie Octet George Russell Orchestra The Quincy Jones Big Band Oscar Pettiford Orchestra Wynton Kelly Sextet Benny Golson And The Philadelphians Charlie Persip's Jazz Statesmen The New Jazztet Benny Golson Quartet Ernie Henry Octet The Quartet Legend Le Quintette Du Film Sahib Shihab Sextet Curtis Fuller's Quintet The Jazztet Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Awards | NEA Jazz Masters Guggenheim Fellowship Source: Wikidata |
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