Musician Dictionary

Hilton Jefferson

American jazz saxophonist (1903–1968)

DescriptionAmerican jazz saxophonist (1903–1968)
Source: Wikidata
Born1903-07-30
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceDanbury Danbury
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died1968-11-14
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathNew York New York City
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationsaxophonist jazz musician musician
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentssaxophone
Source: Wikidata
Genresjazz
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsRCA Victor
Source: Wikidata
Member ofChick Webb and His Orchestra Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra Rex Stewart and the Ellington Alumni All Stars Cab Calloway And His Orchestra Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra Louis Armstrong And His All-Stars King Oliver & His Orchestra Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra Ella Fitzgerald And Her Savoy Eight Horace Henderson And His Orchestra Ella Fitzgerald And Her Famous Orchestra Jay McShann And His Orchestra Claude Hopkins And His Orchestra Henry "Red" Allen And His Orchestra Joe Thomas And His Orchestra Henry Allen-Coleman Hawkins And Their Orchestra Walter Thomas' Orchestra Andy Gibson And His Orchestra The International Jazz Group Duke Ellington Alumni All Stars Jonah Jones And His Orchestra The Fletcher Henderson All Stars Stewart - Williams & Co. The Jungle Band (3)
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz

Also known as

H. Jefferson Hylton Jefferson Jefferson Milton Jefferson

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Identifiers

mbid: fadcfecc-6ecf-4e5c-a43b-fa67a4defb5c · wikidata: Q282977 · isni: 0000000055129873 · discogs: 307327

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