Louie Bellson

Louie Bellson

male, 85 years old
use of two bass drums, double bass drumming, CountBasieOrchestramember, Duke Ellington Orchestra member, American jazz bandleader, arranger
Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni (born 6 July 1924), better known by the stage name Louie Bellson, is an American jazz drummer. He...
Dicky Wells

Dicky Wells

male, deceased (1985)
CountBasieOrchestramember, Swing trombonist, American jazz trombonist, William Wells, Teddy Hill, jazz
William Wells, (June 10, 1907 - November 12, 1985), more famous under the name of Dicky Wells (sometimes Dickie Wells), was an American jazz...
Curtis Fuller

Curtis Fuller

male, 74 years old
Hard-bop trombonist, Mainstream jazz trombonist, CountBasieOrchestramember, American jazz trombonist, hard bop, Prestige Records
Curtis DuBois Fuller (born in Detroit, December 15, 1934) is a United States hard bop trombonist. Fuller's parents were Jamaican and died when he...
Don Byas

Don Byas

male, deceased (1972)
CountBasieOrchestramember, Swing saxophonist, Bebop saxophonist, American jazz tenor saxophonist, Lung cancer death, bop
Carlos Wesley (Don) Byas (October 21, 1912-August 24, 1972) was an African American jazz tenor saxophonist born in Muskogee, Oklahoma in the United...
George Holmes Tate

George Holmes Tate

male, deceased (2001)
George Holmes "Buddy" Tate, Mainstream jazz clarinetist, CountBasieOrchestramember, Bebop clarinetist, Swing clarinetist, Classic jazz saxophonist
George Holmes "Buddy" Tate (born February 22, 1913 in Sherman, Texas and died February 10, 2001 in Chandler, Arizona) was a jazz saxophonist and...
Fred Wesley

Fred Wesley

male, 66 years old
New Friends, arrangement, arranging, Band Leader, Musical Director, live album…P-Funk member, James Brown Orchestra member, The J.B.'s member, CountBasieOrchestramember
Fred Wesley (born 1943) is an American jazz and funk trombonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s. Wesley was born...
Snooky Young

Snooky Young

male, 90 years old
Eugene "Snooky" Young, Swing trumpeter, CountBasieOrchestramember, American jazz trumpeter, Eugene (Snooky) Young, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band
Eugene "Snooky" Young (born 3 February 1919) is an American jazz trumpeter. He is known for his mastery of the plunger mute, with which he is able...
Sonny Payne

Sonny Payne

male, deceased (1979)
CountBasieOrchestramember, Hot Lips Page, jazz, American, chris columbus, dud
Sonny Payne (4 May 1926-29 January 1979) was an American jazz drummer, best known for his work with Count Basie and Harry James. Born Percival...
Lucky Thompson

Lucky Thompson

male, deceased (2005)
CountBasieOrchestramember, Post-bop saxophonist, Bebop saxophonist, American jazz saxophonist, Death from Alzheimer's Disease, Hard-bop saxophonist
Eli (Lucky) Thompson (June 16, 1924, Columbia, South Carolina - July 30, 2005, Seattle, Washington) was an African American jazz tenor and soprano...
Paul Quinichette

Paul Quinichette

male, deceased (1983)
CountBasieOrchestramember, musician, vice president, jazz, saxophone, Lady Q
Paul Quinichette (17 May, 1916 - 25 May, 1983) was a jazz tenor saxophone musician. He was known as the Vice President or Vice Prez for his uncanny...