Ben Webster

Ben Webster

male, deceased (1973)
American jazz tenor saxophonist, Mainstream jazz saxophonist, Swing saxophonist, DukeEllingtonOrchestramember, From Kansas City, tenor saxophone
Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27 1909-September 20 1973) was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist. Webster, born in Kansas City,...
Clark Terry

Clark Terry

male, 88 years old
Swing flugelhornists, American jazz trumpeter, Post-bop trumpeter, Hard bop trumpeter, Bebop trumpeter, DukeEllingtonOrchestramember…Count Basie Orchestra member
Clark Terry (born December 14, 1920 in St. Louis, Missouri), nicknamed Mumbles, is an American swing and bop trumpeter, a pioneer of the...
Billy Taylor

Billy Taylor

male, 88 years old
DukeEllingtonOrchestramember, Soul-jazz pianist, Derek Trucks, Bebop pianist, Hard-bop pianist, Mainstream jazz pianist…Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
Billy Taylor was born in Greenville, North Carolina on July 24, 1921. Dr. Taylor, one of jazz's most influential African-American pianists,...
Cat Anderson

Cat Anderson

male, deceased (1981)
Swing trumpeter, DukeEllingtonOrchestramember, American jazz trumpeter, South Carolina musician, from South Carolina, octave
William Alonzo Anderson, known as Cat Anderson (12 September 1916-29 April 1981) was an American jazz trumpeter best-known for his long period...
Johnny Hodges

Johnny Hodges

male, deceased (1970)
Lucky Roberts, Mainstream jazz clarinetist, Swing clarinetist, DukeEllingtonOrchestramember, Swing saxophonist, American jazz clarinetist
John Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (25 July, 1907-11 May, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist and lead player of Duke Ellington's saxophone section,...
Oscar Pettiford

Oscar Pettiford

male, deceased (1960)
Bebop cellist, Bebop double-bassist, American jazz cellist, American jazz bassist, DukeEllingtonOrchestramember, Double Bassist
Oscar Pettiford (Okmulgee, Oklahoma, 30 September, 1922 - Copenhagen, Denmark, 8 September, 1960) was an American jazz double bassist, cellist and...
Billy Strayhorn

Billy Strayhorn

male, deceased (1967)
DukeEllingtonOrchestramember, Swing pianist, Mainstream jazz pianist, composer, Classical pianist, LGBT
William Thomas "Billy" Strayhorn was an American composer, pianist and arranger, best known for his successful collaboration with bandleader and...
Mercer Ellington

Mercer Ellington

male, deceased (1996)
Mercer K. Ellington, Big band bandleader, Swing trumpeter, DukeEllingtonOrchestramember, death by myocardial infarction, jazz standard
Mercer K. Ellington (11 March 1919-8 February 1996) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger. Ellington was born in Washington, DC,...
Tyree Glenn

Tyree Glenn

male, deceased (1974)
DukeEllingtonOrchestramember, West Coast of the United States, Eddie Barefield, corsicana, American, englewood
Tyree Glenn (Evans Tyree Glenn) (April 11, 1912, Corsicana, Texas - May 18, 1974, Englewood, New Jersey) was an american trombone player. Tyree...
Rex Stewart

Rex Stewart

male, deceased (1967)
Swing cornetist, Dixieland cornetist, Swing trumpeter, Pennsylvania musician, Dixieland trumpeter, DukeEllingtonOrchestramember
Rex Stewart (22 February 1907-7 September 1967) was an American jazz cornetist best known for his work with the Duke Ellington orchestra. After...