Mal Waldron

Mal Waldron

male, deceased (2002)
Modal jazz pianist, Progressive jazz pianist, Avant-garde pianist, Hard-bop pianist, Post-bop pianist, rhythm and blues…PrestigeRecords
Malcolm Earl Waldron was an American jazz and world music pianist and composer. Born in New York City, his jazz work was chiefly in the hard bop,...
Kenny Dorham

Kenny Dorham

male, deceased (1972)
Mainstream jazz trumpeter, Hard-bop trumpeter, Bebop trumpeter, Blue Note Records, jazz singer, Jazz composer…PrestigeRecords
McKinley Howard (Kenny) Dorham (August 30, 1924 - December 5, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer born in Fairfield, Texas....
Booker Little

Booker Little

male, deceased (1961)
Hard-bop trumpeter, Avant-garde trumpeter, American jazz trumpeter, jazz, composer, Candid…Bethlehem Records, Candid Records, PrestigeRecords
Booker Little, Jr (born on April 2, 1938 in Memphis, Tennessee-died October 5, 1961 in New York City, New York) was an American jazz trumpeter and...
Rudy van Gelder

Rudy van Gelder

male, 85 years old (Hackensack, New Jersey, United States)
from Bergen County, New Jersey, Impulse! Records, Impulse Records, Englewood Cliffs, A Love Supreme, PrestigeRecords…Blue Note Records, Savoy Records, Verve Records
Rudy Van Gelder (born November 2, 1924 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is a recording engineer specialising in jazz. Van Gelder is one of the legendary...
Jack McDuff

Jack McDuff

male, deceased (2001)
organ trio, American jazz organist, Hard-bop organist, Soul-jazz organist, Jazz-funk organist, hard bop…Atlantic Records, PrestigeRecords
"Brother" Jack McDuff (September 17, 1926--January 23, 2001) was a jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who was most prominent during the hard...
Curtis Fuller

Curtis Fuller

male, 74 years old
Hard-bop trombonist, Mainstream jazz trombonist, Count Basie Orchestra member, American jazz trombonist, hard bop, PrestigeRecords…Blue Note 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...
Booker Ervin

Booker Ervin

male, deceased (1970)
Post-bop saxophonist, American jazz tenor saxophonist, Hard-bop saxophonist, Mainstream jazz saxophonist, hard bop, Booker Telleferro Ervin II…Blue Note Records, PrestigeRecords, Candid Records, Bethlehem Records
Booker Telleferro Ervin II (1930 - 1970) was an American hard bop tenor saxophone player perhaps best known for his association with Charles...

Willis Jackson

male, deceased (1987)
Jump blues musician, Soul-jazz saxophonist, Hard-bop saxophonist, PrestigeRecords, soul jazz, American
Willis "Gator" Jackson (25 April, 1932 - 25 October, 1987) was an American jazz saxophonist. Born in Miami, Florida, Jackson joined Duke Ellington...
George Wallington

George Wallington

male, deceased (1993)
Bebop pianist, American, prestige, savoy, bebop, Bebop musician…Atlantic Records, Savoy Records, Blue Note Records, PrestigeRecords
George Wallington (born Giacinto Figlia, October 27, 1923, Palermo, Sicily - Cape Coral, Miami, February 15, 1993) was a highly regarded American...
Harold Mabern

Harold Mabern

male, 73 years old
Soul-jazz pianist, Hard-bop pianist, soul jazz, Stanley Cowell, William Paterson College, Stanford Jazz Workshop…PrestigeRecords
Harold Mabern (born March 20, 1936 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a hard bop and soul jazz pianist. Early in his career, Mabern played in Chicago with...