Art Blakey

Art Blakey

male, deceased (1990) (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States)
Hard-bop musician, Hard-bop drummer, Bebop drummer, jazz, Bandleader, jazz musician…hardbop
Arthur (Art) Blakey (October 11 1919-October 16 1990), also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Along with...
Horace Silver

Horace Silver

male, 81 years old
jazz musician, cape verde, jazz pianist, Modal jazz pianist, tenor saxophone, Mainstream jazz pianist…Hard-bop pianist, hardbop
Horace Silver (born September 2, 1928), born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva in Norwalk, Connecticut, is an American jazz pianist and composer....
Freddie Hubbard

Freddie Hubbard

male, 71 years old
Soul-jazz trumpeter, Jazz-funk trumpeter, Jazz fusion trumpeter, Mainstream jazz trumpeter, Hard-bop trumpeter, Post-bop trumpeter…hardbop
Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (born April 7 1938 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American jazz trumpeter. In his youth, Hubbard associated with various...
Lee Morgan

Lee Morgan

male, deceased (1972)
Hard-bop trumpeter, Entertainer, Bebop trumpeter, Pennsylvania musician, American jazz trumpeter, murdered…hardbop
Lee Morgan (10 July, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 19 February, 1972 in New York City) was an American hard bop trumpeter.
Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus

male, deceased (1979)
Post-bop double-bassist, Bebop double-bassist, Avant-garde double-bassist, American jazz bandleader, Progressive big band bandleader, Early Creative double-bassist…hardbop
Charles Mingus, also known as Charlie Mingus, was an American jazz bassist, composer, bandleader, and occasional pianist. He was also known for his...
Max Roach

Max Roach

male, 85 years old
Bebop drummer, bebop, hardbop, American jazz drummer, Hard-bop drummer, Post-bop drummer
Maxwell Lemuel Roach (born January 10, 1924) is a bebop/hard bop percussionist, drummer, and composer. He has worked with many of the greatest jazz...
Donald Byrd

Donald Byrd

male, 76 years old
Jazz-funk trumpeter, Jazz fusion trumpeter, Crossover jazz trumpeter, Hard-bop trumpeter, Post-bop trumpeter, funk musician…hardbop, hard-bop
Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (born December 9, 1932) is an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter, born in Detroit, Michigan. He...
Hank Mobley

Hank Mobley

male, deceased (1986)
Hard-bop musician, American jazz saxophonist, Jazz tenor saxophonist, American, roll call, From Georgia…hardbop
Henry (Hank) Mobley was an American hard bop and soul jazz tenor saxophonist and composer. Mobley was described by Leonard Feather as the...
Grant Green

Grant Green

male, deceased (1979)
Hard-bop guitarist, Soul-jazz guitarist, Jazz-funk guitarist, hardbop, jazz, American
Grant Green (June 6, 1935 - January 31, 1979; some sources erroneously give the birth year as 1931) was a jazz guitarist and composer. Recording...
Cedar Walton

Cedar Walton

male, 75 years old
Hard-bop pianist, jazz musician, pianist, Bebop musician, jazz pianist, jazz…hardbop
Cedar Anthony Walton, Junior (b. January 17, 1934) is an American hard bop jazz pianist.