Clark Terry

Clark Terry

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

Phil Woods

male, 78 years old
Bandleader, hard bop, Stephane Grappelli, Louis Bellson, Hard-bop saxophonist, American jazz alto saxophonist…post bop, bop
Philip Wells Woods (born November 2 1931) is an American jazz bebop alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader and composer. He also performed in...
Hank Jones

Hank Jones

male, 91 years old
Bebop pianist, Swing pianist, Onyx Club, Henry "Hank" Jones, John Kirby, Hot Lips Page…bop
Henry "Hank" Jones (born July 31, 1918) was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi and grew up in Pontiac, Michigan, where he studied piano at an early age...
Johnny Griffin

Johnny Griffin

male, 81 years old
Post-bop saxophonist, Bebop saxophonist, American jazz tenor saxophonist, Hard-bop saxophonist, American expatriate in France, Jazz Messengers…bop, hard bop
John Arnold Griffin III (April 24, 1928) is an American bop and hard bop tenor saxophonist. Like many other successful musicians from Chicago, he...
Lou Donaldson

Lou Donaldson

male, 83 years old
Soul-jazz saxophonist, Bebop saxophonist, American jazz saxophonist, Hard-bop saxophonist, Jazz alto saxophonist, hard bop…bop
Lou Donaldson (born November 1,1926) is a jazz alto saxophonist. He was born in Badin, North Carolina. He is best known for his soulful, bluesy...
Billy Higgins

Billy Higgins

male, deceased (2001)
Avant-garde jazz musician, funk, jazz musician, rock music, jazz drummer, bebop…bop, hard bop
Billy Higgins (October 11, 1936-May 3, 2001) was an American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop. He played on Ornette Coleman's...
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…bop, hard bop
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,...
Walter Bishop Jr.

Walter Bishop Jr.

male, deceased (1998)
Bebop pianist, jazz piano, jazz musician, bebop, Bebop musician, jazz pianist…bop, hard bop
Walter Bishop, Jr. (April 10 1927 - January 24 1998) was an American bop and hard bop jazz pianist. He was the son of composer Walter Bishop, Sr.....
Don Byas

Don Byas

male, deceased (1972)
Count Basie Orchestra member, 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...
Charlie Barnet

Charlie Barnet

male, deceased (1991)
New York Central Railroad, Big band bandleader, racial integration, American jazz bandleader, New York City musician, Swing bandleader…bop
Charles Daly Barnet was an American jazz saxophonist and bandleader. Barnet was born in New York City. His parents divorced when he was two, and he...