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Hilton Jefferson
Hilton Jefferson (1903 – 1968) was in possession of the sweetest and most lovely altosax sound, almost to the point of camouflaging his great qualities as jazz improviser… … Read entire article »
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Ray Perry
Ray Perry (1915 – 1950) was one of the swingiest violin players, known mostly for his work with Lionel Hampton but also as an artist with one leg in swing and one in modern jazz… … Read entire article »
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Leon “Chu” Berry
Leon “Chu” Berry (1910 – 1941) was one the most brilliant tenorsax players ever in jazz history, an unlimited and incredible improviser, the personification of swing in the young Oslo Jazz Circle, but tragically killed in a car crash… … Read entire article »
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Greely Walton
Greely Walton (1905 – 1993) was one of the early tenorsax players, mostly known for his recordings with Luis Russell in the very early thirties… … Read entire article »
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Hallie Dismukes
Hallie Dismukes was a Detroit altosax player with the most beautiful sound, playing with the Todd Rhodes band in the late forties and into the fifties, almost forgotten, until now… … Read entire article »
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Ted McRae
Ted McRae (1908 – 1999) was a fine but underrated tenorsax player, mostly known for his work with the Chick Webb / Ella Fitzgerald orchestras in the late 1930s… … Read entire article »
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Coleman Hawkins (part 1)
Coleman Hawkins (1904 – 1969) (Part 1: 1922 – 1939) was the creator of jazz tenor saxophone and one of the most influential and creative jazz musicians ever; his recordings before World War II develop from the very tentative beginning to unsurpassed masterpieces… … Read entire article »
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Your Guide to the Treasures of Vintage Jazz
Dear jazz friends all over the world, Jan Evensmo was the founder of Jazzarcheology.com, a guide to the treasures of Vintage Jazz. Unfortunately, our dear Jazz Archeologist passed away the 4th of February 2024.