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Joe Thomas
Joe Thomas (1909 – 1984) was an excellent swing trumpeter, and particularly his recordings in the middle 1940s are real jazz treasures… … Read entire article »
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Robert Carroll
Robert Carroll (1909-1952) had a very personal tenorsax style, one of the most original voices of the 1930s… … Read entire article »
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Robert Normann
Robert Normann (1916-1998) was probably the most creative jazz performer in the Norwegian vintage jazz tradition… … Read entire article »
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Benny Carter (clarinet)
Benny Carter (1907 – 2003) was a multi-instrumentalist, mostly known for his wonderful altosax playing and also brilliant trumpet, but did you know he also mastered the clarinet..? … Read entire article »
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Roy Eldridge
Roy “Little Jazz” Eldridge (1911 – 1989) was the hottest swing trumpeter of them all, blowing his horn from 1935 with a strength and energy like nobody else… … Read entire article »
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Benny Carter (trumpet)
Benny Carter (1907 – 2003) was not only one of the greatest alto saxophonists in jazz but, unknown to many, an excellent trumpeter. … Read entire article »
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Scoops Carry
Scoops Carry (1915 – 1970) was a fine altosax player, known from recordings with Roy Eldridge and Earl Hines, but dropped out of jazz early… … Read entire article »
Filed under: Altosax
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.