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Frank Strozier
Frank Strozier (1937 – ) was an excellent altosax player, and flutist, in the modern style, active from 1959, associating with Booker Little, Roy Haynes, Shelly Manne and many others… … Read entire article »
Filed under: Altosax
James Moody (Altosax)
James Moody (1925 – 2010) was one of the great giants of postwar jazz, treating the tenor saxophone, the alto saxophone and the flute with equal creative power through a long lifetime… … Read entire article »
Filed under: Altosax
Herbie Haymer
Herbie Haymer (1915–1949) was a fine tenorsax player, known for his work in the 1930s with Red Norvo and Jimmy Dorsey, later active on the West Coast, but early death by accident… … Read entire article »
Filed under: Tenorsax
Willie Smith
Willie Smith (1910 – 1967) was an altosax player who first became known through his work with Jimmie Lunceford in the 1930s and later with the Harry James orchestra… … Read entire article »
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Roland Kirk
Roland Kirk (1935 – 1977) was a blind multi-instrumentalist, playing them even simultaneously, an immensely creative artist, and tenorsax and flutes were only a few of his artistic vehicles… … Read entire article »
Filed under: Flute
Howard McGhee
Howard McGhee (1918 – 1987) was one of the greatest trumpeters in the bebop era, first becoming known through his work with Andy Kirk (1942-44), later with Bird in California, JATP and own bands in the forties and later… … Read entire article »
Filed under: Trumpet
Adele Girard
Adele Girard (1913 – 1993) was one of the first to bring the harp into jazz through her involvement with swing and dixieland from the middle 1930s, particularly clarinetist Joe Marsala… … Read entire article »
Filed under: Harp
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.