Jazz portraits
The lives and music of the jazz masters
The lives and music of the jazz masters
By Len Lyons and Don Perlo
| Books | TheMusicSack | People |
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| 1989 |
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| Adderley, Cannonball [Julian Edwin] (b. 1928 d. 1975) | alto sax, bandleader |
| Adderley, Nat [Nathaniel] (b. 1931) | cast, composer |
| Airto (b. 1941) | drums, percussion |
| Akiyoshi, Toshiko (b. 1929) | composer, piano |
| Allen, Henry James "Red" (b. 1908 d. 1967) | trumpet, vocals |
| Ammons, Albert C. (b. 1907 d. 1949) | jazz piano, piano |
| Ammons, Gene [Eugene] (b. 1925 d. 1974) | tenor sax, bandleader |
| Armstrong, Louis (b. 1900) | cast, composer |
| Ayler, Albert (b. 1936 d. 1970) | tenor saxophone, leader |
| Bailey, Mildred (b. 1907 d. 1951) | composer, singer |
| Baker, Chet [Chesney Henry] (b. 1929 d. 1988) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Basie, [William] (b. 1904 d. 1984) | bandleader, composer |
| Bechet, Sidney (Joseph) (b. 1897 d. 1959) | clarinet, saxophone |
| Beiderbecke, Bix [Leon Bismarck] (b. 1903 d. 1931) | cornet, musicisti |
| Bellson, Louis Paul (b. 1924) | composer, drummer |
| Benson, George (b. 1943) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Bigard, Barney (b. 1906 d. 1980) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Blackwell, Ed [Edward Joseph] (b. 1929) | drummer |
| Blake, Eubie [James Hubert] (b. 1883 d. 1983) | cast, composer |
| Blake, Ran (b. 1935) | piano, composer |
| Blakey, Art (b. 1919 d. 1990) | drummer, drums |
| Blanton, Jimmy [James] (b. 1921 d. 1942) | alto horn, double bass |
| Bley, Carla (b. 1938) | arranger, composer |
| Bley, Hyman Paul (b. 1932) | piano |
| Blythe, Arthur (Murray) [Black Arthur] (b. 1940) | alto sax, soprano sax |
| Bowie, Lester (b. 1941) | trumpet |
| Braxton, Anthony (b. 1945) | alto saxophone, flute |
| Brookmeyer, Bob [Robert] (b. 1929) | valve trombone, piano |
| Brown, Clifford (b. 1930 d. 1956) | trumpet |
| Brown, Ray [Raymond Mathews] (b. 1926) | bass, composer |
| Brubeck, Dave [David Warren] (b. 1920) | alto saxophone, composer |
| Burrell, Kenny [Kenneth Earl] (b. 1931) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Burton, Gary (b. 1943) | vibraharp, vibraphone |
| Byard, Jaki [John Arthur] (b. 1922) | piano, tenor saxophone |
| Byas, Don (b. 1912 d. 1972) | tenor saxophone |
| Byrd, Donald [Donaldson Toussaint l'Overture] (b. 1932) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Carter, Benny (b. 1907) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Carter, Betty (b. 1930) | singer, vocals |
| Carter, Ron [Ronald Levin] (b. 1937) | bass (instrument), bass |
| Catlett, Sid [Sidney] (b. 1910 d. 1951) | drummer, drums |
| Chambers, Paul [Laurence Dunbar, jr] (b. 1935 d. 1969) | bass (instrument), bass |
| Cherry, Don [Donald Eugene].) (b. 1936 a. 1950) | trumpeter, bandleader |
| Christian, Charlie (b. 1916 d. 1942) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Clarke, Kenny [Klook] [Kenneth Spearman] (b. 1914 d. 1985) | drummer, drums |
| Clarke, Stanley (Marvin) (b. 1951) | bass (instrument), bass |
| Cobb, Arnett [Arnette Cleophus] (b. 1918 d. 1989) | tenor saxophone |
| Cobham, Billy [William C.] (b. 1944) | drummer, drums |
| Cohn, Al (b. 1925 d. 1988) | orchestrator, saxophone |
| Cole, Cozy [William Randolph] (b. 1909 d. 1981) | cast, drummer |
| Coleman, Ornette (b. 1930) | alto saxophone, drums |
| Coltrane, John (William) (b. 1926 d. 1967) | alto sax, soprano sax |
| Corea, Chick (b. 1941) | piano, composer |
| Coryell, Larry (b. 1943) | guitar, jazz and fusion guitarist |
| Crosby, Israel (Clem) (b. 1919 d. 1962) | string bass |
| Cyrille, Andrew (Charles) (b. 1939) | drummer, drums |
| Davis, Miles (Dewey) (b. 1926 d. 1991) | piano, tromba |
| De Franco, Buddy [Boniface Ferdinand Leonardo] (b. 1923) | clarinet |
| Dejohnette, Jack (b. 1942) | jazz drummer, piano |
| Desmond, Paul (b. 1924 d. 1977) | alto saxophone |
| Dickenson, Vic [Victor] (b. 1906 d. 1984) | trombone, vocals |
| Dodds, Baby (b. 1898 d. 1959) | drummer, drums |
| Dodds, Johnny [John M.] (b. 1892 d. 1940) | clarinet, alto saxophone |
| Dolphy, Eric (Allan) (b. 1928 d. 1964) | alto saxophone, flute |
| Dorham, Kenny [McKinley Howard] (b. 1924 d. 1972) | trumpet |
| Dorsey, Tommy [Thomas] (b. 1905 d. 1956) | cast, composer |
| Duvivier, George (b. 1920 d. 1985) | alto horn, bass (instrument) |
| Eckstine, Billy (b. 1914 d. 1993) | singer, vocals |
| Edison, Sweets (b. 1915) | drums, trumpet |
| Eldridge, Roy [David Roy] (b. 1911 d. 1989) | tromba, trumpet |
| Ellington (b. 1899 d. 1974) | composer, direttore d'orchestra |
| Ellis, Don (b. 1934 d. 1978) | clarinet, trumpet |
| Evans, Bill (b. 1929 d. 1980) | composer, flute |
| Evans, Gil (b. 1912 d. 1988) | arranger, piano |
| Farlow, Tal [Talmadge Holt] (b. 1921) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Farmer, Art [Arthur Stewart] (b. 1928) | flugel horn, trumpeter |
| Ferguson, Maynard (b. 1928) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Fitzgerald, Ella (b. 1920 a. 1936) | composer, interprete |
| Fontana, Carl (Charles) (b. 1928) | trombone |
| Fuller, Curtis (Dubois) (b. 1934) | trombone, composer |
| Garland, Red [William M.] (b. 1923 d. 1984) | jazz piano, piano |
| Garner, Erroll (Louis) (b. 1921 d. 1977) | musicista, piano |
| Getz, Stan [Stanley] (b. 1927 d. 1991) | tenor saxophone, leader |
| Gillespie, Dizzy [John Birks] (b. 1917) | tromba, trumpet |
| Giuffre, Jimmy [James Peter] (b. 1921) | baritone sax, clarinet |
| Golson, Benny (b. 1929) | conductor, piano |
| Goodman, Benny [Benjamin David] (b. 1909 d. 1986) | alto saxophone, cast |
| Gordon, Dexter (Keith) (b. 1923 d. 1990) | tenor saxophone |
| Grappelli, Stephane (b. 1908) | guitar, violin |
| Gray, Wardell (b. 1921 d. 1955) | tenor saxophone |
| Greer, Sonny [William Alexander] (b. >1895 d. 1982) | drums, jazz drummer |
| Hackett, Bobby [Robert Leo] (b. 1915 d. 1976) | cornet, trumpet |
| Haden, Charlie [Charles Edward] (b. 1937) | string bass |
| Hall, Jim [James Stanley] (b. 1930) | jazz guitar |
| Hamilton, Chico [Foreststorn] (b. 1921) | composer, director |
| Hampton, Lionel (b. 1913) | drums, musicista |
| Hampton, Slide [Locksley Wellington] (b. 1932) | trombone, arranger |
| Hancock, Herbie [Herbert Jeffrey] (b. 1940) | piano, arranger |
| Hawkins, Coleman (Randolph) (b. 1904 d. 1969) | clarinet, tenor sax |
| Haynes, Roy Owens (b. 1926) | drummer, drums |
| Heath, Jimmy [James Edward] (b. 1926) | alto sax, sax |
| Henderson, Fletcher [James Fletcher] (b. 1898 d. 1952) | arranger, bandleader |
| Hendricks, Jon [John Carl] (b. 1921) | cast, composer |
| Herman, Woody (b. 1913 d. 1987) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Higginbotham, Jack C. (b. 1906 d. 1973) | trombone |
| Higgins, Billy (b. 1936) | cast, director |
| Hines, Fatha [Earl Kenneth] (b. 1903 d. 1983) | piano, bandleader |
| Hodges, Johnny (b. 1906 d. 1970 a. 1937-1951) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Holiday, Billie (b. 1915 d. 1959) | musicisti, singer |
| Hubbard, Freddie [Frederick Dewayne] (b. 1938) | trumpet, flugel horn |
| Humes, Helen (b. 1913 d. 1981) | jazz singer, vocals |
| Hutcherson, Bobby [Robert] (b. 1941) | vibraphone, marimba |
| Jackson, Milt [Milton] (b. 1923) | vibraphone |
| Jacquet, Illinois [Jean Baptiste] (b. 1922 a. 1941) | tenor saxophone |
| Jamal, Ahmad (b. 1930) | piano |
| Jarrett, Keith Daniel (b. 1945) | piano, pianoforte |
| Jefferson, Eddie [Edgar] (b. 1918 d. 1979) | singer, vocals |
| Jenkins, Leroy (b. 1932) | violin, composer |
| Johnson, Bunk (b. 1879 d. 1949) | trumpet |
| Johnson, J.J. (b. 1924 a. 1988) | jazz trombone, trombone |
| Johnson, James P. [James Price] (b. 1891 d. 1955) | cast, composer |
| Jones, Elvin (Ray) (b. 1927) | drummer, drums |
| Jones, Jo (b. 1911 d. 1985) | director, drummer |
| Jones, Philly Joe (b. 1923 d. 1985) | drummer, drums |
| Jones, Thad (b. 1923 d. 1986) | cornet, trumpet |
| Kenton, Stan (b. 1912 d. 1979) | arranger, composer |
| Kessel, Barney [Bernard] (b. 1923) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Kirk, Roland (b. 1936 d. 1977) | sax, tenor sax |
| Knepper, Jimmy [James M.] (b. 1927) | trombone |
| Konitz, Lee (b. 1927) | alto sax, soprano sax |
| Krupa, Gene [Eugene Bertram] (b. 1909 d. 1973) | cast, composer |
| La Faro, Scott (b. 1936 d. 1961) | bass (instrument), bass |
| Lake, Oliver (Eugene) (b. 1942) | alto saxophone, composer |
| Lang, Eddie (b. 1902 d. 1933) | jazz guitar |
| Lewis, John (Aaron) (b. 1920) | arranger, composer |
| Lunceford, Jimmy [James Melvin] (b. 1902 d. 1947) | arranger, bandleader |
| Mangelsdorff, Albert (b. 1928) | trombone, leader |
| Marsalis, Wynton (b. 1961) | trumpet |
| McLaughlin, John (b. 1942) | jazz guitar, rock guitar |
| McLean, Jackie [John Lenwood] (b. 1932) | alto saxophone |
| McPartland, Marian (b. 1920) | piano, composer |
| McRae, Carmen (b. 1922) | singer, vocals |
| Metheny, Pat [Patrick Bruce] (b. 1954) | electric guitar, guitar |
| Miller, Glen [Alton Glen] (b. 1904 d. 1944) | accordion, bandleader |
| Mingus, Charles (b. 1922 d. 1979) | bass (instrument), bass |
| Monk, Thelonious (Sphere) (b. 1917 d. 1982) | piano, pianoforte |
| Montgomery, Wes [John Leslie] (b. 1923 d. 1968) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Morgan, Lee (b. 1938 d. 1972) | bass (instrument), jazz trumpet |
| Morton, Jelly Roll (b. 1885 d. 1941) | composer, music based on |
| Mulligan, Gerry [Gerald Joseph] (b. 1927) | arranger, baritone sax |
| Murray, David (b. 1955) | tenor saxophone |
| Navarro, Fats [Theodore] (b. 1923 d. 1950) | trumpet |
| Nelson, Oliver (Edward) (b. 1932 d. 1975) | composer, arranger |
| Nichols, Red [Ernest Loring] (b. 1905 d. 1965) | cornet, trumpet |
| Noone, Jimmie (b. 1895 d. 1944) | clarinet, bandleader |
| Norvo, Red (b. 1908) | cast, piano |
| O'Day, Anita (b. 1919) | singer, vocals |
| Oliver, King [Joseph] (b. 1885 d. 1938) | composer, cornet |
| Ory, Kid [Edward] (b. 1886 d. 1973) | composer, trombone |
| Parker, Charlie [Charles Christopher] (b. 1920 d. 1955) | alto saxophone |
| Pass, Joe (b. 1929) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Pastorius, Jaco [John Francis] (b. 1951 d. 1987) | bass guitar |
| Pepper, Art [Arthur Edward] (b. 1925 d. 1982) | alto saxophone |
| Peterson, Oscar (Emmanuel) (b. 1925) | piano, pianoforte |
| Pettiford, Oscar (b. 1922 d. 1960) | bass (instrument), bass cello |
| Ponty, Jean-Luc (b. 1942) | jazz-rock violinist, violin |
| Powell, Bud [Earl Rudolf] (b. 1924 d. 1966) | bop pianist, piano |
| Reinhardt, Django (b. 1910 d. 1953) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Rich, Buddy [Bernard] (b. 1917 d. 1987) | cast, director |
| Rivers, Sam [Samuel Carthorne] (b. 1930) | saxophone, piano |
| Roach, Max [Maxwell Lemuel] (b. 1925) | bass, drfl~ |
| Rodney, Red (b. 1927) | bebop trumpeter, trumpet |
| Rollins, Sonny (b. 1930) | tenor saxophone |
| Rudd, Roswell (Hopkins jr.) (b. 1935) | trombone |
| Russell, George (Allan) (b. 1923) | composer, theorist |
| Russell, Pee Wee (b. 1906 d. 1969) | cl, clarinet |
| Sanders, Pharoah [Farrell] (b. 1940) | tenor saxophone |
| Shaw, Artie (b. 1910) | clarinet, conductor |
| Shaw, Woody [Herman] (b. 1944 d. 1989) | trumpet, flugel horn |
| Shearing, George (Albert) (b. 1919) | piano, piano-accordeon |
| Shepp, Archie (Vernon) (b. 1937) | sax, tenor sax |
| Shorter, Wayne (b. 1933) | tenor sax, soprano sax |
| Silver, Horace (b. 1928) | jazz piano, piano |
| Sims, Zoot (b. 1925 d. 1985) | soprano sax, tenor sax |
| Singleton, Zutty [Arthur James] (b. 1898 d. 1975) | drummer, drums |
| Smith, Bessie (b. 1894 d. 1937) | blues singer |
| Smith, Jimmy [James Oscar] (b. 1925) | banjo, sousaphone/tuba |
| Smith, Stuff (b. 1909 d. 1967) | violin, vocals |
| Smith, Willie "the Lion" (b. 1897 d. 1973) | jazz piano, piano |
| Stewart, Slam [Leroy Elliot] (b. 1914 d. 1987) | baritone sax, bass (instrument) |
| Stitt, Sonny [Edward] (b. 1924 d. 1982) | alto sax, baritone sax |
| Sun Ra (b. 1914) | composer, piano |
| Tatum, Art [Arthur, Jr.] (b. 1910 d. 1956) | piano, celeste |
| Taylor, Billy [William Edward] (b. 1921) | piano, music educator |
| Taylor, Cecil (Percival) (b. 1933) | piano, composer |
| Teagarden, Jack [Weldon Leo] (b. 1905) | cast, trombone |
| Teschemacher, Frank (b. 1906 d. 1932) | clarinet, alto saxophone |
| Threadgill, Henry (Luther) (b. 1944) | alto saxophone, composer |
| Tjader, Cal [Callen Radcliffe] (b. 1925 d. 1982) | vibraphone |
| Tough, Dave [David Jaffray] (b. 1908 d. 1948) | director, drummer |
| Towner, Ralph (b. 1940) | guitar |
| Tristano, Lennie [Leonard Joseph] (b. 1919 d. 1978) | piano, teacher |
| Tyner, McCoy [Alfred McCoy] (b. 1938) | piano |
| Vaughan, Sarah (Lois) [Sassy] (b. 1924 d. 1990) | interprete, singer |
| Venuti, Joe [Giuseppe] (b. 1903 d. 1978) | violin, orchestra |
| Waller, Fats [Thomas Wright] (b. 1904 d. 1943) | cast, composer |
| Washington, Dinah (b. 1924 d. 1963) | blues singer, vocals |
| Webb, Chick [William Henry] (b. 1902 d. 1939) | composer, drummer |
| Webster, Ben [Benjamin Francis] (b. 1909 d. 1973) | tenor saxophone |
| Williams, Cootie [Charles Melvin] (b. 1910 d. 1985) | trumpeter, bandleader |
| Williams, Mary Lou (b. 1910 d. 1981) | arranger, cast |
| Williams, Tony [Anthony] (b. 1945) | drummer |
| Wilson, Teddy [Theodore Shore] (b. 1912 d. 1986) | cast, piano |
| Winding, Kai (b. 1922 d. 1983) | jazz trombone, trombone |
| Woods, Phil [Philip Wells] (b. 1931) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Young, Lester (Willis) (b. 1909 d. 1959) | cornet, guitar |
| Young, Trummy (b. 1912 d. 1984) | trombone, singer |
| Zawinul, Joe [Josef Eric] (b. 1932) | composer, keyboard |