Jerome Richardson

Jerome Richardson (November 15, 1920 – June 23, 2000)[1] was an American jazz musician, tenor saxophonist, and flute player, who also played soprano sax, alto sax, baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto flute and piccolo.[2] He played with Charles Mingus, Lionel Hampton, Billy Eckstine, the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band, Kenny Burrell, and later with Earl Hines' small band.[1]

Jerome Richardson
Born15 November 1920
Oakland, California, United States
Died23 June 2000
Englewood, New Jersey
Genresjazz
Occupation(s)musician
saxophonist
flute player
Instrumentssaxophone
flute

Richardson was born in Oakland, California, United States, and died in Englewood, New Jersey of heart failure at the age of 79.[2][3]

Discography

As leader

As sideman

References

  1. "Jerome Richardson Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. "Jerome Richardson". The Guardian. 11 July 2000. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. "Jerome Richardson". IMDb.com. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. Savoy Records discography Jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.