(Born 26 May 1926, Alton, Illinois, US)
Trumpeter, composer, bandleader, innovative musical genius whose First Great Quintet/Sextet (1955-1958) and Second Great Quintet (1964-1968) as well as the later independent careers of each and everyone in these ensembles – tenor saxophonists John Coltrane and Wayne Shorter, altoist Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, pianists Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans and Herbie Hancock, bassists Paul Chambers and Ron Carter, and drummers Jimmy Cobb and Tony Williams – play a critically contributing role in the phenomenal growth and transformation of jazz during this historic epoch of African American freedom mission
(Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe)
(Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe)
(Miles Davis & John Coltrane, Live in Stockholm 1960, “All blues”/“The theme” [personnel: Davis, trumpet; Coltrane, tenor saxophone; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums; recorded: live, Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, 22 March 1960])
Twitter @HerbertEkweEkwe
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