American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, vocalist, composer and bandleader; born December 14, 1920, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, died February 21, 2015, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA He worked with both [a145262] and [a145257]. He was a major influence on [a=Miles Davis] and worked with luminaries such as [a=Billie Holiday] and [a=Ella Fitzgerald], among many others. He was also an innovator, with the ability to use circular breathing for extended solos and alternating between both horns, with one in each hand, playing…
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