Webster played with striking rhythmic momentum and had a rasping tone that added so much to both his own records and the numerous jazz greats he accompanied, from Billie and Ella to Duke Ellington and so many more during a career that spanned five decades.
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Clark Terry February 22 2015
How sad that Clark Terry has passed away yesterday. Clark was a swing and bebop trumpeter who also was a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz his career spanned more than 70 years he played with many of the greats including Count Basie Duke Ellington and Quincy JonesSonny Stitt February 02 2015
Edward "Sonny" Stitt
February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982)
was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. He was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his generation, recording over 100 albums.
Stan Getz February 02 2015
Stan Getz was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of his idol, Lester Young.Coming to prominence in the late 1940s with Woody Herman's big band, Getz is described by critic Scott Yanow as "one of the all-time great tenor saxophonists". Getz went on to perform in bebop, cool jazz and third stream, but is perhaps best known for popularizing bossa nova, as in the worldwide hit single "The Girl from Ipanema" .
Tubby Hayes January 30 2015
Today would have been Edward Brian ( tubby) Hayes 80th Birthday London born Tubby was playing music from such and early age coming from a musical back ground Tubby was a multi-instrumentalist but was best know for his Tenor Sax playing.
One of the best known stories was told by the legendary Ronnie Scott when one evening he was playing a gig in Kingston Upon Thames Surrey
they asked if a local could join him on stage for a couple of numbers of course Ronnie said yes but what he did'nt expect was this 11 year old boy with a Saxaphone nearly as big as the lad him self stepping on stage Ronnie then suggested a number to play and off Tubby went Ronnie admitted it scared him to death as this young boy nearly played him off the stage.
Sadly Tubby died far to young but left us this amazing catalogue of music Happy Birthday Tubby Hayes
Bobby Hutcherson January 27 2015
Bobby Hutcherson was born this day of January 27th 1941 in Los Angeles he was a Vibraphone and Marimba playerstephane Grappelli January 26 2015
Today would had been Stephane Grappelli's birthday born 26th January 1907He was a violinist who founded the Quintette du Hot Club de France with guitarist Django Reinhardt in 1934. It was one of the first all-string jazz bands. He has been called "the grandfather of jazz violinists" and continued playing concerts around the world well into his 80s.