Edward Lee Morgan was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s, Morgan came to prominence in his late teens, recording on John Coltrane’s Blue Train and with the band of drummer Art Blakey before launching a solo career. Continue reading Profile: Lee Morgan (1938-1972)
Charles Mingus Jr. was an American jazz double bassist, pianist, composer and bandleader. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians Continue reading Profile:Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Noble Lee Sissle was an American jazz composer, lyricist, bandleader, singer, and playwright, best known for the Broadway musical Shuffle Along, and its hit song “I’m Just Wild About Harry Continue reading Profile: Noble Sissle (1889-1975)
ames Hubert “Eubie” Blake, was an American composer, lyricist, and pianist of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. In 1921, he and his long-time collaborator Noble Sissle wrote Shuffle Along, one of the first Broadway musicals to be written and directed by African Americans. Continue reading Profile: Eubie Blake (1983-1983)
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