Bill Crump
Bill Crump (* 1907 , † 1979 in Los Angeles ) was an American jazz - saxophonist (tenor, alto) and flutist . He owes his fame to his presence in one of the most famous photos in jazz history, A Great Day in Harlem from 1958, and is probably the least known musician on it, so that hardly anyone knew him when the film was made for the photo.
He was registered in the local musicians' union (Local 802) in Buffalo in 1958/59 , where he had his own band, and at the time of recording he was part of the Apollo Theater's house band . He toured with Johnny Hodges (on second alto saxophone), Sam Cooke , Billy Eckstine and Pearl Bailey . He later moved to Las Vegas , where a daughter worked as a dancer and played in lounge bands in hotels and in strip clubs. Most recently, he moved to Los Angeles , where the singer Nellie Lutcher gave him the notoriously difficult admission to the local musicians' union (Local 47) in 1977 .
When Tom Lord only one picture is listed in the companion volume (u. A. With Milt Hinton and Al Sears ) a singer Ernestina 1955 whose only recorded at Tom Lord recording this is. But he is also said to have recorded with the band of Erskine Hawkins .
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- ↑ This is what Chadbourne claims in the Allmusic Guide
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Crump, Bill |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz saxophonist and flautist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1907 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1979 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |