Bill Hardman
Bill Hardman (* 6. April 1933 in Cleveland , Ohio as William Franklin Hardman Jr. , † 5. December 1990 in Paris ) was an American jazz - trumpet and flugelhorn player of the hard bop .
biography
Bill Hardman played with Tadd Dameron while he was still in high school , and after graduating from school he worked in Tiny Bradshaw's band from 1953 to 1955 . In 1955 the first recordings were made with Jackie McLean . He later worked with Charles Mingus as well as Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers (1956–58); as a member of the Messengers, he participated in the legendary 1957 Atlantic Session with Thelonious Monk . He also worked with Horace Silver and Benny Golson in Baltimore in 1959, then with Lou Donaldson . With Junior Cook he led his own formation, later the band "Brass Company". In the 1970s he toured Europe with Junior Cook and worked again with Blakeys Messengers . In 1982 he took part in Sonny Stitt's last record session ; In 1987 he was involved in the recordings of Steve Turré . His last album under his own name, "What's Up", was created in 1989 with Robin Eubanks , Junior Cook and Mickey Tucker .
Discographic notes
as a leader
- 1956 - Jackie's Pal (OJC) with Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones
- 1961 - Saying Something ( Savoy Records )
- 1978 - Home (Muse Records)
- 1989 - Focus (Muse)
- 1981 - Politely (Muse)
- 1989 - What's Up (Steeplechase) with Robin Eubanks, Junior Cook, Mickey Tucker
as a sideman
- Jackie McLean: Jackie's Pal (OJC)
- 1957 - Charles Mingus: A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry ( Bethlehem )
- 1957 - Mal Waldron : Mal 2 (OJC) with John Coltrane
- 1969 - Eddie Jefferson : Come Along with Me (OJC)
- 1987 - Steve Turré: Viewpoints and Vibrations (Stash)
literature
- Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler, Christian Pfarr: Reclam's Jazz Guide . 4th, revised and supplemented edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-15-010355-X .
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Bielefeld Jazz Catalog, 2001
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ after Scott Yanow, All Music Guide. Kunzler's jazz dictionary gives 6.12. on
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hardman, Bill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hardman, William Franklin junior (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz trumpeter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleveland , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th December 1990 |
| Place of death | Paris |