Joe Gordon

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Joseph Henry "Joe" Gordon (* 15. May 1928 in Boston , † 4. November 1963 in Los Angeles ) was an American jazz - trumpet . He became known through his play in the bands of Dizzy Gillespie and Shelly Manne .

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Gordon played from 1947 in Boston in his own formations and in local orchestras, also with Georgie Auld and Charlie Mariano . In spring 1958 he went on tour with the orchestra of Dizzy Gillespie , had his own band in Boston again in the summer and was hired by Herb Pomeroy for his band. He was also a brief member of the Jazz Messengers . Then he settled on the west coast and worked from November 1958 with Shelly Manne and various other formations of West Coast jazz . In September 1959, Shelly Manne & his Men recorded the legendary recordings at the Black Hawk jazz club in San Francisco, and in the spring of 1960 Gordon visited Europe as a member of Mann's quintet. His playing, which is heavily influenced by Dizzy Gillespie, can also be heard on recordings with Art Blakey , Barney Kessel , Helen Humes and Thelonious Monk ( At the Blackhawk , 1960). In 1954 he also recorded an album under his own name.

He did not succeed in a successful solo career. He was killed in a room fire when he was only 35 years old.

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SURNAME Gordon, Joe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gordon, Joseph Henry (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH May 15, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston
DATE OF DEATH 4th November 1963
Place of death los Angeles