Howard McGhee
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Howard McGhee was an influential American jazz trumpeter and early bebop pioneer known for his virtuosic playing and collaborations with leading figures of the 1940s and 1950s jazz scene.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Howard McGhee canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
bebop musician
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human ⓘ jazz trumpeter ⓘ |
| activeIn |
1940s jazz scene
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1950s jazz scene ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Charlie Barnet
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Charlie Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Coleman Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Count Basie NERFINISHED ⓘ Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ J. J. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Milt Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | McGhee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
jazz improvisation
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performance of jazz trumpet ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
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jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
hard bop musicians
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later bebop trumpeters ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | trumpet ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement | bebop ⓘ |
| name | Howard McGhee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
participation in early Los Angeles bebop scene
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recordings with Charlie Parker in the mid-1940s ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early bebop pioneer
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virtuosic trumpet playing ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dusty Blue
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Howard McGhee and Milt Jackson (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Maggie’s Back in Town!! NERFINISHED ⓘ Music from the Connection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ trumpeter ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Blue Note Records
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Contemporary Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Dial Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Savoy Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
advanced bebop phrasing
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complex harmonies ⓘ fast tempos ⓘ |
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