Billy Higgins
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Billy Higgins was a highly influential American jazz drummer known for his work in hard bop and free jazz, recording extensively with artists such as Ornette Coleman and Dexter Gordon.
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| Billy Higgins canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
American jazz musician
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human ⓘ jazz drummer ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Cedar Walton
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Dexter Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald Byrd NERFINISHED ⓘ Hank Mobley NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbie Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackie McLean NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ornette Coleman NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Metheny NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Rollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Higgins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Billy Higgins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
free jazz
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hard bop ⓘ jazz ⓘ post-bop ⓘ |
| givenName | Billy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | drum kit ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Jazz Messengers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
free jazz
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hard bop ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive work as a sideman on Blue Note Records
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subtle and swinging drumming style ⓘ |
| notableWork |
recordings with Cedar Walton
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recordings with Dexter Gordon ⓘ recordings with Dexter Gordon on the album “Go!” ⓘ recordings with Donald Byrd ⓘ recordings with Hank Mobley ⓘ recordings with Herbie Hancock ⓘ recordings with Jackie McLean ⓘ recordings with Lee Morgan ⓘ recordings with Lee Morgan on the album “The Sidewinder” ⓘ recordings with Ornette Coleman ⓘ recordings with Ornette Coleman on the album “Change of the Century” ⓘ recordings with Ornette Coleman on the album “The Shape of Jazz to Come” ⓘ recordings with Ornette Coleman on the album “This Is Our Music” ⓘ recordings with Pat Metheny ⓘ recordings with Sonny Rollins ⓘ recordings with Thelonious Monk ⓘ |
| occupation |
drummer
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jazz musician ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Blue Note Records
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Contemporary Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Jazz Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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