Dexter Gordon (sheet music Jazz transcriptions) Dexter Gordon Born in Los Angeles, one of the best tenor saxophonists in bebop and hardbop, young Dexter Gordon, learned music theory and clarinet, before choosing alto sax at fifteen and finally tenor two years later. His career began with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, with which he stayed for […]
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Sonny Stitt (sheet music Jazz transcriptions) Sonny Stitt He recorded almost 150 albums as a leader, in duets or integrating posh combos. Serene and elegant, the magnetism of his presence scene lives on in some images from the golden age of jazz photography. He mastered his instrument so much that it is difficult to stop […]
Chet Baker (sheet music Jazz transcriptions) The tragic story of Chet Baker, the trumpeter whose death is a mystery Chesney Henry Baker Jr., Chet Baker (Yale, Oklahoma, United States, December 23, 1929 – Amsterdam, Holland, May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and singer. He is one of the most popular jazz musicians in […]