Vinyl records

Howard McGhee vinyl records

3 albums with 39 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.

American jazz trumpeter Born March 6, 1918, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, died July 17, 1987, New York City, New York, USA One of the earliest bebop jazz trumpeters, he was known for lightning-fast fingers and very high notes. What is generally not known is the influence (along with ) that he had on younger hard bop trumpeters. Howard McGhee was raised in Detroit. During his career, he played in bands led by , [ (both briefly and successively in 1941), (also for a short period) and . With in California and stayed until 1947. Away from the scene for spells in the 1950s, re-emerged in the next decade.