Howard McGhee Sextet
During 1945-1949, Howard McGhee was one of the finest trumpeters in jazz, an exciting performer with a sound of his own, who among the young bop players, ranked at the top with Dizzy Gillespie and Fats Navarro. The "missing link" between Roy Eldridge and Fats Navarro (Navarro influenced Clifford Brown who influenced most of the post-1955 trumpeters), McGhee originally played clarinet and tenor, not taking up trumpet until he was 17. He worked in territory bands, was with Lionel Hampton in 1941, and then joined Andy Kirk (1941-1942), being featured on "McGhee Special." McGhee participated in the fabled bop sessions at Minton's Playhouse and Monroe's Uptown House, modernizing his style away from Roy Eldridge and towards Dizzy Gillespie. He was with Charlie Barnet (1942-1943), returned to Kirk (where he sat next to Fats Navarro in the trumpet section), and had brief stints with Georgie Auld and Count Basie before traveling to California with Coleman Hawkins in 1945; their concise recordings of swing-to-bop transitional music (including "Stuffy," "Rifftide," and "Hollywood Stampede") are classic. McGhee stayed in California into 1947, playing with Jazz at the Philharmonic, recording and gigging with Charlie Parker (including the ill-fated "Lover Man" date) and having an influence on young players out on the Coast. His Dial sessions were among the most exciting recordings of his career, and back in New York he recorded for Savoy and had a historic meeting on record with Navarro in 1948 on Blue Note.
Eventually, drugs began to affect McGhee's career. He traveled on a USO tour during the Korean War, recording in Guam. McGhee also had sessions for Bethlehem (1955-1956) but was inactive during much of the '50s. He recorded some strong dates for Felsted, Bethlehem, Contemporary, and Black Lion during 1960-1961, and on a quartet outing for United Artists (1962), but (with the exception of a Hep big band date in 1966) was largely off records again until 1976. He had a final burst of activity during 1976-1979 for Sonet, SteepleChase, Jazzcraft, Zim, and Storyville, but by then, McGhee was largely forgotten and few knew about his link to Fats Navarro and Clifford Brown.
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Discografia
17 album • Ordinato per Bestseller
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Moods by McGhee (Mono Version)
Jazz - Pubblicato da BNF Collection il 1 gen 1957
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Sleepwalker Boogie
Howard McGhee Sextet, Leo Parker, James Moody Orchestra, Hank Jones
Pop - Pubblicato da Beat Repeat il 1 nov 2020
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Those Draftin' Blues
Howard McGhee Sextet, Leo Parker All Stars, Howard McGhee Sextet&James Moody Orchestra&Hank Jones
Jazz - Pubblicato da Those22 il 14 gen 2022
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Freedom Loving
Howard McGhee Sextet, Leo Parker All Stars, Howard McGhee Sextet&James Moody Orchestra&Hank Jones
Jazz - Pubblicato da togethersound il 6 mar 2017
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Little Plain Gold Ring
Howard McGhee Sextet, Leo Parker All Stars, Howard McGhee Sextet&James Moody Orchestra&Hank Jones
Jazz - Pubblicato da plain gold ring il 16 apr 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Spinning
Howard McGhee Sextet, Leo Parker All Stars, Howard McGhee Sextet&James Moody Orchestra&Hank Jones
Jazz - Pubblicato da spinning table il 26 gen 2023
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Slow Motion
Howard McGhee Sextet, Leo Parker All Stars, Howard McGhee Sextet&James Moody Orchestra&Hank Jones
Jazz - Pubblicato da Slow Motion?! il 22 nov 2020
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In the Theatre
Howard McGhee Sextet, Leo Parker All Stars, Howard McGhee Sextet&James Moody Orchestra&Hank Jones
Jazz - Pubblicato da in the theatre il 12 mar 2023
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In dear old London
Howard McGhee Sextet, Leo Parker All Stars, Howard McGhee Sextet&James Moody Orchestra&Hank Jones
Jazz - Pubblicato da In dear old London il 8 ott 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Howard McGhee Sextet
Jazz - Pubblicato da Sinetone AMR il 8 ago 2012
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Through The Area
Howard McGhee Sextet, Leo Parker All Stars, Howard McGhee Sextet&James Moody Orchestra&Hank Jones
Jazz - Pubblicato da Belle Wood il 8 set 2017
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In That Golden Summer Time
Howard McGhee Sextet, Leo Parker All Stars, Howard McGhee Sextet&James Moody Orchestra&Hank Jones
Jazz - Pubblicato da golden times il 5 lug 2017
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Hit It
Howard McGhee Sextet, Leo Parker All Stars, Howard McGhee Sextet&James Moody Orchestra&Hank Jones
Jazz - Pubblicato da cappo digital il 6 apr 2017
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As Light As Straw
Howard McGhee Sextet, Leo Parker All Stars, Howard McGhee Sextet&James Moody Orchestra&Hank Jones
Jazz - Pubblicato da cappo digital il 17 feb 2017
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Bitter And Sweet
Howard McGhee Sextet, Leo Parker All Stars, Howard McGhee Sextet&James Moody Orchestra&Hank Jones
Jazz - Pubblicato da Belle Wood il 22 gen 2017
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Id Like To Hear That Song Again
Howard McGhee Sextet, Leo Parker All Stars, Howard McGhee Sextet&James Moody Orchestra&Hank Jones
Jazz - Pubblicato da wonderful music il 4 ott 2016
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Bound To Be a Winner
Howard McGhee Sextet, Leo Parker All Stars, Howard McGhee Sextet&James Moody Orchestra&Hank Jones
Jazz - Pubblicato da The Most Wanted Hits il 13 feb 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo