JEROME RICHARDSON

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Jerome Richardson was always a talented jazz improviser coming out of the bop tradition, displaying individuality on each of his reeds. But because he spent most of his career as a studio musician, he often maintained a low profile in the jazz world. Richardson started on alto when he was eight, was playing in public by the time he was 14, and later attended San Francisco State College. The years 1942-1945 were spent in the military, often working in a dance band led by Marshall Royal. He picked up experience playing with the bands of Lionel Hampton (1949-1951) and Earl Hines (1952-1953) before moving to New York. Richardson freelanced throughout the 1950s, gigging with Lucky Millinder, Cootie Williams, Oscar Pettiford, Chico Hamilton, Gerry Mulligan, and Gerald Wilson, among others. He toured Europe with Quincy Jones' ill-fated Free and Easy orchestra during 1959-1960 and was the lead altoist and soprano with read more...
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JEROME RICHARDSON Roamin' With Richardson album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Roamin' With Richardson
Cool Jazz 1959
JEROME RICHARDSON Midnight Oil album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Midnight Oil
Cool Jazz 1961
JEROME RICHARDSON Going To The Movies album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Going To The Movies
Cool Jazz 1962
JEROME RICHARDSON Groove Merchant album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Groove Merchant
Fusion 1967
JEROME RICHARDSON Jazz Station Runaway album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Jazz Station Runaway
Cool Jazz 1997

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