Bill Hardman

Bill Hardman ( born April 6, 1933, Cleveland, Ohio as William Franklin Hardman Jr., † December 5, 1990 in Paris) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player of the hard bop.

Biography

Bill Hardman already played in his time in high school with Tadd Dameron, after finishing school, he worked from 1953 to 1955 in the band of Tiny Bradshaw. 1955 made ​​his first recordings with Jackie McLean. Later he also worked with Charles Mingus and with Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers ( 1956-58 ); as a member of the Messengers, he worked at the legendary Atlantic Session 1957 Thelonious Monk with. He also worked with Horace Silver and Benny Golson in Baltimore in 1959, then at Lou Donaldson. With Junior Cook he led his own formation, later the band " Brass Company ". In the 1970s he toured with Junior Cook through Europe and worked again with Blakey's Messengers. In 1982 he was involved in the last panel session of Sonny Stitt; In 1987 he was involved in recordings by Steve Turré. His last album under his own name, " What's Up ", was established in 1989 with Robin Eubanks, Junior Cook and Mickey Tucker.

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As Leader

As a sideman

• Jackie McLean: Jackie's Pal ( OJC )
• 1957 - Charles Mingus: A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry ( Bethlehem )
• 1957 - Mal Waldron: Mal 2 ( OJC ) with John Coltrane
• 1969 - Eddie Jefferson: Come Along with Me ( OJC )
• 1987 - Steve Turré: Viewpoints and Vibrations ( Stash )