Jazz
Bill Hardman - Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Junior Cook - Sax (Tenor)
Leroy Williams - Drums
Mickey Tucker - Piano
Paul Brown - Bass
Robin Eubanks - Trombone
* Jim Anderson - Engineer
* Nils Winther - Photography, Producer
Bill Hardman
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s
Born: Apr 06, 1933 in Cleveland, OH
Died: Dec 05, 1990 in Paris, France
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Hard Bop
A reliable hard bop-oriented trumpeter, Bill Hardman never became famous, but he helped out on many sessions. While a teenager, Hardman gigged with Tadd Dameron, and after graduating high school he was with Tiny Bradshaw (1953-1955). He debuted on record with Jackie McLean (1955), played with Charles Mingus (1956), and gained recognition for his work with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers (1956-1958). Hardman worked with Horace Silver (1958), Lou Donaldson (on and off during 1959-1966), re-joined Blakey twice (1966-1969 and in the late '70s), was with Mingus again during parts of 1969-1972, and led a group with Junior Cook (1979-1981). Bill Hardman had an appealing style in the Clifford Brown tradition and recorded as a leader for Savoy (1961) and Muse.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
