BENNY BAILEY (TRUMPET)
Genres: Bop, Hard Bop, Swing, Post Bop, Classic Fusion • United States

American bebop and hard-bop jazz trumpet player Born 13 August 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, died 14 April 2005 in Amsterdam, Netherlands (aged 79) He played in the ORF Big Band (ORF: Österreichischer Rundfunk, en: Austrian Broadcasting) between 1978 and 1982. from discogs It is a bit ironic that Benny Bailey is best known for his contributions to the famous Eddie Harris/Les McCann Swiss Movement album, since he admitted later on that he did not care for the funky music. An extroverted and highly expressive player who mostly appeared in boppish settings, Bailey's longtime residence in Europe resulted in him gaining less fame (although probably more work) than if he had spent more time in the U.S. Bailey had some training on piano and flute early in his career, switched permanently to trumpet, and studied at the Cleveland Conservatory of Music. In the early 1940s, he played with groups led by Bull Moose Jackson and read more...