caption death_date death_place years_active birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
battiste in 2012 19 june 2015 new orleans , louisiana , u.s. 1957 -- 2015 new orleans , louisiana , u.s. harold battiste non_vocal_instrumentalist 28 october 1931 saxophone , piano r & b , jazz harold battiste satchmo summerfest 2012.jpg harold battiste
 harold raymond battiste , jr. . musician , arranger , record producer
harold battiste

harold raymond battiste , jr. -lrb- october 28 , 1931 -- june 19 , 2015 -rrb- was an american music composer , arranger , performer and teacher .
a native of , and later community leader in , new orleans , he is best known for his work as an arranger on records by sam cooke , joe jones , lee dorsey , sonny and cher , dr. john , and others .
