Jerome Richardson

Jerome Richardson

Birth : 1920-12-25, Oakland, California, USA

Death : 2000-06-23

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Jerome Richardson (December 25, 1920 – June 23, 2000) was an American jazz musician, tenor saxophonist, and flute player, who also played soprano sax, alto sax, baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto flute and piccolo. He played with Charles Mingus, Lionel Hampton, Billy Eckstine the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band, Kenny Burrell, and later with Earl Hines' small band. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Jerome Richardson

Movies

Sweet and Lowdown
Club Musician
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.