Artist

Hal McKusick

Medford, United States

Hal McKusick is a musician from Medford, United States.

Biography

American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist and flutist
Born June 01, 1924 in Medford, Massachusetts, died April 10, 2012 in Sag Harbor, New York
Hal worked in the big bands of Les Brown, Woody Herman (1943), Boyd Raeburn (1944-'45), Alvino Rey (1946), Buddy Rich, Claude Thornhill (1948-'49), Terry Gibbs, Elliot Lawrence and Many others.
Recorded nine albums (1955-1958) as a leader.

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Bands & projects

George Russell Orchestra

Frequent collaborators

Charlie Parker
Dinah Washington
Coleman Hawkins
Gene Krupa
Lee Konitz

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