Artist
Joe Gordon
Boston, United States
Joe Gordon is a musician from Boston, United States. Their discography on Gatefold includes 1 record. They also recorded with Shelly Manne & His Men.
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Biography
American jazz trumpeter, born May 15, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, died November 4, 1963 in Santa Monica, California
Gordon started playing professionally in Boston in 1947. During his career he played with Georgie Auld, Charlie Mariano, Lionel Hampton, Charlie Parker (1953-1955 intermittently), Art Blakey (1954), Don Redman, Dizzy Gillespie (on tour, 1956), Horace Silver, Barney Kessel, Benny Carter, Harold Land, Shelly Manne (1958-1960), Dexter Gordon, and many others.
He recorded two albums under his own name, "Introducing Joe Gordon" (1955) and "Lookin' Good!" (1961).
He died tragically in a house fire having fallen asleep with a lit cigarette.
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Joe Gordon — solo
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Shelly Manne & His Men
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