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Bill Hughes

real name William Henry Hughes

Bill Hughes is credited on 997 releases across 187 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1954–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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Credits

187

Albums

8

Decades active

72

In collections

Biography

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US jazz trombonist and bandleader, born March 28, 1930 in Dallas, TX - died January 14, 2018.
He joined the Count Basie Orchestra in Sept. of 1953 and stayed with it until Sept. 2010, except for a break 1957-1963 when he stopped performing. He led the orchestra from 2003 to Sept. 2010.
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Credited work

997 releases · 187 albums · active 1954–2025

  • Performance · 1,040
  • Other credits · 23
  • Mastering · 3
  • Production · 1

Studios: Group IV Recording Studios · Newport Jazz Festival · T.T.G. Studios · Mountain Studios

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