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Cal Massey
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- I Love My Family
- Own Little Worlds
- African Masks and Shields Stickers
- Famous African-American Women
- Twelve African Tribal Costume Bookmarks (Small-Format Bookmarks)
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1928
- Active to
- 1972
hard bopjazz
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 270
- Total plays
- 1,439
Tags
trumpetjazzHard Bop
Cal Massey (January 11, 1927 – October 25, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. Massey studied trumpet under Freddie Webster, and following this played in the big bands of Jay McShann, Jimmy Heath, and Billie Holiday. In the late 1950s he led an ensemble with Jimmy Garrison, McCoy Tyner, and Tootie Heath; John Coltrane and Donald Byrd occasionally played with them. In the 1950s he gradually receded from active performance and concentrated on composition; his works were recorded by
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- composer
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- trumpet
- Record label
- Candid Records
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- date of birth
- 1927-01-11
- date of death
- 1972-10-25
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