Earl Bostic
Sign in to saveAmerican jazz saxophonist (1913–1965)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1913-04-25
- Died
- 1965-10-28
- Works
- 1
Top works
- The Big Brass (Roots of Rhythm)
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 25,233
- Total plays
- 160,856
Tags
jazzswingrhythm and bluessaxophone40s
Earl Bostic (April 25, 1913 – October 28, 1965) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues alto saxophonist. Bostic was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He turned professional at age 18 when he joined Terrence Holder's band. He made his first recording with Lionel Hampton in 1942 where he played along with Red Allen, J.C. Higginbotham, Sid Catlett, Teddy Wilson and Hampton. Before that he performed with Fate Marable on New Orleans riverboats. Bostic graduated from Xavier University in New Orleans. <a hr
Key dates
- Born
- 25 April 1913
- Died
- 28 October 1965
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Tulsa
- Place of death
- Rochester
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Record label
- King
Connections
Categories
1913 births1965 deaths20th-century African-American musicians20th-century American male musicians20th-century American saxophonistsAfrican-American jazz musiciansAmerican jazz alto saxophonistsAmerican male jazz musiciansAmerican male saxophonistsAmerican rhythm and blues musiciansBurials at Inglewood Park CemeteryJazz musicians from New York (state)