Hilton Jefferson
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1965
- Active to
- 1973
Discography
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Hilton Jefferson (July 30, 1903 – November 14, 1968) was an American jazz alto saxophonist born in Danbury, Connecticut, perhaps best known for leading the saxophone section from 1940–1949 in the Cab Calloway band. Jefferson is said to have been "a soft, delicate saxophone player, with an exquisite sensibility." In 1929 Jefferson began his professional career with Claude Hopkins, and throughout the 1930s was busy working for the big bands of Chick Webb, Fletcher Henderson and McKinney's Cotton
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Jefferson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Danbury
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- saxophonist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Record label
- RCA Victor
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- date of death
- 1968-11-14
- date of birth
- 1903-07-30
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