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Joe Gordon

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American trumpeter (1928-1963)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
England
Active from
1951-10-02
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Joseph Henry "Joe" Gordon (May 15, 1928, Boston, Massachusetts - November 4, 1963, Santa Monica, California) was an American jazz trumpeter. His first professional gigs were in Boston in 1947; he played with Georgie Auld, Charlie Mariano, Lionel Hampton, Charlie Parker (1953-55 intermittently), Art Blakey (1954), and Don Redman. In 1956 he toured the Middle East with Dizzy Gillespie's big band; he was a soloist on "A Night in Tunisia". Following this he played with Horace Silver. <a href="https

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Instance of
human
Family name
Gordon
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Boston
Place of death
Los Angeles
Occupation
jazz musician
Genre
jazz
Instrument
trumpet
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date of birth
1928-05-15
date of death
1963-11-04
start of work period
1947-00-00
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