Following his employment with Gillespie he led his own band in New York City, in addition to touring Europe with Sarah Vaughan in 1953. From 1955 to 1957, he was back with Basie, including on the 1956 release April in Paris and the Newport Jazz Festival. He also found work with Duke Ellington (1958) and Mercer Ellington (1958–59), and again with Quinichette in 1956-57.
bill, graham, musician, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, bill, graham, musician, news, newspapers, bo. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bill Graham musician news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message William Henry Graham September 8 1918 December 29 1975 was an American jazz saxophonist Bill GrahamBirth nameWilliam Henry GrahamBorn 1918 09 08 September 8 1918 1 2 Kansas City Missouri U S DiedDecember 29 1975 1975 12 29 aged 57 New York U S GenresJazzOccupation s SaxophonistYears active1940s 1960sBiography EditGraham was born in Kansas City Missouri in September 1918 and grew up in Denver Colorado where he led his own ensemble which included Paul Quinichette among its members He studied at Tuskegee University and then Lincoln University of Missouri after a stint in the Army during World War II He worked with Count Basie Lucky Millinder Herbie Fields and Erskine Hawkins early in his career From 1946 to 1953 he worked with Dizzy Gillespie as a baritone saxophonist among his compositions for Gillespie was the tune Oh Sho Be Do Be Following his employment with Gillespie he led his own band in New York City in addition to touring Europe with Sarah Vaughan in 1953 From 1955 to 1957 he was back with Basie including on the 1956 release April in Paris and the Newport Jazz Festival He also found work with Duke Ellington 1958 and Mercer Ellington 1958 59 and again with Quinichette in 1956 57 Outside of jazz Graham also played on numerous R amp B recordings including on those of Wynonie Harris Joe Williams and Little Willie John In the 1960s he quit active touring and became a teacher in the New York City Public Schools system He died in New York in December 1975 at the age of 57 3 4 Discography EditWith Count Basie Count Basie Swings Joe Williams Sings Clef 1955 Count Basie and His Band That Swings the Blues American Recording Society 1956 The Band of Distinction Clef 1956 April in Paris Verve 1957 Basie in London Verve 1957 One O Clock Jump Verve 1957 Count Basie at Newport Verve 1957 Hall of Fame Verve 1959 Inside Basie Outside VSP 1966 With Dizzy Gillespie The Champ Savoy 1956 Dizzy at Home and Abroad Atlantic 1957 School Days Regent 1957 Diz n Bird in Concert Roost 1959 Dee Gee Days The Savoy Sessions Savoy 1976 With others Art Blakey Art Blakey Big Band Bethlehem 1957 Art Blakey Ain t Life Grand Parlophone 1959 Duke Ellington Black Brown and Beige Columbia 1958 Eddie Jefferson The Jazz Singer Inner City 1976 Eddie Jefferson Joe Carroll Annie Ross The Bebop Singers Prestige 1970 Little Willie John Fever Regency 1956 Paul Quinichette The Kid from Denver Dawn 1956 Eddie Vinson Clean Head s Back in Town Bethlehem 1957 References EditFootnotes Second Hand Songs Bill Graham Ancestry William Henry Graham in the U S World War II Draft Cards Young Men 1940 1947 FindAGrave William H Graham Ancestry William H Graham in the U S Social Security Applications and Claims Index 1936 2007 General referencesBill Graham at Allmusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Graham musician amp oldid 1118647003, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
