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- Male
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- United States
- Active from
- 1918-03-06
- Active to
- 1987-07-17
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Howard McGhee (b March 6, 1918 Tulsa, OK - d July 17, 1987 New York City) was one of the very first bebop jazz trumpeters, together with Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro and Idrees Sulieman. He was known for lightning-fast fingers and very high notes. What is generally not known is the influence that he had on younger hard bop trumpeters, together with Fats Navarro. Howard McGhee was raised in Detroit. During his career, he played in bands led by Lionel Hampton, Andy Kirk, Count Basie and Charlie
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- human
- Given name
- Howard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Tulsa
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- trumpet
- Record label
- Dial Records
- Image
- Howard McGhee 1976.jpg
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- Howard McGhee
- date of birth
- 1918-03-06
- date of death
- 1987-07-17
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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