Richardson, Jerome

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Richardson, Jerome
Date of birth
1920-11-15
Date of death
2000-06-23
Place of birth
Oakland (Calif.)
Place of death
Englewood (N.J.)
Occupation
Flute players
Saxophonists
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 42026472
Wikidata: Q720693
Library of congress: n 83189459
Sources of Information
  • Vuckovich, L. City sounds, village voices [SR] p1982:container (Jerome Richardson, soprano saxophone, flute)
  • New Grove dict. of jazz(Richardson, Jerome (C.); b. Nov. 15, 1920, Sealy, TX; reed player)
  • New York times, June 27, 2000:p. C28 (Jerome Richardson, 79, flutist and saxophonist, d. June 23, 2000, Englewood, N.J.; b. Oakland, Calif.)

Wikipedia description:

Jerome Richardson (November 15, 1920 – June 23, 2000) was an American jazz musician and woodwind player. He is cited as playing one of the earliest jazz flute recordings with his work on the 1949 Quincy Jones arranged song "Kingfish".

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