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Born: Hamlet, NC, 1926

Years Active: 1959-1967

Member of: John Coltrane Quartet

Influenced by: Dennis Sandole, Lester Young, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Carl Hancock Rux, Stan Getz, Sonny Stitt, Dexter Gordon, Don Byas, Yusef Lateef

Genre: Jazz

Biography: Despite a relatively brief career (he first came to notice as a sideman at age 29 in 1955, formally launched a solo career ...

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