Cal Massey (1928? – October 25, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States
Massey studied trumpet under Freddie Webster, and following this played in the big bands of Jay McShann, Jimmy Heath, and Billie Holiday. Freddie Webster ( June 8, 1916 &ndash April 1, 1947) was a jazz trumpeter who Dizzy Gillespie once said "had the best sound A big band is a type of Musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late Jay McShann ( January 12 1916 – December 7 2006) was an American Blues and swing Pianist, James Edward Heath (born October 25, 1926) nicknamed Little Bird, is an American Jazz tenor Saxophonist, and the brother of Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7 1915 – July 17 1959 was an American Jazz singer and songwriter In the late 1950s he led an ensemble with Jimmy Garrison, McCoy Tyner, and Tootie Heath; John Coltrane and Donald Byrd occasionally played with them. Jimmy Garrison ( March 3, 1933 &ndash April 7, 1976) was an American Jazz Double bassist best known for Alfred McCoy Tyner (born 11 December 1938) is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia Pennsylvania, known for his work with the John Coltrane Albert "Tootie" Heath (b May 31, 1935) is an American Jazz Hard bop Drummer, the brother of tenor Saxophonist Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (born December 9, 1932) is an American Jazz and Rhythm and blues Trumpeter In the 1950s he gradually receded from active performance and concentrated on composition; his works were recorded by Coltrane, Freddie Hubbard, Jackie McLean, Lee Morgan, Philly Joe Jones, and Archie Shepp. Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (born April 7 1938 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American Jazz Trumpeter. John Lenwood (Jackie McLean ( May 17 1931 &ndash March 31 2006; some sources erroneously give 1932 as his year of birth was an American Lee Morgan ( 10 July, 1938 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania &ndash 19 February, 1972 in New York City) was an American Joseph Rudolph (Philly Joe Jones ( July 15, 1923 – August 30, 1985) was a Philadelphia -born United States jazz Archie Shepp (born May 24, 1937) is a prominent American Jazz Saxophonist. Massey played with Shepp from 1969 until 1972. He also performed in The Romas Orchestra with Romulus Francechini. His last composition was Lady Day: A Musical Tragedy.
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