![]() Dexter Gordon & Benny Bailet at The Village Vanguard June 1977 Image by Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY-SA 2.0 |
Benny BaileyBenny Bailey Benny Bailey American jazz trumpeter (1925ā2005) For the Kentucky politician, see Benny Ray Bailey. Ernest Harold "Benny" Bailey (August 13, 1925 ā April 14, 2005) was an American jazz trumpeter.[1] This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2019) Quick facts Background information, Birth name ... Benny Bailey Bailey at the Village Vanguard, June 1977 Background information Birth name Ernest Harold Bailey Born (1925-08-13)August 13, 1925 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Died April 14, 2005(2005-04-14) (aged 79) Amsterdam, Netherlands Genres Jazz Occupation Musician Instrument Trumpet Years active 1940sā2000s Formerly of The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band Close Biography A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Bailey briefly studied flute and piano before turning to trumpet. He attended the Cleveland Conservatory of Music.[2]⦠(Source: Wikipedia)
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