- Ernie Henry
Ernie Henry (September 3, 1926 - December 29, 1957) was an American
jazz saxophonist.Henry played in the late 1940s with
Tadd Dameron (1947),Fats Navarro ,Charlie Ventura ,Max Roach , andDizzy Gillespie (1948-49). From 1950 to 1952 he played in the band ofIllinois Jacquet . After a few years in the shadows, he returned to play withThelonious Monk (1956),Charles Mingus ,Kenny Dorham ,Kenny Drew ,Wynton Kelly ,Wilbur Ware ,Art Taylor ,Philly Joe Jones and Gillespie again (1956-57). He released three albums as a leader shortly before his death at the end of 1957.Discography
*"Presenting Ernie Henry" (
Riverside Records , 1956)
*"Seven Standards and a Blues" (Riverside, 1957)
*"Last Chorus" (Riverside, 1957) withLee Morgan ,Benny Golson ,Cecil Payne ,Melba Liston ,Thelonious Monk ,Oscar Pettiford ,Paul Chambers ,Max Roach References
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