Jazz Greats: John Gilmore

John Gilmore (September 28, 1931 – August 20, 1995)

Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist, John Gilmore, spent his years working with Sun Ra, though some considered his talent to be as superb as John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins. He even taught John Coltrane in the 1950's and inspired some of Coltrane's works. He died in 1995; please take a listen here and have a good Saturday: Let it stand with Cliff Jordon

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gilmore_(musician)

Background information
Birth name	John Gilmore
Born	September 28, 1931 Summit, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	August 20, 1995(aged 63) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres	Avant-garde jazz, Bebop, Free jazz, Post-bop
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instruments	Tenor saxophone
Years active	1952–1995
Associated acts	Sun Ra, Clifford Jordan,Horace Silver, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Reece, Art Blakey, Elmo Hope, Andrew Hill