Tribute Mondays: Benny Bailey

Ernest Harold " Benny " Bailey (13 August 1925 – 14 April 2005)

Songwriter, Record Producer, Bebop and Hard Bop Jazz Trumpeter, Benny Bailey, worked extensively in Big Bands and was a regular sideman to Lionel Hampton, Bull Moose Jackson, Quincy Jones and others. He was also an influence on Cleveland Musicians (Bill Hardman, Albert Ayler and others). Thanks for your contribution Mr. Bailey, you are appreciated. Please take a listen here and have a nice Monday: Hard sock dance

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Bailey

Background information
Birth name	Ernest Harold Bailey
Born	August 13, 1925 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died	April 14, 2005 (aged 79) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Genres	Jazz, bebop, hard bop
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, record producer
Instruments	Trumpet, piano, flute
Years active	1940s–?
Labels	Argo, Candid,Concord, MPS,Freedom, Enja, Ego Records, Gemini Records, Jazzcraft Records, TCB Records, Laika Records
Associated acts	Bull Moose Jackson, Scatman Crothers, The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band, Quincy Jones, Tony Coe, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton,Freddie Redd