ABSTRACT
American tenor and soprano jazz saxophonist, born in Hamlet, North Carolina. He studied in Philadelphia, then played in a band while serving in the U.S. Navy (19451946). After the war he worked with various groups, including those of Dizzy Gillespie, Johnny Hodges, and Thelonious Monk. Upon joining the Miles Davis Quintet in 1955 he became recognized for his innovative artistry. The album Blue Trane (Blue Note #1577; 1957), demonstrated his ideas of the late 1950s.
