Howard McGhee

American jazz trumpeter

Born March 6, 1918, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, died July 17, 1987, New York City, New York, USA

One of the earliest bebop jazz trumpeters, he was known for lightning-fast fingers and very high notes. What is generally not known is the influence (along with [a309986]) that he had on younger hard bop trumpeters.

Howard McGhee was raised in Detroit. During his career, he played in bands led by [a136133], [[a270023] (both briefly and successively in 1941), [a145262] (also for a short period) and [a269594]. With [a251769] in California (1945) and stayed until 1947. Away from the scene for spells in the 1950s, re-emerged in the next decade.