Jerome Richardson (December 25, 1920 – June 23, 2000) was an American jazz musician and woodwind player. He is cited as playing one of the earliest jazz flute recordings with his work on the 1949 Quincy Jones arranged song "Kingfish".
Starting from a young age, he first played alto saxophone, taking Johnny Hodges and Benny Carter as models. By the age of fourteen, he was playing professionally around northern California, and also took up the... more
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