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Art Taylor was born on April 6, 1929. While still in his teens he played with Sonny Rollins and Jackie McLean. He also played with Art Farmer, Bud Powell, Coleman Hawkins, Miles Davis and John Coltrane. He was the drummer on the famous Giant Steps album.
In the 60’s Taylor moved to Europe. While in Europe [...]

Johnny Griffin was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 24, 1928. He studied music at his high school. He started out playing the clarinet, than moved on to the oboe, than to the alto sax. He started playing with T-Bone Walker when he was 15.
After he graduated from high school, Griffin joined Lionel Hampton’s [...]