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trumpeter.

Biography

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Bailey briefly studied flute and piano before turning to trumpet. He attended the Cleveland Conservatory of Music. He was influenced by Cleveland native

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and had a significant influence on other Cleveland musicians, such as

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, Bob Cunningham, Bobby Few, Bill Hardman, and Frank Wright. Bailey played with Tony Lovano, father of Joe Lovano. In the early 1940s he worked with

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and Scatman Crothers. He later worked with

Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( ; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improvisation, improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy El ...

and toured with

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. During a European tour with Hampton he remained in Europe and spent time in Sweden, where he worked with Harry Arnold's big band. He preferred big bands over small groups, and he became associated with several big bands in Europe, including the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band. His time with

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led to a brief return to the United States in 1960. He was invited to the studio as part of Freddie Redd's sextet to record '' Redd's Blues'' after meeting the pianist during a tour in Sweden, and played at the 1960

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. He returned to Europe, first to Germany, then the Netherlands, where he settled permanently. In 1969 he played on

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and Les McCann's album '' Swiss Movement'', recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, although it was not his usual style of music. In 1988 he worked with British clarinetist Tony Coe and recorded albums until 2000 when he was in his mid-70s. Bailey died at home in Amsterdam on April 14, 2005.

Discography

As leader

* '' Quincy - Here We Come'' (

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, 1959) also released as ''The Music of Quincy Jones'' by

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in 1961 * '' Big Brass'' ( Candid, 1960) * ''Soul Eyes'' ( MPS 1968) * ''Folklore in Swing'' (MPS, 1966) * ''The Balkan in My Soul'' (MPS, 1968) * ''Soul Eyes: Jazz Live at the Domicile Munich'' ( MPS 1968) * ''Mirrors (The Amazing Benny Bailey)'' (

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1971) * ''Islands'' ( Enja 1976) * ''Serenade to a Planet'' (Ego, 1976) * ''East of Isar'' with Sal Nistico (Ego, 1978) * ''Grand Slam'' (Jazzcraft, 1978) * ''While My Lady Sleeps'' (Gemini, 1990) * ''No Refill'' (TCB, 1994) * ''Angel Eyes'' (Laika, 1995) * ''Peruvian Nights'' (TCB, 1996) * ''I Thought About You'' (Laika, 1996) * '' The Satchmo Legacy'' (Enja, 2000)

As sideman

With

Count Basie William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and the ...

*'' Basie in Sweden'' (Roulette, 1962) With Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra * '' Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra'' (ECM, 1990) With the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band * '' Jazz Is Universal'' (Atlantic, 1962) * '' Handle with Care'' (Atlantic, 1963) * '' Now Hear Our Meanin''' (Columbia, 1965 963 * '' Swing, Waltz, Swing'' (Philips, 1966) * '' Sax No End'' (SABA, 1967) * '' Out of the Folk Bag'' (Columbia, 1967) * '' 17 Men and Their Music'' (Campi, 1967) * '' All Smiles'' (MPS, 1968) * '' Faces'' (MPS, 1969) * '' Latin Kaleidoscope'' (MPS, 1969) * '' Fellini 712'' (MPS, 1969) * '' All Blues'' (MPS, 1969) * '' More Smiles'' (MPS, 1969) * '' Clarke Boland Big Band en Concert avec Europe 1'' (Tréma, 1992 969 * '' Off Limits'' (Polydor, 1970) * '' November Girl'' with Carmen McRae (Black Lion, 1975 970 * '' Change of Scenes'' with

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(Verve, 1971) With Eric Dolphy * '' The Berlin Concerts'' (enja, 1961) With

* '' Imported from Europe'' (Verve, 1958) With

Benny Golson Benny Golson (January 25, 1929 – September 21, 2024) was an American bebop and hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a p ...

* '' Stockholm Sojourn'' (Prestige, 1964) With

Dexter Gordon Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. He was among the most influential early bebop musicians. Gordon's height was , so he was also known as "Long Tall Dexter" an ...

* '' Sophisticated Giant'' (Columbia, 1977) * ''Revelation'' (SteepleChase, 1995 974 *'' The Rainbow People'' (Steeplechase, 2002 974 *''Round Midnight'' (SteepleChase, 1991 974 With

* '' Quincy's Home Again'' (Metronome, 1958) - also released as ''Harry Arnold + Big Band + Quincy Jones = Jazz!'' (EmArcy) * '' I Dig Dancers'' (Mercury, 1960) * '' Quincy Plays for Pussycats'' (Mercury, 1965) – recorded in 1959-65 * '' Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux'' (Warner Bros., 1993) also with

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– recorded in 1991 With

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* '' De Lawd's Blues'' (Xanadu, 1980) With Les McCann &

* '' Swiss Movement'' (Atlantic, 1969) With Freddie Redd * '' Redd's Blues'' (Blue Note, 1961) With Charlie Rouse * '' The Upper Manhattan Jazz Society'' (Enja, 1985 981 With Sahib Shihab * ''

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'' ( Vogue Schallplatten, 1971 964-70 With Randy Weston * '' Uhuru Afrika'' (Roulette, 1960) With

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* '' Some of My Best Friends Are the Blues'' (Prestige, 1964) With Phil Woods * '' Rights of Swing'' (Candid, 1961)

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