Fats Navarro

trumpet · 1923–1950 · Key West

Bebop trumpeter, successor to Dizzy Gillespie with Billy Eckstine, then alongside Tadd Dameron and Bud Powell. A model for Clifford Brown. Died of tuberculosis at 26.

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Styles

• Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's)

Landmark tracks

• Lady Bird (1948)

Cited in 2 radio episodes

• Oct 7, 2026: Fats Navarro, héros maudit du be-bop, deuxième partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Oct 6, 2026: Fats Navarro, héros maudit du be-bop, première partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Fats Navarro

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