Grachan Moncur III

trombone · 1937–2022 · New York

Trombonist born in New York in 1937 and raised in Newark, died in 2022; son of bassist Grachan Moncur II. He played with Ray Charles, the Jazztet, and Sonny Rollins before recording Evolution, his first album as a leader (Blue Note, 1963).

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Styles

• Hard bop
• Free jazz

Landmark tracks

• Air Raid (1963)
• Evolution (1963)
• The Coaster (1963)
• Monk in Wonderland (1963)

Sources

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