Richard Williams

trumpet · 1931–1985 · Galveston

A Texan trumpeter who switched from tenor saxophone to trumpet as a teenager, he became from 1959 a much sought-after studio and orchestra musician in New York, notably with Charles Mingus. New Horn in Town (Candid, recorded in 1960) remains his only record under his own name.

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Styles

• Hard bop

Landmark tracks

• Raucous Notes (1960)
• Blues in a Quandary (1960)
• Renita's Bounce (1960)
• Ferris Wheel (1960)

Sources

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