
tenor sax · 1918–1984
John Hardee
Texas tenor player in the Chu Berry mould, who came out of an Army Air Force band into Tiny Grimes's group; Blue Note's tenor discovery of 1946, later a schoolteacher in Texas.
- Sessions
- 2
- Records
- 3
- First date
- May 31, 1946
- Latest
- November 20, 1949
On the records
BLP 5001 · 1952Mellow The Mood: Jazz In A Mellow MoodVarious Artists
MG 9035 · 1954The Billy Taylor Trio/QuintetBilly Taylor Trio
MG 12008 · 1955Back To BackErroll Garner, Billy Taylor