Soft Shoulder – Lonnie Hillyer

A lyrical and light medium up swing, perfect for quartet or quintet, with two different arrangements.

Lonnie Hillyer

March 25, 1940 – July 1, 1985

A fearless soloist armed with a crackling tone and keen melodic invention, Lonnie Hillyer is best known for his work with bassist/band leader Charles Mingus. Lonnie hailed from Detroit and was a teenaged friend of alto saxophonist Charles McPherson; they both studied with bebop maestro Barry Harris. Lonnie played with Yusef Lateef and Joe Henderson before moving to New York in 1961, where he worked and recorded with Harris, Charles Mingus and McPherson, all into the 1970s. Read more...

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