Boyd Raeburn
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Boyd Raeburn (b. Faith, South Dakota, United States, October 27, 1913; d. Lafayette, Louisiana, United States, August 2, 1966) was an American jazz bandleader and bass saxophonist.
His big band, which was active ca. 1944-1947, performed arrangements that were often quite avant-garde, like the arrangements of Stan Kenton during the same period. The compositions arranged by George Handy were the most contemporary, utilizing dissonance somewhat in the manner of Igor Stravinsky.
He died of a heart attack in 1966. His living family includes Merla McKinney of Kansas, his half-sister, and Bruce Boyd Raeburn of New Orleans, his son, who is the curator of the William Ransom Hogan Archive of New Orleans Jazz at the Tulane University in New Orleans.
