Burgess Gardner
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Burgess Gardner is a noted jazz musician, educator, and composer. Born in 1936, he has played the trumpet with jazz legends such as Count Basie, Horace Silver, and Louie Bellson, Ray Charles; as of 2003, the Burgess Gardner Orchestra performed regularly in Chicago.
He is particularly noted for hard bop as a music form.
[edit] External links
- Burgess Gardner bio
- Burgess Gardner performing with Barbara Morrison, on Chicago Public Radio (requires RealPlayer