Wilbur Harden
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| Birth name | Wilbur Harden |
| Born | 31 december 1924 |
| Origin |  Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | 1969 |
| Genre(s) | Hard bop Neo-bop Post-bop |
| Occupation(s) | Trumpeter |
| Instrument(s) | trumpet, flugelhorn |
| Associated acts | John Coltrane, Yusef Lateef |
Wilbur Harden (31 december 1924 in Birmingham, Alabama; died in 1969[citation needed]) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer, perhaps most noteworthy for his recordings with Yusef Lateef and also with John Coltrane. In 1960 he recorded with Curtis Fuller, but started playing less frequently due to illness.
[edit] Select Discography
As bandleader
- The King and I (Savoy Records)
With John Coltrane
- Gold Coast (1958; Savoy Records)
- Tanganyika Strut (1958; Savoy Records)
- Stardust (1958; Prestige Records)
- Jazz Way Out (1958; Savoy Records)
- Standard Coltrane (1958; Savoy Records)
- Mainstream 1958 (Savoy Records)
- Dial Africa (Savoy Records)
- The Master (Prestige Records)
- Bahia (Prestige Records)
With Curtis Fuller
- Images of Curtis Fuller (1960; Savoy Records)
With Yusef Lateef
- Jazz And The Sounds Of Nature (Savoy Records)
- Gong! (Savoy Records)
- Prayer To The East (Savoy Records)
- The Sounds Of Yusef (Prestige Records)
- Other Sounds (New Jazz)
