Earl Gardner (musician)

Not to be confused with Derrick Gardner.

Earl Wesley Gardner, Jr. (born NYC, April 19, 1950) is an American jazz trumpeter.^[1] He is probably best known for his stint in the house band on Saturday Night Live, a chair he has held since 1985.

In 1976, he joined The Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis Orchestra.

Discography

1979: Passion Flower: Zoot Sims Plays Duke Ellington - Zoot Sims with the Benny Carter Orchestra, Al Aarons, Oscar Brashear, Bobby Bryant, Earl Gardner, J.J. Johnson, Grover Mitchell, Benny Powell, Britt Woodman, Marshall Royal, Frank Wess, Buddy Collette, Plas Johnson, Jimmy Rowles, John Collins, Andy Simpkins, Grady Tate, Benny Carter (arr, cond) Hollywood, CA, August 14, 1979^[2]

References

^ Feather, Leonard & Gitler, Ira The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz Oxford University Press US, 2007 ISBN 019532000X, 9780195320008
^ Zoot Sims discography

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