Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardsonwas an American jazz musician, tenor saxophonist, and flute player, who also played soprano sax, alto sax, baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto flute and piccolo. He played with Charles Mingus, Lionel Hampton, the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band, Kenny Burrell, and later with Earl Hines' small band...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth15 November 1920
CountryUnited States of America
came firm good players sax styles today
When I came up, sax players had styles of their own. That good firm full-bodied sounds. Today that don't exist.
trying one-day said
I don't know what I was trying to get out of a tenor - but it never really satisfied me until one day I picked up my alto and I said, 'Where have you been?' and I said right here for now on!