Nationality Belgium Occupation Musician | Name Bobby Jaspar Role Musician | |
Born 20 February 1926 ( 1926-02-20 ) Liege, Belgium Albums Flute Flight, Flute Souffle, Interplay for 2 Trumpets, Complete Sextets Sessions, Modern Jazz Au Club Sain Similar People Rene Thomas, Idrees Sulieman, Henri Renaud, Herbie Mann, Rene Urtreger | ||
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Bobby Jaspar (20 February 1926 – 28 February 1963) was a Belgian cool jazz and hard bop saxophonist, flautist and composer.
Contents
- Herbie mann bobby jaspar flute flight full album
- Bobby jaspar it could happen to you
- Early life
- Career
- Death
- Discography
- References
Bobby jaspar it could happen to you
Early life
Born in Liège, Belgium, Jaspar learned to play piano and clarinet at a very young age. Later, he took up the tenor saxophone and flute.
Career
With the "Bop Shots" band, he took his first steps in the jazz world. In 1950, Jaspar moved to Paris, playing and recording with the best musicians of the era. Here he met his future wife, Blossom Dearie.
In 1956, Jaspar was persuaded to try his luck in the United States, where his reputation in jazz circles had preceded him. He played and recorded with the quintet of J. J. Johnson, with Kenny Burrell, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Donald Byrd and many others.
In 1961/1962, Jaspar returned to Europe for a year for a series of concerts and a number of recordings. With his colleague, Belgian guitarist René Thomas, he formed a successful quintet. In some sessions, this was expanded to a powerful sextet with American trumpeter Chet Baker. One of those sessions was immortalised on the record Chet Is Back!, recorded in 1962.
Death
Bobby Jaspar died from a heart attack in New York City on 28 February 1963 at age 37.
Discography
With Kenny Burrell
With Donald Byrd
With Milt Jackson
With J. J. Johnson
With Hank Jones
With Wynton Kelly
With The Prestige All Stars