Hal McKusick
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Hal McKusick (June 1, 1924 – April 11, 2012) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, and flutist who worked with Boyd Raeburn from 1944 to 1945 and Claude Thornhill from 1948 to 1949.[1]
Career
McKusick was born in Medford, Massachusetts. In the early 1950s he worked with Terry Gibbs and Don Elliott. He recorded albums as a leader, including Triple Exposure (Prestige, 1957). At that time he made many recordings with groups led by George Russell.[1]
In 1958, Hal McKusick led a small group with Bill Evans that recorded Cross Section - Saxes which included contributions from
East Hampton
, New York.
On April 11, 2012, McKusick died of natural causes at the age of 87.[2]
Discography
As leader
- East Coast Jazz Series No. 8 (Bethlehem, 1955)
- In a Twentieth-Century Drawing Room (RCA Victor, 1956)
- Hal McKusick Quintet Featuring Art Farmer (Coral, 1957)
- Jazz at the Academy (Coral, 1957)
- The Jazz Workshop (RCA Victor, 1957)
- Triple Exposure (Prestige, 1957)
- Cross Section Saxes (Decca, 1958)
- Sax Duets (Music Minus One, 1977)
- 17 Jazz Duets for Two Flutes (Music Minus One, 1977)
- Hal McKusick Plays/Betty St. Claire Sings (Fresh Sound, 1989)
As sideman
With Don Elliott
- Don Elliott Sings (Bethlehem, 1955)
- Mellophone (Bethlehem, 1955)
- The Mello Sound (Decca, 1958)
- Music for the Sensational Sixties (Design, 1958)
- Love Is a Necessary Evil (Columbia, 1962)
With Elliot Lawrence
- Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements (Fantasy, 1956)
- Plays Tiny Kahn and Johnny Mandel Arrangements (Fantasy, 1956)
- Swinging at the Steel Pier (Vogue, 1956)
- Big Band Modern (Jazztone, 1957)
With George Russell
- The Jazz Workshop (RCA Victor, 1957)
- New York, N.Y. (Decca, 1959)
- Jazz in the Space Age (Decca, 1960)
With others
- Manny Albam, The Drum Suite (RCA Victor, 1956)
- Manny Albam, The Jazz Workshop (RCA Victor, 1956)
- Ralph Burns, Ralph Burns Among the JATPs (Norgran, 1955)
- Kenny Burrell, Earthy (Prestige, 1957)
- Al Cohn, Mr. Music (RCA Victor, 1955)
- Bob Dorough, I'll Never Fall in Love Again (Music Minus One, 1970)
- Bob Dorough, A Taste of Honey (Music Minus One, 1972)
- Erroll Garner, Play It Again, Erroll! (Columbia, 1975)
- Terry Gibbs, Swingin' with Terry Gibbs and His Orchestra (EmArcy, 1956)
- Terry Gibbs, Vibes On Velvet (EmArcy/Mercury, 1956)
- Benny Golson, Take a Number from 1 to 10 (Argo, 1961)
- Urbie Green, All About Urbie Green and His Big Band (ABC-Paramount, 1955)
- Urbie Green, The Persuasive Trombone of Urbie Green (Command, 1960)
- Bill Harris, Bill Harris Herd (Norgran, 1956)
- Coleman Hawkins, The Hawk in Hi-Fi (RCA Victor, 1956)
- Milt Hinton, Basses Loaded! (RCA Victor, 1955)
- Andre Hodeir, American Jazzmen Play Andre Hodeir's Essais (Savoy, 1957)
- Osie Johnson, A Bit of the Blues (RCA Victor, 1956)
- Teddi King, Bidin' My Time (RCA Victor, 1956)
- Lee Konitz, Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre (Verve, 1959)
- Gene Krupa, Drummer Man (Verve, 1956)
- Gil Melle, Gil's Guests(Prestige, 1956)
- Helen Merrill, The Artistry of Helen Merrill (Mainstream, 1965)
- Jackie Paris, The Song Is Paris (Impulse!, 1962)
- Charlie Parker, The Magnificent Charlie Parker (Clef, 1955)
- Charlie Parker, Jazz Perennial (Verve, 1961)
- Tony Perkins, On a Rainy Afternoon (RCA Victor, 1958)
- Nat Pierce, Kansas City Memories (Coral, 1957)
- Boyd Raeburn, Boyd Meets Stravinski (Savoy, 1955)
- Alvino Rey, Uncollected 1946 (Hindsight, 1978)
- Bobby Scott, Bobby Scott Plays the Music of Leonard Bernstein (Verve, 1959)
- Jack Six, Bacharach Revisited (Music Minus One, 1969)
- Gunther Schuller, Modern Jazz Concert (Columbia, 1958)
- Tommy Shepard, Shepard's Flock (Coral, 1957)
- Dinah Washington, The Swingin' Miss "D" (EmArcy, 1957)
- Dinah Washington, Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller (Mercury, 1959)
- Phil Woods, Bird Feathers (Prestige, 1957)
- Bob Wilber, Acapulco Princess (Music Minus One, 1972)
- Bob Wilber, No More Blues (MMO Studios, 1972)
References
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Hal McKusick". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Hal McKusick, Prominent Jazz Musician And Ross School Teacher, Dies at 87". 27 East. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2020.