Edgar Leon Bateman Jr. (born January 11, 1929 – May 18, 2010) was an American jazz drummer. He first recorded with Walt Dickerson and would later work with

Eric Dolphy Eric Allan Dolphy Jr. (June 20, 1928 – June 29, 1964) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist and flautist. On a few occasions, he also played the clarinet and piccolo. Dolphy was one of several multi-instrumentalists to gai ...

Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he help ...

, and

Booker Ervin Booker Telleferro Ervin II (October 31, 1930 – August 31, 1970) was an American tenor saxophone player. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and blues/gospel phrasing. He is remembered for his association with bassi ...

. His final recording was with

Khan Jamal Khan Jamal (July 23, 1946 – January 10, 2022), born Warren Robert Cheeseboro, was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. He founded the band Sounds of Liberation in 1970. He was described by Ron Wynn as "a proficient soloist when p ...

. He neither smoke nor drank alcohol and was said to be health conscious. He had

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as a child and was from St. Louis. In St. Louis he and Oliver Nelson were in high school band together.All About Jazz
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Discography

As sideman

With Walt Dickerson * ''A Sense of Direction'' (New Jazz, 1961) * ''Plays Unity'' (Audio Fidelity, 1964) * ''Walt Dickerson 1976'' (Whynot, 1976) * ''Serendipity'' (SteepleChase, 1977) With others * Dave Burns, ''Dave Burns'' (Vanguard, 1962) *

Ted Curson Theodore Curson (June 3, 1935 – November 4, 2012) was an American jazz trumpeter. Life and career Curson was born in Philadelphia. He became interested in playing trumpet after watching a newspaper salesman play a silver trumpet. Curson's fath ...

, ''Urge'' (Fontana, 1966) *

Orrin Evans Orrin Evans (born 28 March 1975) is an American jazz pianist. Evans was born in Trenton, New Jersey and raised in Philadelphia.Lutz, Phillip. "Orrin Evans The Instigator." ''Downbeat'' 81.11 (2014): 42-45. Print. He attended Rutgers University ...

, ''Blessed Ones'' (Criss Cross 2001) *

, ''Impressions of Coltrane'' (SteepleChase, 2009) *

John Handy John Richard Handy III (born February 3, 1933) is an American jazz musician most commonly associated with the alto saxophone. He also sings and plays the tenor and baritone saxophone, saxello, clarinet, and oboe. Biography Handy was born in ...

, ''Jazz: John Handy III'' (Roulette, 1962) * Ken McIntyre, ''Way Way Out'' (United Artists, 1963) * Jamaaladeen Tacuma, ''The Night of Chamber Music'' (Moers Music, 1993)

References

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