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William Franklin Hardman Jr. (April 6, 1933 – December 6, 1990) was an Americanjazz trumpeter andflugelhornist who chiefly playedhard bop. He was married to Roseline and they had a daughter Nadege.[1]
Hardman was born and grew up inCleveland, Ohio,[2] and worked with local players includingBobby Few andBob Cunningham; while in high school he appeared withTadd Dameron, and after graduation he joinedTiny Bradshaw's band.[2] Hardman's first recording was withJackie McLean in 1956; he later played withCharles Mingus,Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers,Horace Silver, andLou Donaldson, and led a group withJunior Cook.[2] Hardman also recorded as a leader:Saying Something on theSavoy label received critical acclaim in jazz circles,[citation needed] but was little known to the general public. He had three periods in as many decades with Art Blakey'sJazz Messengers;[2] Hardman's misfortune was not to be with the Messengers at the time of their popular Blue Note recordings. Blakey occasionally featured him playing several extended choruses unaccompanied.
He died in Paris, France, of abrain hemorrhage at the age of 57.[1][3]
A crackling hard bop player with blazing technique, crisp articulations, and a no-frills sound, Hardman later incorporated into his sound the fuller, more extroverted romantic passion of aClifford Brown – a direction he would take increasingly throughout the late-1960s and 1970s. He figures by and large among the top ranks of hardbop titans of the time,[citation needed] although he never managed a commercial breakthrough like many of his colleagues such asDonald Byrd,Freddie Hubbard andLee Morgan.
With Brass Company
WithDave Bailey
WithArt Blakey
WithWalter Bishop Jr
WithJunior Cook
WithLou Donaldson
WithCharles Earland
WithCurtis Fuller
WithBenny Golson
WithEddie Jefferson
WithRonnie Mathews
WithJackie McLean
WithJimmy McGriff
WithCharles Mingus
WithHank Mobley
WithHouston Person
WithMickey Tucker
WithSteve Turre
WithMal Waldron
WithReuben Wilson
WithDodo Marmarosa
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