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American jazz saxophonist (1927–1988)
Gene Quill |
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Quill in 1963 |
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Birth name | Daniel Eugene Quill |
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Born | (1927-12-15)December 15, 1927
Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
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Died | December 8, 1988(1988-12-08) (aged 60) Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
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Genres |
Jazz |
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Occupation(s) | Saxophonist |
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Labels | Roost, Dawn, Prestige, RCA |
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Musical artist
Daniel Eugene Quill (December 15, 1927 – December 8, 1988) was an American jazz
alto saxophonist who played often with
Phil Woods in the duet Phil and Quill.
[1] Quill also worked as a sideman for
Buddy DeFranco,
Quincy Jones,
Gene Krupa,
Gerry Mulligan, and
Claude Thornhill.
[1] In 1988, Quill died at the age of 60 in his hometown of Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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Discography
As leader
- Gene Quill 'The Tiger': Portrait of a Great Alto Player (Fresh Sound, 1955)
- 3 Bones and a Quill (Vogue, 1959)
- Jazzville Vol. 1 (Dawn, 1956)
With
Phil Woods
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Pairing Off (Prestige, 1956)
- Phil and Quill (RCA Victor, 1957)
- Phil and Quill with Prestige (Prestige, 1957)
- Phil Talks with Quill (Epic, 1959)
- Bird Feathers (Prestige, 1957)
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Four Altos with
Sahib Shihab and
Hal Stein (Prestige, 1958)
As sideman
With
Manny Albam
- Play Music from West Side Story (Coral, 1957)
- Steve's Songs (Dot, 1958)
- Jazz Horizons: Jazz New York (Coral, 1958)
- The Blues Is Everybody's Business (Coral, 1958)
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Jazz Goes to the Movies (Impulse!, 1962)
With
Bob Brookmeyer
With
Al Cohn
With
Michel Legrand
- Legrand Jazz (Philips, 1958)
- Michel Legrand Meets Miles Davis (Philips, 1970)
With
Gerry Mulligan
With
Joe Newman
With
Johnny Richards
- Wide Range (Capitol, 1957)
- Experiments in Sound (Capitol, 1958)
- Walk Softly/Run Wild (Coral, 1959)
With others
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Steve Allen, Steve Allen Plays Neal Hefti (Coral, 1958)
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Buddy Arnold, Wailing (ABC-Paramount, 1956)
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Gil Evans,
Into the Hot (Impulse!, 1962)
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Dick Garcia, A Message from Garcia (Dawn, 1956)
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Billie Holiday, Billie Holiday (MGM, 1959)
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Quincy Jones,
This Is How I Feel About Jazz (ABC Paramount, 1957)
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Teddi King, Now in Vogue (Vogue, 1955)
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Jimmy Knepper,
A Swinging Introduction to Jimmy Knepper (Bethlehem, 1957)
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Mundell Lowe,
A Grand Night for Swinging (Riverside, 1957)
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Oscar Pettiford,
Winner's Circle (Bethlehem, 1957)
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Pony Poindexter,
Pony's Express (Epic, 1962)
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Bill Potts, The Jazz Soul of Porgy & Bess (United Artists, 1959)
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Buddy Rich, Swingin' New Big Band (Pacific Jazz, 1966)
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Jimmy Rushing, Five Feet of Soul (Colpix, 1963)
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Hal Schaefer, UA Showcase: Great Songs from United Artists Pictures (London, 1958)
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Claude Thornhill, Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra Play the Great Jazz Arrangements of Gerry Mulligan and Ralph Aldrich (Trend, 1953)
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George Williams, Put on Your Dancing Shoes (United Artists, 1960)
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