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A fine cool-toned
altoist and an occasional clarinetist, Hal McKusick worked with the big bands
of Les Brown, Woody Herman (1943), Boyd Raeburn (1944-1945), Alvino Rey (1946),
Buddy Rich, and Claude Thornhill (1948-1949). In the 1950s, in addition to his
work with Terry Gibbs and Elliot Lawrence, he was a busy and versatile studio
musician. During 1955-1958, McKusick recorded nine albums of material as a
leader for Jubilee, Bethlehem, Victor, Coral, New Jazz, Prestige, and Decca.
Those small-group recordings, although basically cool bop, sometimes used very
advanced arrangements, including charts by George Handy, Manny Albam, Gil
Evans, Al Cohn, Jimmy Giuffre, and particularly George Russell. ~ Scott Yanow,
All Music Guide
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