Biography
Eugene Earl Bostic (April 25, 1913 – October 28, 1965) was an American alto saxophonist. Bostic's recording career was diverse, his musical output encompassing jazz, swing, jump blues and the post-war American rhythm and blues style, which he pioneered. He had a number of popular hits such as "Flamingo", "Harlem Nocturne", "Temptation", "Sleep", "Special Delivery Stomp", and "Where or When", which featured his characteristic growl on the horn. He was a major influence on John Coltrane.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
650 releases · 188 albums · active 1950–2024
- Performance · 1,043
- Other credits · 24
Studios: Second City Studios · Capitol Studios · Dug, Tokyo · Castle Oaks Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Earl Bostic And His Orchestra
- Various
- Gene Krupa
- Lionel Hampton
- Gene Krupa And His Orchestra
- Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra
- Anita O'Day
- Roy Eldridge