Al Killian
Albert Killian was an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader. Killian began a
career in the mid-1930s with Charlie Turner's Arcadians. During the 1940s,
Killian performed with several big bands, including those led by Count Basie,
Charlie Barnet, and Lionel Hampton. In 1946, Killian joined Norman Granz's Jazz
at the Philharmonic concert series. After leading a short-lived bebop band in
1947, Killian performed with the Duke Ellington Orchestra from 1947 to 1950.
Killian died in 1950. Critic Gunther Schuller described Killian as the greatest
high-note lead trumpeter of the late-swi...
After You've GoneCharlie Parker, Willie Smith, Lester Young, Arnold Ross, Howard McGhee, William K. "Billy" Hadnott, Al Killian and Lee Young
Jazz At The Philhamonic
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Introduction/Back in Your Own BackyardCharlie Barnet, Fran Warren and Al Killian
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Oh, Lady Be GoodCharlie Parker, Mel Powell, Willie Smith, Charlie Ventura, Lester Young, William K. "Billy" Hadnott, Al Killian and Lee Young
Jazz At The Philhamonic
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Oh, Lady Be GoodCharlie Parker, Willie Smith, Lester Young, Arnold Ross, Howard McGhee, William K. "Billy" Hadnott, Al Killian and Lee Young
Bebop Story: Vol. 90
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