A fine hard bop soloist, Jimmy Owens has never achieved much fame. He started on trumpet when he was ten and later on studied trumpet with Donald Byrd. Owens has played as a sideman with many major players, including Lionel Hampton (1963-1964), Hank Crawford (1964-1965), Charles Mingus, Herbie Mann, Duke Ellington, Gerry Mulligan, Count Basie,... [+] Read More

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A Chicago trumpeter of the bop, post bop, and hard bop school, he is a nice extension of '40s and '50s role models, and is also his own man. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide

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