Wilbur Harden
Wilbur Harden was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer.
Harden is best remembered for his recordings with saxophonists Yusef Lateef and John Coltrane, and with trombonist Curtis Fuller. One of the earliest jazz trumpeters to double on flugelhorn, he began his career with Roy Brown and Ivory Joe Hunter, before moving to Detroit in 1957 to play with Yusef Lateef's quintet. His music career ended in 1960 due to health problems.
He is a 1991 inductee of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.
Discography
As leader
The King and I Mainstream 1958 Jazz Way Out Tanganyika StrutCompilationsSavoy Sessions Gold Coast Countdown: The Savoy Sessions The Complete Savoy Sessions
- ''The Complete Mainstream 1958 Sessions ''
As sideman
With John ColtraneWith Curtis Fuller
With Yusef Lateef