A fine soloist whose sound and style became strongly influenced by Benny Carter (who was four years his junior), Hilton Jefferson was considered a valuable musician during the swing era although he never gained much fame. Jefferson actually began his professional career as a banjoist in 1925 (with Julian Arthur's Orchestra in Philadelphia) but he soon switched permanently to alto. He ...more
- Duke Ellington
- Original Album Classics
- Saxophone
- King Oliver
- Complete Victors, Vol. 1
- Sax (Alto)
- King Oliver
- Complete Victors, Vol. 2
- Clarinet
- King Oliver
- Complete Victors, Vol. 2
- Sax (Alto)
- Various Artists
- Harlem Was the Place 1929-1952
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