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Wilbur Harden

Wilbur Harden has been played on NTS shows including Coltrane Day, with Tanganyika Strut first played on 23 September 2023.

Wilbur Harden is a mystery man in jazz history, for he appeared on some important recording sessions (most notably with John Coltrane) and then, after 1960, pretty well disappeared. He played R&B with Roy Brown (1950) and Ivory Joe Hunter, and then served in the Navy. Harden emerged in 1957, recording with Yusef Lateef, and led four record dates for Savoy in 1958; three were with Coltrane (who became the leader on reissues), and one in a quartet with Tommy Flanagan. In 1960, Wilbur Harden…

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Tanganyika Strut
John Coltrane, Wilbur Harden
Savoy Jazz1985
Tanganyika Strut
John Coltrane, Wilbur HardenSavoy Jazz1985
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