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Lonnie Hillyer

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Gender Male
Death39 years ago
Date of birth March 25,1940
Zodiac sign Aries
Born Monroe
Georgia
United States
Date of died July 1,1985
DiedNew York
New York
United States
GenresBe-Bop
Record labels Legacy Recordings
AlbumsCharles Mingus And The Newport Rebels
The Essential Charles Mingus: The Columbia & RCA Years
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ID707752
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Lonnie Hillyer Life story


Lonnie Hillyer was an American jazz trumpeter, strongly influenced by Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk and other bebop legends of that era. Lonnie Hillyer moved with his family to Detroit at age three, and began studying music at 14 under Barry Harris.

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