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Drummer Ron Jefferson was fixture from the postwar NEW YORK bop panorama, collaborating with giants which range from Lester Adolescent to Coleman Hawkins. Created in ny on Feb 13, 1926, Jefferson start his career like a faucet dancer before embracing drums, touring and documenting having a who’s who of bebop …

This underrated swinging bop group was earmarked with the distinctive sound of Julius Watkins on French horn. The music group also included Monk sax participant Charlie Rouse, pianist Gildo Mahones, bassist Ron Jefferson, and occasionally percussionist Chano Pozo. Five albums had been documented by Les Jazz Settings in the middle- …