Richie Kamuca | |
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Background information | |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | July 23, 1930
Died | July 22, 1977 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 46)
Genres | Jazz, West Coast jazz |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Tenor saxophone |
Years active | 1950s–1970s |
Labels | Atlantic, Impulse!, Contemporary, Pacific Jazz |
Formerly of | Bill Perkins, Art Pepper, Bill Holman, Conte Candoli, Shelly Manne |
Richie Kamuca (July 23, 1930 – July 22, 1977)[1] was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.