Tommy Turrentine
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| Background information | |
| Born | April 22, 1928 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Died | May 13, 1997 (aged 69) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instrument | Trumpet |
Thomas Walter Turrentine, Jr. (April 22, 1928 – May 13, 1997) was a swing and hard bop trumpeter and composer who was active between the 1940s and the 1960s. He rarely worked as a bandleader, and was known for his work as a sideman with drummer Max Roach and his younger brother, the saxophonist Stanley Turrentine.