Earl Bostic

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Earl Bostic (April 25, 1912 – October 28, 1965) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues alto saxophonist and a pioneer of the post-war American Rhythm and Blues style. He had a number of popular hits such as "Flamingo", "Harlem Nocturne", "Temptation", "Sleep", "Special Delivery Stomp" and "Where or When" which all showed off his characteristic growl on the horn. He was a major influence on John Coltrane.

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Discography

Album

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1963 Jazz Time Earl Bostic 1
2000 Flamingo Earl Bostic 1

Album + Compilation

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1987 Trading Licks Compilation Bill Doggett/Earl Bostic 1
2003 Flamingo Compilation Earl Bostic 1
2004 Blues & Rhythm Series: The Chronological Earl Bostic 1952-1953 Compilation Earl Bostic 1
2006 The Earl Bostic Story Compilation Earl Bostic 1

Single

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1956 Beyond the Blue Horizon / For All We Know Earl Bostic 1
1956 Mean to Me / The Bo-Do Rock Earl Bostic 1
1957 Avalon / Too Fine for Crying Earl Bostic 1
1957 Harlem Nocturne / I Hear a Rhapsody Earl Bostic 1
1957 Indiana / Bubbins Rock Earl Bostic 1
1957 September Song / Temptation Earl Bostic 1
1958 Twilight Time/ Over the Waves Rock Earl Bostic 1
1962 Tuxedo Junction/ Air Mail Special Earl Bostic 1
1969 Ain't Misbehaving / Moonglow Earl Bostic 1
1969 Always / Lover Come Back to Me Earl Bostic 1
1969 Flamingo / Sleep Earl Bostic 1

EP

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1959 Plays Sweet Tunes of the Roaring 20's, Volume 1 Earl Bostic 1
1959 Sweet Tunes of the Swinging 30s, Volume 3 Earl Bostic 1

Unspecified type

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
— Blows a Fuse Earl Bostic 1
— Earl Bostic Flamingo Earl Bostic 1
— For You Earl Bostic 1

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