Joe Guy (musician) Joe Guy (musician) Joseph Luke Guy (September 20, 1920 – 1962) was an American jazz trumpeter. Guy had a promising career as a young progressive bop musician as he worked alongside more prominent musical acts until a drug addiction sidelined him from further success. Much of Guy's early personal life is obscured, but it is known he began his professional music career performing in New York City, and joined Fats Waller's backup band in the late 1930s. Following that, in 1938, Guy succeeded Dizzy Gillespie in Teddy Hill's orchestra, and patterned a playing style that emulated his musical role model,
Leo Wright Leo Wright Leo Wright (December 14, 1933 in Wichita Falls, Texas – January 4, 1991 in Vienna) was an American jazz musician who played alto saxophone, flute and clarinet. He played with Charles Mingus, Kenny Burrell, Johnny Coles, Blue Mitchell and Dizzy Gillespie in the late 1950s, early 1960s and in the late 1970s. With Kenny Burrell With Gloria Coleman With Johnny Coles With Tadd Dameron With Red Garland With Dizzy Gillespie With Gildo Mahones With Jack McDuff With Blue Mitchell With Oliver Nelson With Dave Pike With Lalo Schifrin With Richard Williams With Jimmy Witherspoon With Antônio Carlos Jobim