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Hal McKusick

From: Medford, United States
Active: 1924–2012
Releases: 10

hard bop
jazz

About

Hal McKusick (June 1, 1924 – April 11, 2012) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, and flutist who worked with Boyd Raeburn from 1944 to 1945 and Claude Thornhill from 1948 to 1949.

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Member of

Boyd Raeburn & His Orchestra now alto saxophone
George Russell Orchestra now tenor saxophone
The Hal McKusick Quartette now alto saxophone
Billy Byers & His Orchestra now

Discography

Albums 7

East Coast Jazz Series No. 8 1955
The Jazz Workshop 1957
Earthy 1957
Bird Feathers 1958
Hal Mckusick Plays/Betty St. Claire Sings 1989
Triple Exposure 1992 Apple Music
Cross Section Saxes 2004 Apple Music

Compilations 3

Seven Classic Albums 2015
The Complete Barry Galbraith, Milt Hinton and Osie Johnson Recordings 2005
Now's the Time 1995

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: 8de3f5fc-1ea2-4f0e-b403-c6391a692ac4
ISNI: 0000000059382913

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.

Hal McKusick

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