from Newport Beach, CA
1921
Musician
His first gigs were with Billy Mitchell ( jazz musician ) and Pepper Adams, and after working with Little John Wilson and his Merry men at the Madison Ballroom, including four days backing Billie Holiday, he went on to join Alvin Jackson ( musician ) ' s house band at the Blue Bird Inn.
Gant recorded with Donald Byrd, Sonny Stitt, and extensively with Yusef Lateef in the late 1950s and then Red Garland before becoming a member of Ahmad Jamal's trio ( 1966-1976 ).
… Jamal and Nasser continued to play and record together from 1964 to 1972. He also joined forces with Fournier (again, but only for about a year) and drummer Frank Gant (19661972), among others. He continued to play throughout the 1970s and 1980s, mostly in trios with piano, bass and drums, ...
- [ Translate this page ] Frank Gant wirkte 1955 am Debtalbum des Trompeters Donald Byrd mit (First Flight) und arbeitete Ende der 1950er Jahre in der Band von Yusef Lateef (Cry! ...