Dick Hafer

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Dick Hafer

ts, 1927-2012 US
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. John Richard Hafer

Richard Hafer (May 29, 1927 – December 15, 2012) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist born in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.Hafer began playing clarinet at age seven and switched to tenor sax in high school. His first professional gig was with Charlie Barnet's orchestra in 1949. He played with Claude Thornhill from 1949 to 1950 before returning briefly to play with Barnet again. After this he played with Woody Herman (1951–55), Tex Beneke (1955), Bobby Hackett (1957–58), Elliot Lawrence (1958–60), and Benny Goodman (1962). In 1963 he recorded on two Charles Mingus albums.

Instruments

Tenor sax
Saxophone
Alto sax
Clarinet

Genres

Jazz
Pop
Soundtrack

Plays With

Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra

Dick Collins And The Runaway Herd

Larry Sonn Orchestra

The Herdmen

The Nat Pierce-Dick Collins Nonet

The Woody Herman Big Band

Woody Herman And His Orchestra

Woody Herman And His Third Herd

Woody Herman And The Fourth Herd

Woody Herman And The Swingin' Herd

Woody Herman Band

The Herdsmen

Band Members

External Links

Wikipedia

MusicBrainz

Discogs

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