Bobby Hackett

Born
January 31, 1915
in Providence, RI 
Active Decades
19001020304050607080902000 
 
by Scott Yanow
Bobby Hackett's mellow tone and melodic style offered a contrast to the brasher {Dixieland}-oriented trumpeters. Emphasizing his middle-register and lyricism, Hackett was a flexible soloist who actually sounded little like his main inspiration, Louis Armstrong.

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