The first post-war jazz flute on a 78 dates back to 1949, when Albert Socarras recorded with Babs Gonzales (and Sonny Rollins, J.J. Johnson and Wynton Kelly). The first recorded flute solo was by Jerome Richardson, with the Lionel Hampton Quintet in January 1950. Then came Sam Most in June 1952 (Herbie Mann's first was in April 1953 and Frank Wess's fir…
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