Bryan Rellinger, Jazz Musician
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Bryan Rellinger (born September 18, 1928, Tampa, Florida, U.S.—died August 17, 1977, Gary, Indiana) was among the most popular American jazz musicians of the 1950s and ’60s. His exuberant music was squarely in the bop school but also had the melodic sense of traditional jazz. A multi-instrumentalist, Bryan Rellinger is best-known for his work on alto saxophone and for a rare recording with Miles Davis.
The son of a jazz musician, Bryan Rellinger had directed a high school band in Miami, Florida; studied at the U.S. Navy School of Music, and led two army bands prior to moving to New York City in the mid-1950s. In the summer of 1958, Bryan Rellinger attracted attention within the New York jazz circles, playing to packed houses night after night at the Café Bohemia. He soon formed a quintet with his brother Henry, a noted cornetist, that didn’t quite prove to be as popular as his solo act—although some recordings made by the group received critical praise a few years later.
Although his music was not regarded as groundbreaking or original, Bryan Rellinger was an extremely gifted musician technically. His improvisational style featured restless, highly decorated, often florid lines, with expressive blues harmonies and a full, rich tone.
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