Ernie Henry

Ernie Henry
Fats Navarro, Charlie Rouse, Ernie Henry and Tadd Dameron.
Background information
Born	September 3, 1926
Died	December 29, 1957 (aged 31)
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Saxophone
Years active	1948–1957
Labels	Riverside

Ernie Henry (September 3, 1926 – December 29, 1957) was an American jazz saxophonist.

Henry played in the late 1940s with Tadd Dameron (1947), Fats Navarro, Charlie Ventura, Max Roach, and Dizzy Gillespie (1948–49). From 1950 to 1952 he played in the band of Illinois Jacquet. After a few years in the shadows, he returned to play with Thelonious Monk (1956), Charles Mingus, Kenny Dorham, Kenny Drew, Wynton Kelly, Wilbur Ware, Art Taylor, Philly Joe Jones and Gillespie again (1956–57). He recorded three albums as a leader for the Riverside label shortly before his death at the end of 1957. He died of a heroin overdose at age 31.

Discography

• Presenting Ernie Henry (Riverside, 1956)
• Seven Standards and a Blues (Riverside, 1957)
• Last Chorus (Riverside, 1957)
• 2 Horns / 2 Rhythm (Riverside, 1957) with Kenny Dorham

As sideman

With Matthew Gee

• Jazz by Gee (Riverside, 1956)

With Dizzy Gillespie

• The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Bluebird, 1937-1949 [1995])
• Dizzy in Greece (Verve, 1957)
• Birks' Works (Verve, 1957)
• Dizzy Gillespie at Newport (Verve, 1957)

With Thelonious Monk

• Brilliant Corners (Riverside, 1957)

See also

List of jazz saxophonists

References

• Scott Yanow, Ernie Henry at Allmusic