Al Killian (October 15, 1916 – September 5, 1950) was an American jazz trumpet player and occasional bandleader during the big band era, also known for playing jump blues and East Coast blues. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Killian was considered one of the most powerful and exciting trumpeters of his day.

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  • Al Killian (October 15, 1916 – September 5, 1950) was an American jazz trumpet player and occasional bandleader during the big band era, also known for playing jump blues and East Coast blues. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Killian was considered one of the most powerful and exciting trumpeters of his day. Killian got his start playing with Charlie Turner's Arcadians (mid-1930s) and went on to play with big bands led by Baron Lee, Teddy Hill, Don Redman, Claude Hopkins, Count Basie (1940–1942), Charlie Barnet (off and on from 1943 through 1946) and Lionel Hampton (1945). In 1946 Killian started his own big band, but soon quit bandleading to tour with Norman Granz's popular Jazz at the Philharmonic concert series, where he played alongside such musicians as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Lester Young. Following this he briefly toured with bands led by Billy Eckstine, Earl Spencer, and Boyd Raeburn, before landing a spot in Duke Ellington's band, where he toured and recorded for the last three years of his life. During this time he also led his own record session in Stockholm, and took part in one led by Lester Young, as well as participating in several jam sessions which were also recorded. Killian's fiery style was always a crowd-pleaser, and he possessed a huge range and an enormous tone. He was also an excellent lead trumpeter, as well as a composer. He would undoubtedly have had a much longer and prolific career if not for his untimely death. After leaving Ellington's band he settled in Los Angeles, where he was murdered by a psychopathic landlord at age 33.
  • Albert „Al“ Killian war ein US-amerikanischer Trompeter des Swing und Jump-Blues. Al Killian begann seine Karriere Mitte der 1930er Jahre in Charlie Turners Arcadians Band und spielte dann in den Big Bands von Baron Lee, Teddy Hill, Don Redman (1940), Claude Hopkins, Count Basie (1940–1944), Charlie Barnet (1943 und 1945/46), mit Lester Young (Circus in Rhythm), Slim Gaillard (1939), Georgie Auld und Lionel Hampton (im Zeitraum 1942 bis 1946). Im Jahr 1946 gründete Killian eine eigene Bigband, gab sie aber schnell auf, um mit Norman Granz´ Jazz at the Philharmonic auf Tournee zu gehen, wo er 1946 auch mit Musikern wie Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie und Lester Young spielte. Um 1946/47 begleitete er auch mehrere Blues-Musiker, wie T-Bone Walker, mit dem er die Titel „It's a Low Down“ Dirty Deal“ und „I'm in a Awful Mood“ aufnahm. In dieser Zeit ging er mit Bands von Billy Eckstine, Earl Spencer und Boyd Raeburn auf Tourneen, bevor er kurz Mitglied des Duke Ellington Orchestra wurde (als Nachfolger von Cat Anderson); er trat mit Ellington bei dessen Carnegie Hall-Konzert 1947 auf und ging 1950 mit ihm auf Europatournee. In diese Zeit fällt eine Ausnahmesession unter eigenem Namen in Stockholm, an der auch Lester Young mitwirkte. Al Killians feuriger, hoch spielender Ton war damals sehr populär. Er galt als exzellenter Leadtrompeter und war auch als Komponist tätig. Nachdem er Ellingtons Band verlassen hatte, ließ er sich in Los Angeles nieder, wo er im Alter von 33 Jahren von seinem (psychisch kranken) Vermieter ermordet wurde.
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  • Al Killian (October 15, 1916 – September 5, 1950) was an American jazz trumpet player and occasional bandleader during the big band era, also known for playing jump blues and East Coast blues. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Killian was considered one of the most powerful and exciting trumpeters of his day.
  • Albert „Al“ Killian war ein US-amerikanischer Trompeter des Swing und Jump-Blues. Al Killian begann seine Karriere Mitte der 1930er Jahre in Charlie Turners Arcadians Band und spielte dann in den Big Bands von Baron Lee, Teddy Hill, Don Redman (1940), Claude Hopkins, Count Basie (1940–1944), Charlie Barnet (1943 und 1945/46), mit Lester Young (Circus in Rhythm), Slim Gaillard (1939), Georgie Auld und Lionel Hampton (im Zeitraum 1942 bis 1946).
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