Jazz Musician. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he was a composer, and talented trumpet and flugelhorn player. He is best known for his association with the likes of John Coltrane, Yusef Lateef, Ivory Joe Hunter, Roy Brown, and Curtis Fuller. Some of his albums include, "Jazz and The Sounds of Nature" (1957), "Prayer To The East" (1957), "The Sounds of Yusef" (1957), "Other Sounds" (1957), "Cry!-Tender" (1957), "The King and I" (1958), "Mainstream 1958" (1958), Jazz Way Out" (1958), "Tanganyika" (1958), "Gold Coast" (1958), "Stardust" (1958), "Standard Coltrane" (1958), and "Africa" (1958). As one of the first trumpeters to double on flugelhorn, he began his music career during the early 1950s, before moving to Detroit, Michigan, in 1957. By 1958, Harden was seriously ill and he ended up spending four years under medical care. His last work "Images of Curtis Fuller" was released by Savoy Records in 1960. Following the release of the album, he quit music for good due to his severe health issues. He died in 1969. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the United States Navy. He was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1991.
Jazz Musician. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he was a composer, and talented trumpet and flugelhorn player. He is best known for his association with the likes of John Coltrane, Yusef Lateef, Ivory Joe Hunter, Roy Brown, and Curtis Fuller. Some of his albums include, "Jazz and The Sounds of Nature" (1957), "Prayer To The East" (1957), "The Sounds of Yusef" (1957), "Other Sounds" (1957), "Cry!-Tender" (1957), "The King and I" (1958), "Mainstream 1958" (1958), Jazz Way Out" (1958), "Tanganyika" (1958), "Gold Coast" (1958), "Stardust" (1958), "Standard Coltrane" (1958), and "Africa" (1958). As one of the first trumpeters to double on flugelhorn, he began his music career during the early 1950s, before moving to Detroit, Michigan, in 1957. By 1958, Harden was seriously ill and he ended up spending four years under medical care. His last work "Images of Curtis Fuller" was released by Savoy Records in 1960. Following the release of the album, he quit music for good due to his severe health issues. He died in 1969. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the United States Navy. He was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1991.
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