Benny Harris

Benny Harris (April 23, 1919, New York City - May 11, 1975, San Francisco) was an American bebop trumpeter and composer. Harris's first major gig was in 1939 with Tiny Bradshaw. He played with Earl Hines in 1941 and 1943, and worked the 52nd Street bebop circuit in New York City in the 1940s, where he collaborated with Benny Carter, John Kirby, Coleman Hawkins, Don Byas, and Thelonious Monk.