Joseph Black (2)

American Jazz pianist and arranger. Born 1924 in Brooklyn, New York. Died 1977 (around 53 years old). Black appeared with the bands of King Kolax, Herbie Fields, Illinois Jacquet, Erskine Hawkins, Freddie Mitchell, Clyde Bernhardt and Sam "The Man" Taylor. He toured Japan with Taylor and visited Greenland and Alaska with Snub Mosely and other groups. He appeared with bassist Jimmy Butts and his trio, playing leading hotels and supper clubs in the east and midwest for nine years.