Hal McKusick

Hal McKusick (June 1, 1924 – April 11, 2012) was an American jazz saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist. McKusick was born in Medford, Massachusetts. He worked with Boyd Raeburn from 1944 to 1945 and Claude Thornhill from 1948 to 1949. In the early 1950s he worked with Terry Gibbs and Don Elliott. McKusick also released albums under his own leadership, including a 1957 album for Prestige titled Triple Exposure. At that time he made many recordings with groups led by George Russell and Jimmy Giuffre.