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John Jenkins, who had a similar sound to
Jackie McLean, was most active in 1957, but dropped out of music by the mid-'60s. In 1955, he worked with
Art Farmer, led his own group, and freelanced around Chicago.
Jenkins moved to New York in 1957; played with
Charles Mingus; led two albums of his own (on New Jazz and Blue Note); and recorded as a sideman with
Donald Byrd,
Hank Mobley,
Paul Quinichette,
Clifford Jordan,
Sahib Shihab, and
Wilbur Ware. Not much has been heard from him since. ~ Scott Yanow