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Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars
Early 1950s West Coast jazz ensemble led by Howard Rumsey, documenting post-bebop experimentation and innovation.
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Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars was a jazz ensemble that recorded in the early 1950s. The group's 1953 self-titled LP represents a significant document of West Coast jazz during the post-bebop era. Rumsey led the Lighthouse, a prominent jazz venue in Hermosa Beach, California, which became a gathering place for innovative musicians exploring modern jazz idioms and experimental approaches to improvisation during this formative period.