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Numa Smith "Pee Wee" Moore (March 5, 1928 in Raleigh, North Carolina – April 13, 2009) was an American jazz saxophonist. Moore attended Washington High School in Raleigh and the Hampton Institute in Virginia, where he switched his major from pre-med to music after one semester. He joined the Royal Hamptonians and toured on a USO circuit. While traveling back to Hampton from New York, Pee Wee, while asleep in the backseat of his friend’s car, lost his left eye in an accident.

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  • Pee Wee Moore (* als Numa Smith Moore am 5. März 1928 in Raleigh (North Carolina); † 13. April 2009 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Jazz-Baritonsaxofonist des Modern Jazz. Er spielte mit Dizzy Gillespie. Moore arbeitete zunächst bei Lucky Millinder (1950–51); Louis Jordan (1951), Illinois Jacquet (1952). Danach spielte er bis 1956 in der Band von James Moody, von 1956 bis 1957 bei Dizzy Gillespie. 1957 war er an der Einspielung von Mary Lou Williams' Werk Zodiac Suite mit ihr und dem Gillespie Orchestra beteiligt. In den 1970er Jahren zog er zurück in seine Geburtsstadt, arbeitete tagsüber und spielte nur noch nebenbei. Seine Papiere sind Bestandteil der Jazzsammlung der Duke University. (de)
  • Numa Smith "Pee Wee" Moore (March 5, 1928 in Raleigh, North Carolina – April 13, 2009) was an American jazz saxophonist. Moore attended Washington High School in Raleigh and the Hampton Institute in Virginia, where he switched his major from pre-med to music after one semester. He joined the Royal Hamptonians and toured on a USO circuit. While traveling back to Hampton from New York, Pee Wee, while asleep in the backseat of his friend’s car, lost his left eye in an accident. Moore played with Lucky Millinder and Louis Jordan in 1951, and played with R&B musicians such as Wynonie Harris early in the decade. He worked with Illinois Jacquet in 1952 and James Moody in 1954-56, then played with Dizzy Gillespie in 1957, recording with him on several albums for Verve Records. He also worked with Mary Lou Williams in 1957 and Bill Doggett in 1965. Moore moved from New York back to Raleigh in the 1970s to care for his mother and recover from alcohol addiction. There, he earned a living as a handyman while playing regularly at a variety of venues in the Raleigh-Durham area. Moore has often been confused with Sol Moore, also called "Pee Wee", who also played with Dizzy Gillespie. This Pee Wee Moore played with the Jeter-Pillars Orchestra, recorded with late in the 1930s, and worked with Gillespie in the Les Hite big band in 1939-42 before recording with Gilliespie's ensemble in 1946-47. (en)
  • Pee Wee Moore, geboren als Numa Smith Moore (Raleigh, 5 maart 1928 - aldaar, 13 april 2009), was een Amerikaanse jazzsaxofonist (bariton) van de modern jazz. Hij speelde met Dizzy Gillespie. (nl)
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  • Pee Wee Moore, geboren als Numa Smith Moore (Raleigh, 5 maart 1928 - aldaar, 13 april 2009), was een Amerikaanse jazzsaxofonist (bariton) van de modern jazz. Hij speelde met Dizzy Gillespie. (nl)
  • Pee Wee Moore (* als Numa Smith Moore am 5. März 1928 in Raleigh (North Carolina); † 13. April 2009 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Jazz-Baritonsaxofonist des Modern Jazz. Er spielte mit Dizzy Gillespie. (de)
  • Numa Smith "Pee Wee" Moore (March 5, 1928 in Raleigh, North Carolina – April 13, 2009) was an American jazz saxophonist. Moore attended Washington High School in Raleigh and the Hampton Institute in Virginia, where he switched his major from pre-med to music after one semester. He joined the Royal Hamptonians and toured on a USO circuit. While traveling back to Hampton from New York, Pee Wee, while asleep in the backseat of his friend’s car, lost his left eye in an accident. (en)
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  • Pee Wee Moore (nl)
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