Harry Beckett
- Type: Musician
- Country: United Kingdom
- Born: Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados (30 May 1935)
- Died: London, United Kingdom (22 July 2010)
- Active: 1954 - 2010
Biography
Harry Beckett (1935 to 2010) was a British trumpeter and flugelhorn player born in Barbados and resident in Britain from 1954. Voted top trumpeter in Britain in the 1972 Melody Maker jazz poll, he led his own groups from 'Flare Up' (1970) onward while remaining a first call sideman for bandleaders including *Graham Collier* and *Mike Westbrook*. His playing moved between post-bop, free jazz, fusion and dub, and his last record was 'The Modern Sound of Harry Beckett' (2008) for #On-U Sound#.
Harry Beckett Discography
- Flare Up (1970) - Album - rated 3.83/5