Howard Rumsey
- Type: Classic Bandleader
- Country: United States
- Born: November 7, 1917 in Brawley, California, United States
- Died: July 15, 2015 in Newport Beach, California, United States
- Active: 1941 - 1985
Biography
American jazz double bassist and bandleader, born November 7, 1917 in Brawley, California, died July 15, 2015 in Newport Beach, California. Howard Rumsey played in *Stan Kenton*'s first orchestra in 1941, then from 1949 built the Lighthouse Cafe house band in Hermosa Beach into Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, a defining West Coast jazz institution of the 1950s recording for #Contemporary Records#. He later ran Concerts by the Sea until 1985.
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Howard Rumsey Discography
- Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, Vol. 1 - Sunday Jazz a la Lighthouse (1953) - Album - rated 3.25/5