Jazz Articles about Lem Winchester

Lem Winchester: With Feeling

by AAJ Staff
April 1, 1999

Lem Winchester is among the many jazz musicians who died much too young. In 1960, the vibraphonist left his “day gig" as a police officer to play jazz full time and showed great promise. But tragically, his life ended on January 13, 1961, when he unsuccessfully showed friends a trick with a revolver and blew himself away at the age of 32. Reissued as a limited-edition CD for Fantasy¹s Original Jazz Classics (OJC) series, With Feeling is an enjoyable session ...