Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fats_Navarro
*1923-09-24, † 1950-07-07
Theodore "Fats" Navarro (September 24, 1923 – July 6, 1950) was an American jazz trumpet player. He was a pioneer of the bebop style of jazz improvisation in the 1940s. He had a strong stylistic influence on many other players, including Clifford Brown.