Gene Quill

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Gene Quill
Quill in 1963
Background information
Birth name	Daniel Eugene Quill
Born	(1927-12-15)December 15, 1927 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	December 8, 1988(1988-12-08) (aged 60) Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Saxophonist
Labels	Roost, Dawn, Prestige, RCA

Daniel Eugene Quill (December 15, 1927 – December 8, 1988) was an American jazz alto saxophonist who played often with Phil Woods in the duet Phil and Quill.^[1] Quill also worked as a sideman for Buddy DeFranco, Quincy Jones, Gene Krupa, Gerry Mulligan, and Claude Thornhill.^[1] In 1988, Quill died at the age of 60 in his hometown of Atlantic City, New Jersey.^[1]