Dick Hafer (May 29, 1927 – December 15, 2012)[1] was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who performed with Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Woody Herman, and other renowned big bands.
[2][3] Born in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania on May 29, 1927, Hafer began playing clarinet at the age of seven and switched to tenor saxophone in high school.
After this he played with Woody Herman (1951–55), Tex Beneke (1955), Bobby Hackett (1957–58), Elliot Lawrence (1958–60), and Benny Goodman (1962).
[4] In 1974 he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he worked mostly as a studio musician, including as a member of the studio band for The Merv Griffin Show on television.
[6] With Johnny Hartman With Herbie Mann With Charles Mingus