. . . "1913-04-25Z"^^ . "1912-04-25Z"^^ . "Earl Bostic"@en . . . . "non_vocal_instrumentalist" . "Bostic, Earl"@en . "1931Z"^^ . "1965-10-28Z"^^ . . "1913Z"^^ . "American musician" . . "1965Z"^^ . . "Earl Bostic (April 25, 1912 \u2013 October 28, 1965) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and a pioneer of the post-war American rhythm and blues style. He had a number of popular hits such as \"Flamingo\", \"Harlem Nocturne\", \"Temptation\", \"Sleep\", \"Special Delivery Stomp\" and \"Where or When\", which all showed off his characteristic growl on the horn. He was a major influence on John Coltrane."@en . . . .