Theodore "Fats" Navarro was an American jazz trumpet player and a pioneer of the bebop style of jazz improvisation in the 1940s. A native of Key West, Florida, he toured with big bands before achievin
Navarro, c. 1947. Photo by William P. Gottlieb.
Navarro with Charlie Rouse (left), Ernie Henry (top), and Tadd Dameron (center), c. 1947