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b. 3 January 1926, Philadelphia, Pa, USA, d. 11 Might 1994, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Guitarist and vocalist Overbea, who arrived from the Chicago R&B picture, was among the first pioneers of rock and roll ‘n’ move. He started his musical profession in 1946 and 1st documented in 1950 like a …

Among the steadiest jazz trombonists ever, and severely underrecorded seeing that soloist, Willie Dennis was very liquid and even, and totally knowledgeable of trombone restrictions and ways to get around them through lip and glide movements. Through the ’40s, Dennis proved helpful within the big rings of Elliot Lawrence, Claude …

Known by his co-workers being a “singer’s singer” along with a “musician’s musician,” Pal Greco sold greater than a million reports. He was famous for launching songs out of every genre, from jazz to nation to pop music. He performed on-stage, on film, and on tv. Blessed Armando Greco in …

A classically trained participant having a surging design seen as a the frequent usage of triplet numbers and putting records prior to the defeat, Jymie Merritt produced a successful change from jazz to R&B and blues and back again to jazz again within the ’50s. Merritt used John Coltrane, Benny …

American experimental music’s primary performer, pianist David Tudor remains as inextricably associated with some of the most groundbreaking pieces in the present day canon as their particular composers; very long John Cage’s most romantic affiliate, he also shipped virtuoso early shows of landmark functions by Pierre Boulez, Earle Brownish, Sylvano …

Lou Bennett began being a bop pianist, then switched to body organ and became a good participant in the later ’50s. With Jimmy Smith’s virtuostic approach as motivation, Bennett still left piano behind in 1956, and toured the East and Midwest along with his body organ trio from 1957 through …

The center of the three Heath Brothers, Jimmy Heath includes a distinct sound on tenor, is really a fluid player on soprano and flute, and an extremely talented arranger/composer whose originals include “C.T.A.” and “Gingerbread Boy.” He was originally an altoist, using Howard McGhee during 1947-1948 as well as the …

b. Manny Levin, 1 Feb 1926, Philadelphia, Pa, USA. An extremely completed, but underrated ballad vocalist, whose career provides probably experienced because his tone of voice bore an uncanny similarity compared to that from the popular Dick Haymes. Inspired by the performers and bands from the ‘Golf swing Period’, Manning …

Drummer Stan Levey was the backbone from the Dizzy Gillespie-led device that influential jazz critic Leonard Feather dubbed “the first proper all-bebop group to try out on 52nd Road,” virtually defining the form and audio of jazz in the present day era. Levey was created Apr 5, 1926, in Philadelphia …