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Richard Twardzik

Pianist Richard Twardzik remains to be probably one of the most tragic cautionary stories in the history of jazz — a gifted and first bop pianist within the precipice of international renown, he died of the heroin overdose in age just 24. Created Apr 30, 1931, in Danvers, MA, Twardzik …

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Denny Zeitlin

Zeitlin has one of the most unusual “time gigs” to get a jazz musician: he’s a psychiatrist. Zeitlin’s parents had been involved with both music and medication. They began him for the piano at age group two; he continuing to study traditional music while in primary school, then started playing …

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Dodo Marmarosa

Among the finest pianists from the bop period, Dodo Marmarosa’s profession was cut brief by mental disease. He playeed locally initially and then produced strong contributions towards the orchestras of Gene Krupa (1942-1943), Tommy Dorsey (1944), Charlie Barnet (acquiring the starting piano solo for the strike “Skyliner”), and Artie Shaw …

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Herbie Nichols

Among jazz’s most tragically overlooked geniuses, Herbie Nichols was an extremely initial piano stylist along with a author of tremendous creativity and eclecticism. He wasn’t known broadly plenty of to exert very much impact in either division, but his music ultimately drawn a rabid cult pursuing, though nearly the wide …

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Abraham Burton

NY saxophonist Abraham Burton’s music continues to be called beautiful jazz. His solos are effective and innovative. He started developing his organic skills by going to Hartford’s Hartt College of Music where he discovered well from talented performers like Michael Carvin and Jackie McLean. Burton graduated from the institution having …

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Lennie Tristano

The annals of jazz is written being a recounting from the lives of its most well-known (and presumably, most influential) artists. The truth is not so basic, however. Certainly the main from the music’s innovators are those whose brands are known by all — Armstrong, Parker, Little, Coltrane. Sadly, the …

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Walter Davis, Jr.

An frequently remarkable and inventive bebop and really difficult bop pianist, Walter Davis Jr. once still left the music globe to be always a tailor, but came back. A good soloist, bandleader, and accompanist, he amassed an excellent body of function while never learning to be a high-profile name actually …

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Leonard Feather

The acknowledged dean of American jazz critics, Leonard Feather was also a renowned composer and producer, writing perennials including “Evil Gal Blues,” “Blowtop Blues,” and “How Blue IS IT POSSIBLE TO Get?” in addition to helming debut periods by upcoming legends Dinah Washington and Sarah Vaughan. Delivered Sept 13, 1914, …

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Don Grolnick

Don Grolnick was a refined and rather underrated pianist throughout his profession, but his versatility and skills were popular to his fellow music artists. Grolnick performed in rock rings while an adolescent but was constantly thinking about jazz. He worked well in the first fusion group Dreams (1969-1971), the Brecker …

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Elmo Hope

Overshadowed throughout his life by his friends Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk, Elmo Wish was a talented pianist and composer whose life was cut brief by medicines. His first essential gig was with Joe Morris’ R&B music group (1948-1951). He documented in NY like a head (beginning in 1953) with …

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