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Hank Mobley
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Hank Mobley (1930 – 1986) was one of the great giants of postwar jazz, a magnificent tenorsax artist, known for numerous recording sessions in the fifties and sixties, particularly for Blue Note, and his reputation only continues to grow after his death… … Read entire article »
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Nan Wynn
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Nan Wynn (1915 – 1971) was a vocalist and film actress, performing through the 1930s and 40s with Hudson-DeLange and many other white bigbands but perhaps mostly known today as recording with Teddy Wilson in 1938 … … Read entire article »
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Elmo Hope
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Elmo Hope (1923- 1967) was one of the most prominent bebop pianists and arrangers, a close friend of Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk, a highly underrated artist… Download The PIANO of Elmo Hope (PDF-file) … Read entire article »
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Ruben Lopez Fürst
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Ruben Lopez Fürst (1937 – 2000) was one of Argentina’s most important jazz pianists but also a great guitar artist, known for his presence in the Blue Strings, firmly based in the Django tradition… … Read entire article »
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Sarah Vaughan
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Sarah Vaughan (1924 – 1990) was one of the greatest vocalists jazz has ever seen, a perfect artist, starting her career with the rise of modern jazz, recording with Bird and Dizzy, and although she often later did popular and commercial ballads, her stardom was never challenged… … Read entire article »
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Slam Stewart
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Slam Stewart (1914 – 1987) was a unique bass player, first known through his cooperation with Slim Gaillard, later as a prominent swinger through the 1940s and later, famous for singing and bowing simultaneously… Download The BASS of Slam Stewart (PDF-file) … Read entire article »
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Phil Sunkel
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Phil Sunkel (1925 – ) was a very good white trumpeter, mostly known for his work with Claude Thornhill, Stan Getz and Gerry Mulligan in the late 1950s but much too underrecorded… … Read entire article »
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