Joe Albany
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Joe Albany (1924 – 1988) was a legendary modern white pianist, playing with Charlie Parker and Lester Young in the middle forties, but his career was slowed down because of the usual reasons… Download The PIANO of Joe Albany (PDF-file) … Read entire article »
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Thelonious Monk
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Thelonious Monk (1917 – 1992) was a highly original pianist, one of the creators of modern jazz and most controversial personalities in this art form, an uncompromising genius whose struggle to be recognized was tough but at last very successful… Download The PIANO of Thelonious Monk (PDF-file) … Read entire article »
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Shotaro Moriyasu
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Shotaro Moriyasu (1924 – 1955) was a brilliant jazz pianist, also called the “Japanese Bud Powell”, known for the famous Mocambo recordings in Yokohama 1954, but life became too difficult for survival… Download The PIANO of Shotaro Moriyasu (PDF-file) … Read entire article »
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Richard Twardzik
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Richard Twardzik (1931 – 1955) was a white piano genius from Boston with an enormous potential. However he died from an overdose in Paris while travelling with Chet Baker… Download The PIANO of Richard Twardzik (PDF-file) … Read entire article »
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Clyde Hart
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Clyde Hart (1910 – 1945) was one of the finest swing piano players, used heavily on records in the 1930s and early 1940s. He took also part of the development of modern jazz but died prematurely… Download The PIANO of CLYDE HART (PDF-file) … Read entire article »
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Garnet Clark
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Garnet Clark (1914 – 1938) made piano recordings in Paris in the middle 1930s, showing that he was a piano talent out of the ordinary, far before his time. However, mental disease killed him before he could exploit his potential… … Read entire article »
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Margaret Johnson
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Margaret Johnson (1919 – 1939) was a very talented young piano player, known particularly for her accompaniment of Billie Holiday but died so tragically early… Download The PIANO of MARGARET JOHNSON – “COUNTESS” – “QUEENIE” (PDF-file) … Read entire article »
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