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Clyde Hart
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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Tony Fruscella
Tony Fruscella (1927 – 1969) was a white trumpeter of the “cool” school, a great and inventive musician with a short and erratic career… … Read entire article »
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Wardell Gray
Wardell Gray (1921 – 1955) was one of the most important of the young modern oriented tenorsax players, a natural successor to Lester Young and a brilliant performer. However, drugs caught him… … Read entire article »
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Garnet Clark
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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Wayman Carver
Wayman Carver (1905 – 1967) was the most important of the flute players of 1930s, a key figure in Chick Webb’s and Ella Fitzgerald’s orchestras… … Read entire article »
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Richard “Dick” Wilson
Richard “Dick” Wilson (1911 – 1941) was one of the swing era’s best tenorsax players, known for his work with Andy Kirk & his Clouds of Joy, but he passed away so meaninglessly… … Read entire article »
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Margaret Johnson
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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Your Guide to the Treasures of Vintage Jazz
Dear jazz friends all over the world, Jan Evensmo was the founder of Jazzarcheology.com, a guide to the treasures of Vintage Jazz. Unfortunately, our dear Jazz Archeologist passed away the 4th of February 2024.