Eddie Locke Photographs of Jazz Musicians, 1954-1974.

Thelonious Sphere Monk (/θəˈloʊniəs/, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser", "Ruby, My Dear", "In Walked Bud", and "Well, You Needn't". Monk is the second-most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington. Monk's compositions and improvisations feature dissonances and angular melodic twi...

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Herman, Woody, 1913-1987

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Ray Bryant Trio

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Jackson, Oliver

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Forrest, Jimmy, 1920-1980

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Edison, Harry, 1915-1999

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Lawson, Hugh

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Brown, Ray, 1926-2002

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Shavers, Charlie, 1917-1971

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Locke, Eddie

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Eddie Locke was born in a Detroit on August 2, 1930. He became a jazz drummer in Detroit and moved to New York City in 1954. Locke worked with many jazz musicians, including Roy Eldridge and Coleman Hawkins. He died on September 7, 2009 in New Jersey. From the guide to the Eddie Locke Photographs of Jazz Musicians, 1954-1974., (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library) ...

Ramey, Gene

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Gene Ramey was a renowned jazz bassist from Austin, Texas, who made his mark playing in the "territory bands" of Kansas City in the 1930s. He later joined Charlie Parker and others in the move to New York City, where he was a key figure in the development of BeBop. From the description of Ramey, Gene, collection, 1977-2004. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 238760873 ...

Ball, Ronnie

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Gordon, Max, 1903-1989

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Flanagan, Tommy, 1965-

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Shields, Calvin.

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Turner, Titus

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Hinton, Milt

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Gleason, Jackie, 1916-1987

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Shorter, Wayne

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Saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter was born on August 25, 1933 in Newark, New Jersey. Shorter played the clarinet at Newark Arts High School, but switched to the saxophone before entering New York University in 1952. After graduating with his B.M.E. degree in 1956, Shorter worked for a short time with composer John Eaton until he was drafted into the U.S. Army for two years.In 1958, Shorter briefly played with Horace Silver, and then joined Maynard Ferguson's big band. The following year, he...

Chambers, Paul, 1935-1969

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Wright, Herman

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Jones, Elvin.

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Hanna, Roland

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Glenn, Tyree

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Berry, Emmett

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Jones, Jo, 1911-1985

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Jackson, Alvin (Double bassist)

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Moten, Benny, 1916-

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Bryant, Ray, 1931-2011

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Harris, Barry, 1929-

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Watkins, Doug

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Calhoun, Eddie

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Hopkins, Claude

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Bryant, Tommy

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Scott, Jimmy, 1925-....

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Moody, James, 1925-2010

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Jones, Jonah, 1909-2000

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Potter, Tommy, 1918-1988

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Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996

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Ella Fitzgerald (b. April 25, 1917, Newport News, VA–d. June 15, 1996, Beverly Hills, CA) was an American jazz singer often referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella. She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing and intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. After tumultuous teenage years, Fitzgerald found stability in musical success with the Chick Webb Orchestra, performing across the country, but...

Morgan, Lee, 1938-1972

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Holley, Major

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Donegan, Dorothy

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Davis, Richard, 19300

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Rowser, Jimmy

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Katz, Dick

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Reese, Della

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The name Della Reese is synonymous with entertainment and excellence. Starting her career in entertainment as a singer, she developed her own style with romantic ballads and other songs that utilized her unique blend of jazz, blues and gospel and phrasing that to this day makes for a sound that is unmistakably Della Reese.Reese, born Deloreese Patricia Early in Detroit, Michigan, began singing in church when she was six years old. Throughout her formative years, Reese sang gospel music, and at a...

John, Little Willie, 1937-1968

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Davis, Walter, 1932-1990

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Eddie Locke Photographs of Jazz Musicians, 1954-1974.

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