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American musician (b. April 20, 1908, Louisville, Ky.- d. Aug. 31, 2002, New York, N.Y.), was one of the first jazz vibraphonists; he became a star during the swing era and then led bands with ...
vibraphone
percussion instrument that has tuned metal bars and is similar in shape to a xylophone. Felt or wool beaters are used to strike the bars, giving a soft, mellow tone quality. Suspended vertically ...
Norvo, Red
American jazz musician and swing bandleader (b. March 31, 1908, Beardstown, Ill.-d. April 6, 1999, Santa Monica, Calif.), was a pioneer of mallet instruments in jazz, becoming the only great jazz ...
Montgomery, Wes
black American jazz guitarist, probably the most influential postwar improviser on his instrument.Perry, Lee ("Scratch")
Jamaican producer, songwriter, singer, and disc jockey who helped reshape reggae music. He was among the first Jamaican producer-musicians to use the studio as an instrument, and he pioneered the ...
Tommy Boy Records
Dance Music Report editor Tom Silverman started up Tommy Boy Records in 1981 in his Manhattan, New York City, apartment on West 85th Street. Producer Arthur Baker helped put the label on the map with ...
Hampton, Lionel
American jazz musician and bandleader, known for the rhythmic vitality of his playing and his showmanship as a performer. Best known for his work on the vibraphone, Hampton was also a skilled ...
Jackson, Milton
American jazz musician (b. Jan. 1, 1923, Detroit, Mich.-d. Oct. 9, 1999, New York, N.Y.), introduced a range of expression and melody to a previously unexpressive percussion instrument, the ...
Modern Jazz Quartet
American musical ensemble noted for delicate percussion sonorities, innovations in jazz forms, and consistently high performance standards sustained over a long career. For most of its existence it ...
Jackson, Milt
African-American jazz musician, the first and most influential vibraphone improviser of the postwar, modern jazz era. |
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