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Bennie Green - 100% match to Leo Parker

Genres:	Jazz
Decades Active:	1950s, 1960s, 2000s
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16 April 1923, Chicago, Illinois, USA, d. 23 March 1977, San Diego, California, USA. After playing locally for a while during his teenage years, trombonist Green joined the bebop-orientated Earl "Fatha" Hines band in 1942. He continued to be associated with Hines until the early... Read more

Elmo Hope - 62% match to Leo Parker

Genres:	Jazz
Decades Active:	1950s, 1960s, 1990s
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St. Elmo Sylvestor Hope, 27 June 1923, New York City, New York, USA, d. 19 May 1967, New York City, New York, USA. Influenced by Bud Powell, Hope was regarded by some as a mere imitator. However he did develop his own highly individual piano style, drawing on blues and soul for... Read more

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