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Alvin "Red" Tyler

Born: Jan 1, 1925

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Died: Apr 3, 1998

Styles: Neo-Bop, Post-Bop, New Orleans R&B, Jazz Blues

Biography: Alvin "Red" Tyler was inducted into the Louisiana Blues Hall of Fame, but he considered himself to be first and foremost a jazz player. Bebop was his first love, but rock & roll and the blues paid the bills better. In an era when bebop took New York by storm, audiences paid shockingly little attention ...Read full biography

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Graciously

Released: 1986

Label: Rounder Records

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This was the second of two late-'80s straight jazz dates by Alvin "Red" Tyler, better known for his years toiling in the city's R&B studios. Tyler savored the opportunity to do more than play short bursts, ...Read full review

Simply Red

Released: 1998

Label: Westside

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One of the mainstays of the legendary Cosimo Studio session regulars along with Earl Palmer, Allen Toussaint, Lee Allen, Justin Adams, James Booker, Chuck Carbo and others, Alvin "Red" Tyler played and ...Read full review

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