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Duke Pearson
Duke Pearson
Born: Aug 17, 1932 in Atlanta, GA
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Died: Aug 4, 1980 in Atlanta, GA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Hard Bop, Progressive Jazz, Standards, Soul-Jazz, Post-Bop, Jazz-Pop
Biography: Duke Pearson was an accomplished, lyrical, and logical, if rather cautious, pianist who played a big part in shaping the Blue Note label's hard bop direction in the 1960s as a producer. He will probably be best remembered for writing several attractive, catchy pieces, the most memorable being the moody ...Read full biography
Wahoo!
Wahoo!
Released: 1964
Label: Blue Note Japan
Critics' Rating:
A truly wonderful advanced hard bop date, Wahoo captures pianist Duke Pearson at his most adventurous and creative. With the exception of Donald Byrd's closing "Fly Little Bird Fly," Pearson wrote all ...Read full review
The Right Touch
The Right Touch
Released: 1967
Label: EMI
Critics' Rating:
Duke Pearson rises to the challenge of writing for an all-star octet (with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, trombonist Garnett Brown, altoist James Spaulding, Jerry Dodgion on alto and flute, Stanley Turrentine ...Read full review
More Duke Pearson albums: Main Albums (18), Compilations (2)
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