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| Born: Jul 23, 1930 in Philadelphia, PA | Avg.User Rating: 0 Rating |
| Died: Jul 22, 1977 in Los Angeles, CA |
| Genre: Jazz |
| Styles: Cool, West Coast Jazz |
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| Biography: An excellent cool-toned tenor who found his own voice in the Lester Young-influenced Four Brothers sound, Richie Kamuca tended to be overshadowed by those who came first (such as Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, and Al Cohn) but musicians knew how good he was. Kamuca was a soloist with the orchestras of Stan Kenton ...Read full biography |
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Released: 1977 Label: Concord Jazz Critics' Rating:  Richie Kamuca, a hard-swinging but cool-toned tenorman, did not lead any record sessions after 1958 until he recorded three albums for Concord in early 1977, ironically just months before his death at ...Read full reviewReleased: 1977 Label: Concord Jazz Critics' Rating:  Richie Kamuca's three Concord albums, all recorded within a year of his death, are each highly recommended. This set has inspired instrumentation. Three songs feature the cool-toned tenor in a trio with ...Read full review
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