In the collection
9 records
Legrand Jazz
Michel Legrand Featuring Miles Davis, 1958
Milestones
Miles Davis, 1958
Milestones
Miles Davis, 1958
Tijuana Moods
Charlie Mingus, 1962
The Oscar Peterson Collection
Oscar Peterson, 1972
Return Engagement
Oscar Peterson, 1974
Circle In The Round
Miles Davis, 1979
Havana Jam 2
Various, 1979
The Bird Flies Deep
Charlie Parker, 1987
Played with
John Lewis
5 records together
Miles Davis
4 records together
Paul Chambers
4 records together
John Coltrane
4 records together
Thelonious Monk
4 records together
"Philly" Joe Jones
3 records together
Red Garland
3 records together
Cannonball Adderley
3 records together
Bill Evans
3 records together
Milt Jackson
3 records together
Oscar Peterson
2 records together
Charlie Parker
2 records together
About
American jazz trumpet player, bandleader, singer, and composer.
Born October 21, 1917, Cheraw, South Carolina, USA
Died January 6, 1993, Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Together with he was the predominant figure in the development of bebop (bop), the earliest form of modern jazz. He taught and influenced many other musicians, including trumpeters , , , , , and .
He was also one of the founders of Afro-Cuban (or Latin) jazz, adding 's conga to his orchestra in 1947, and utilizing complex poly-rhythms early on.
Career Highlights:
Awarded New Star Award from Esquire Magazine
Performs at first integrated concert in public school, Cheraw, SC
First jazz musician appointed by US department of State to undertake cultural mission
Awarded Handel Medallion from the City of New York
Received Paul Robeson Award from Rutgers University Institute of Jazz Studies
Performs at White House for President Carter and the Shah of Iran
Performs "Salt Peanuts" with President Carter at White House Jazz Concert
Inducted into Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame
Received Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences
Received National Medal of Arts from President Bush
Received Duke Ellington Award from the society og Composers, Authors, and Publishers
Awarded Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Received Kennedy Center Honors Award
Received fourteen honorary degrees, including Ph.D. Rutgers University, Ph.D. Chicago Conservatory of Music
Awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for recording
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