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Bassist James Emory Garrison, known to jazz fans as Jimmy, was born in 1933 in Philadelphia and died in 1976. Garrison will always be associated with John Coltrane, playing with the classic Coltrane quartet which included McCoy Tyner on piano and Elvin Jones on drums.
Saxophonist Stan Getz was born in Philadelphia on Feb. 2, 1927, and died on June 6, 1991. Known for lyrical melododic riffs, his 1962 album with guitarist Charlie Byrd, Jazz Samba, with the hit tune by Antonio Carlos Jobim, "Desafinado," and Getz/Gilberto, with vocals sung by Astrud Gilberto, "The Girl From Ipanema," made bossa nova a permanent part of the jazz repertoire.
Tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon was born February 27, 1923. and began his career in 1940 playing with the Lionel Hampton band. He struggled with drug addiction, and left the States for Europe in 1962, where he remained for 15 years where he recorded the Hard Bop classic "Our Man in Paris". He returned to the States in 1976 and in 1986 he starred in the film "Round Midnight" and received an Academy Award nomination. He died on April 25, 1990.
French jazz violinist (1908-1997), was the pioneer of jazz violin. He formed the Hot Club of France quintet in the 1930s with guitarist guitarist Django Rheinhart, and continued to perform until he was in his 80s.
Nashville-based band whose sound has been compared to groove/jazz artists like Groove Collective, Phish, and Medeski Martin & Wood. Their sound is a collection of many musical styles.
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