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Praise for The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz “As with its predecessors, it makes an indelible contribution to the documentation of the lives of the indi- viduals who make the music.” —Stanley Crouch “An invaluable and distinguished contribution to jazz research and scholarship.” —Dan Morgenstern, Rutgers University “Recommended . . . for public and academic libraries, especially those supporting strong music collections.” —Library Journal “With more than 3,300 entries, this comprehensive guide puts a century of jazz at readers’fingertips.” —Miami Herald “An indispensable reference source for its comprehensiveness and quality of scholarship.” —Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin “An indispensable research tool for jazz writers, record collectors, musicians, and fans, Leonard Feather’s series of biographical dictionaries has served a wide variety of needs for the last 45years. . . . In this pres- ent edition, we find thoroughly updated biographical sketches. . . . All periods and styles of jazz are cov- ered, from early New Orleans jazz to avant-garde and free.” —JazzTimes The Biographical E N C Y C L O P E D I A of Jazz Leonard Feather & Ira Gitler with the assistance of Swing Journal,Tokyo 1 3 Oxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further Oxford University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Copyright ©1999by Lorraine Feather and Ira Gitler First published by Oxford University Press, Inc., 1999 198Madison Avenue, New York, NY10016 www.oup.com First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 2007 ISBN978-19-532000-8 Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows: Feather, Leonard G. The biographical encyclopedia of jazz / Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler, with the assistance of Swing journal, Tokyo. p. cm. Rev. and enl. ed. of: The encyclopedia of jazz. Includes discographies. ISBN0-19-507418-1 1. Jazz—Bio-bibliography. 2. Jazz—Discography. I. Gitler, Ira. II. Feather, Leonard G. Encyclopedia of jazz. III. Suingu janaru. IV. Title ML102.J3F4 1999 781.65′092′2—dc21 [B] 98-15485 Design: Adam B. Bohannon 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper to the memory of jane and leonard and to mary jo and fitz This page intentionally left blank C O N T E N T S Publisher’s Note ix Preface by Leonard Feather xi Preface by Ira Gitler xiii Abbreviations xvii The Entries, A-Z 3 This page intentionally left blank P U B L I S H E R ’ S N O T E This book is based in part on Leonard Feather’s Encyclopedia of Jazz, The New Encyclo- pedia of Jazz,andThe Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Sixties and on a subsequent work by Mr. Feather and Ira Gitler, The Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Seventies. The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz is a thorough revision, recasting, and expan- sion of these books. Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler agreed with Oxford in 1990to publish this work. Both authors had made significant progress when, in September 1994, Leonard Feather died. Ira Gitler then assumed the responsibility of completing the work. We are aware of the great burden this placed upon him, and we remain greatly impressed with the effort and skill with which he has brought the work to its successful conclusion. This2007edition of The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazzdoes not update or, for the most part, correct information in the body of each entry. However, in the headings of many biographies there are corrections and updates pertaining to birth places and dates, death places and dates, and nomenclature. Oxford University Press acknowledges Swing Journal, Tokyo, for its contribution toward the editorial preparation costs relating to The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. ix

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