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David Axelrod

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American musician, record producer, composer and arranger (1931-2017)

Person · Open Library

Works
11

Top works

  • Skiing with Dostoyevsky
  • Daley Show
  • Get Away!
  • Years Beyond the River
  • The Implementation of the required request law

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1931-04-17
Active to
2017-02-05
art popbaroque popfunkfusionhard rockinstrumental soul

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
196,167
Total plays
1,733,186

Tags

jazzfunkpsychedelicinstrumentalchillout

David Axelrod (April 17, 1931 – February 5, 2017) was an American musician, composer, arranger, and producer. After starting out as a staff producer for record companies specializing in jazz, Axelrod became known by the mid-1960s in soul and jazz circles for his recording skills. In 1968, he embarked on a solo career and released several eccentric albums during the 1970s that showcased his characteristic sound, which combined heavily microphoned drums and baroque orchestration <a href="https:

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
David
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Los Angeles
Place of death
Burbank
Genre
jazz
Record label
Capitol Records
Image
David Axelrod Billboard.png
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date of birth
1936-04-17
date of death
2017-02-05
Commons category
David Axelrod (musician)
start of work period
1959-00-00
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