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Don Pullen

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American jazz pianist and organist (1941-1995)

Person · Open Library

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1

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  • Breakthrough

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1941-12-25
Active to
1995-04-22
avant-garde jazzfree jazzjazz

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14,071
Total plays
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Don Pullen (December 25, 1941 - April 22, 1995) was an American jazz pianist and organist. Don Pullen developed an extended technique for the piano and a strikingly individual style, post-bop and modern, but retaining a strong feeling for the blues. He produced acknowledged masterworks of jazz in a range of formats and styles, crossing and mixing genres long before this became almost commonplace. By chance, unfortunately for his future commercial success if not for his musical development <a hr

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Gabriel
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Roanoke
Place of death
East Orange
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Don Pullen.jpg
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date of birth
1941-12-25
date of death
1995-04-22
cause of death
lymphoma
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1964-00-00
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