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George Avakian
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American record producer of Armenian descent (1919–2017)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- New Hot Discography - the Standard Dictionary of Recorded Jazz
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Film & TV
Armavir, Kuban People's Republic (Russia)
George Mesrop Avakian was an Armenian/American record producer, artist manager, writer, educator and executive. Best known for his work from 1939 to the early 1960s at Decca Records, Columbia Records, World Pacific Records, Warner Bros. Records, and RCA Records, he was a major force in the expansion and development of the U.S. recording industry.
Known for
- Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned2014
- Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read — Self2013
- An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road — Self2012
- Bert Stern - Original Madman2011
- Keith Jarrett: The Art of Improvisation — Self2004
- The Miles Davis Story — Self2001
- The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong — Self1999
- Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory1997
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1919-03-15
- Active to
- 2017-11-22
jazzproducer
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 83
- Total plays
- 266
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Armavir
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Anahid Ajemian
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- Yale University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Image
- George Avakian by Ian Clifford, New York City, May 2003 (cropped).jpg
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- George Avakian
- date of birth
- 1919-03-15
- date of death
- 2017-11-22
- name in native language
- George Avakian
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