Milt Buckner
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American jazz pianist and organist (1915–1977)
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Milt Buckner (10 July 1915 - 27 July 1977) was an American jazz pianist and organist, originally from St. Louis, Missouri. He was orphaned as a child, but an uncle in Detroit taught him to play. Buckner pioneered the parallel chords style which influenced Red Garland, George Shearing, and Oscar Peterson. In 1941 he joined Lionel Hampton's big band ,and for the next seven years served as its pianist and staff arranger. He led a short-lived band of his own for two years, but then returned to Hampt
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- St. Louis
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- organ
- Record label
- MPS Records
- Image
- Milt Buckner 1953.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1915-07-10
- date of death
- 1977-07-27
- birth name
- Milt Brent Buckner
- start of work period
- 1975-00-00
- Commons category
- Milt Buckner
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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