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Red Rodney

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American musician (1927-1994)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1927-09-27
Active to
1994-05-27

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Listeners
3,452
Total plays
17,785

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bebopjazztrumpetHard Bopperdonado

Robert Roland Chudnick (September 27, 1927 – May 27, 1994), who performed by the stage name Red Rodney, was an American bop and hard bop trumpeter. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he became a professional musician at 15, working in the mid-1940s for Jerry Wald, Jimmy Dorsey, Georgie Auld, Elliott Lawrence, Benny Goodman, and Les Brown. He was inspired by hearing Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker to change his style to bebop, moving on to play with Claude Thornhill, Gene Krupa, and Woody Herman. <a h

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Philadelphia
Place of death
Boynton Beach
Occupation
trumpeter
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
music
Genre
jazz
Instrument
trumpet
Record label
Savoy Records
Image
Red Rodney, ca. June 1946 (William P. Gottlieb).jpg
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date of birth
1927-09-27
date of death
1994-05-27
start of work period
1942-00-00
influenced by
Dizzy Gillespie
Commons category
Red Rodney
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