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- 1926-04-05
- Active to
- 2005-04-19
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Stan Levey, one of the strongest drummers of his generation, was born in Philadelphia in 1926. He was one of the very few white drummers involved in the formative years of bebop and accepted as one of bop's most important drummers, along with Kenny Clarke and Max Roach. He played in Philly with Dizzy Gillespie's group in 1942, at the tender age of 16. Soon after he went to New York, where he and Dizzy worked on 52nd Street with Charlie Parker and Oscar Pettiford. <a href="https://www.last.fm/mus
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Van Nuys
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- drum kit
- Record label
- Bethlehem Records
- Official website
- www.stanlevey.com
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- Stan Levey Ludwig advertisement.png
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- date of birth
- 1926-04-05
- date of death
- 2005-04-19
- start of work period
- 1942-00-00
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