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- Tommy Flanagan Collection
- The magic of 2
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Thomas Lee Flanagan (March 16, 1930 – November 16, 2001) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He grew up in Detroit, initially influenced by pianists Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, and Nat King Cole, and then by the newer bebop musicians. Within months of moving to New York in 1956, he had recorded with Miles Davis and on Sonny Rollins' landmark Saxophone Colossus. Recordings under various leaders, including the historically important Giant Steps of John Coltrane <a href="https://www.last.fm/mus
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lee
- Family name
- Flanagan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- NEA Jazz Masters
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Enja Records
- Image
- Tommy Flanagan.jpg
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- Commons category
- Tommy Flanagan
- date of birth
- 1930-03-16
- date of death
- 2001-11-16
- start of work period
- 2001-00-00
- birth name
- Thomas Lee Flanagan
- name in native language
- Tommy Flanagan
- different from
- Tommy Flanagan
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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