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Chet Baker

Chet Baker

Chesney Henry “Chet” Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the “Prince of Cool”. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals: Chet…

Cosmos NGC 4038 Group

The antennae galaxies which is the collision between the galaxies NGC 4038 and NGC 4037, next to it the small ESO 572-45 In the upper right corner: The galaxy NGC 4027, just below it a smaller one called ESO 572-36 and above it another, even smaller one, called ESO 572-34 Several other small galaxies can…

Frank Gambale

Frank Gambale

Frank Gambale born 22 December 1958) is an Australian jazz fusion guitarist. He has released twenty albums over a period of three decades, and is known for his use of the sweep picking and economy picking techniques. Gambale graduated from the Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood with Student of the Year honors and taught…

John Patitucci

John Patitucci

John Patitucci (born December 22, 1959) is an American jazz bassist and composer. John James Patitucci was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began playing the electric bass at age 10, performing and composing at age 12, and at age 15, started playing the acoustic bass, as well as piano by age 16. He listened…

Lil Green

Lil Green

Lil Green (December 22, 1919 (some sources give 1901 or 1910) – April 14, 1954) was an American classic female blues singer and songwriter. She was among the leading female rhythm and blues singers of the 1940s, with a sensual soprano voice. Gospel singer R.H. Harris lauded her voice, and her interpretation of religious songs….

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