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Cosmos Barnard 150

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The Seahorse Nebula floats in silhouette against a rich, luminous background of stars. Seen toward the royal northern constellation of Cepheus, the dusty, dark nebula is part of a Milky Way molecular cloud some 1,200 light-years distant. It is also listed as Barnard 150 (B150), one of 182 dark markings of the sky cataloged in…

Billy Bang

Billy Bang

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Billy Bang (September 20, 1947 – April 11, 2011), born William Vincent Walker, was an American free jazz violinist and composer. He later joined Sun Ra‘s band. In 1977, Bang co-founded the String Trio of New York (with guitarist James Emery and double bassist John Lindberg). Bang explored his experience in Vietnam in two albums: Vietnam:…

Red Mitchell

Red Mitchell

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Keith Moore “Red” Mitchell (September 20, 1927 – November 8, 1992 NY,NY)  was an American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet. Mitchell performed and/or recorded with Mundell Lowe, Chubby Jackson, Charlie Ventura, Woody Herman, Red Norvo, Gerry Mulligan, and, after joining the West Coast jazz scene in the early 1950s, with André Previn, Shelly Manne,…

Vi Redd

Vi Redd

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Elvira Louise Redd (September 20, 1928 – February 6, 2022) was an American jazzalto saxophone player, vocalist and educator. She was active from the early 1950s and was known primarily for playing in the blues style. She was highly regarded as an accomplished veteran, and performed with Count Basie, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Linda Hopkins, Marian…

Chico Hamilton

Chico Hamilton

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Foreststorn “Chico” Hamilton (September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013 LA,CA) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He came to prominence as sideman for Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Count Basie, and Lena Horne. Hamilton became a bandleader, first with a quintet featuring the cello as a lead instrument, an unusual choice for a jazz…

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