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Lou Levy (pianist)
American jazz pianist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Louis A. Levy (March 5, 1928 – January 23, 2001)[1] was an American jazz pianist.
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Biography
Levy was born to Jewish parents in Chicago, Illinois, United States,[1] and started to play the piano aged twelve. His chief influences were Art Tatum and Bud Powell.[2]
A professional at age nineteen, Levy played with Georgie Auld (1947 and later), Sarah Vaughan, Chubby Jackson (1947–1948), Boyd Raeburn, Woody Herman's Second Herd (1948–1950), Tommy Dorsey (1950) and Flip Phillips.[3] Levy left music for a few years in the early 1950s and then returned to gain a strong reputation as an accompanist to singers, working with Peggy Lee (1955–1973), Ella Fitzgerald (1957–1962), June Christy, Anita O'Day and Pinky Winters.[3] Levy also played with Dizzy Gillespie, Shorty Rogers, Stan Getz, Terry Gibbs, Benny Goodman, Supersax and most of the major West Coast players.[3] Levy recorded as a leader for Nocturne (1954), RCA, Jubilee, Philips, Interplay (1977), and Verve.
Levy died of a heart attack in Dana Point, California at the age of 72.[1]
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Selected discography
As leader
As sideman
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