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Charlie Persip

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Also known as Charles Lawrence Persip, Charli Persip

American jazz drummer (1929–2020)

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Vinony's link graph records 172 inbound references to Charlie Persip, and connects out to Prestige, Harry Edison and New York City.

Vinony files it under 1929 births, 2020 deaths and 20th-century American drummers.

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Person · Open Library

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  • How not to play drums

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1929-07-26
Active to
2020-08-23
hard bopjazz

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After playing with Tadd Dameron in 1953, Persip toured and recorded with Dizzy Gillespie's big and small bands between 1953 and 1958.[1] He then joined Harry "Sweets" Edison's quintet and later the Harry James Orchestra before forming his own group, the Jazz Statesmen, with Roland Alexander, Freddie Hubbard, and Ron Carter in 1960. Around this time, Persip also recorded with several other formidable jazz musicians, including Lee Morgan, Dinah Washington <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Charlie

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Charles
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Morristown
Place of death
New York City
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Instrument
drum kit
Image
Charlie Persip Gretsch drums.jpg
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date of death
2020-08-23
date of birth
1929-07-26
birth name
Charles Lawrence Persip
name in native language
Charli Persip
start of work period
1945-00-00
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