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American jazz musician; pianist and vibraphonist (1930–1962)

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Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Brazil
Active from
1945-09-26
Active to
2022-11-09
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Eddie Costa, (August 14, 1930 - July 28, 1962), was an American jazz pianist and vibraphonist born in Atlas, Pennsylvania near Mount Carmel, PA in Northumberland County. In 1957’s Costa led a quintet that included Phil Woods, Art Farmer, Teddy Kotick, and Paul Motian; their repertoire featured interpretations of “I Didn’t Know What Time It Was” and Dave Brubeck’s then still fairly new “In Your Own Sweet Way,” the latter of which focused on Costa’s vibes and Farmer’s muted trumpet, with Woods sw

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Costa
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Atlas
Place of death
New York City
Genre
jazz
Instrument
vibraphone
Record label
Coral
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date of birth
1930-08-14
cause of death
traffic collision
date of death
1962-07-28
start of work period
1962-00-00
manner of death
accidental death
birth name
Edwin James Costa
name in native language
Eddie Costa
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