Gary McFarland
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American composer, vibraphonist and vocalist (1933–1971)
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It is catalogued under topics including 1933 births, 1971 deaths and 20th-century American jazz composers.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
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- This Is Gary McFarland — Self (archive footage)2006
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Gary McFarland (October 23, 1933 – November 3, 1971) was an influential composer, arranger, vibraphonist and vocalist, prominent on Verve and Impulse! Records during the 1960s, when he made "one of the more significant contributors to orchestral jazz". McFarland was born in Los Angeles, on October 23, 1933, but grew up in Grants Pass, Oregon. He attained a small following after working with Bill Evans, Gerry Mulligan, Johnny Hodges, John Lewis, Stan Getz, Bob Brookmeyer, and Anita O'Day. <a hre
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gary
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Educated at
- Berklee College of Music
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- vibraphone
- Record label
- Verve Records
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- date of death
- 1971-11-03
- date of birth
- 1933-10-23
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
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