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American musician (1945–2008)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1970-07-08
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Joe Beck (July 29, 1945 – July 22, 2008) was an American guitarist who had been notable in jazz for more than 30 years. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Beck also briefly flirted with rock music in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Beck played in a variety of jazz mediums, including jazz fusion, post bop, mainstream jazz and soul jazz. Beck began as a member of the Gil Evans orchestra. In 1970 he released Rock Encounter on Polydor Records. In 1975 he released a self-titled album for Kudu Rec

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Beck
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Philadelphia
Place of death
Woodbury
Genre
jazz
Instrument
guitar
Record label
Columbia Records
Image
Joe Beck 1977.JPG
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date of birth
1945-07-29
date of death
2008-07-22
cause of death
lung cancer
manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
Joe Beck
start of work period
1964-00-00
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