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American musician (1917–1985)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1917-03-23
Active to
1985-01-07
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Johnny Guarnieri (23 March 1917–7 January 1985) was an American virtuoso jazz and stride pianist, born in New York City, perhaps best-known for his big band stints with Benny Goodman in 1939 and with Artie Shaw[[/artist] in 1940. Guarnieri is also noted for his embellishment and juxtaposition of jazz with classical piano, such as Scarlatti and Beethoven. Throughout the 1940s Guarnieri was a busy sideman, recording with artists such as Charlie Christian[/artist, Cozy Cole, Ike Quebec, Charlie Ke

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Instance of
human
Given name
Johnny
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Livingston
Occupation
harpsichordist
Genre
jazz
Instrument
piano
Record label
Savoy Records
Image
Johnny Guarnieri in Second Chorus.jpg
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Johnny Guarnieri
date of birth
1917-03-23
date of death
1985-01-07
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