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Also known as Milton Brent Buckner, Milton Buckner

American jazz pianist and organist (1915–1977)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1915-07-10
Active to
1977-07-27

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73,048
Total plays
338,955

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Milt Buckner (10 July 1915 - 27 July 1977) was an American jazz pianist and organist, originally from St. Louis, Missouri. He was orphaned as a child, but an uncle in Detroit taught him to play. Buckner pioneered the parallel chords style which influenced Red Garland, George Shearing, and Oscar Peterson. In 1941 he joined Lionel Hampton's big band ,and for the next seven years served as its pianist and staff arranger. He led a short-lived band of his own for two years, but then returned to Hampt

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