Duke Pearson
Duke Pearson | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Columbus Calvin Pearson Jr. |
| Born | August 17, 1932 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S |
| Died | August 4, 1980 (aged 47) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S |
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| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1950s–1980 |
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Columbus Calvin "Duke" Pearson Jr. (August 17, 1932 – August 4, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Allmusic describes him as having a "big part in shaping the Blue Note label's hard bop direction in the 1960s as a record producer."