Milt Buckner
Milt Buckner | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Milton Brent Buckner |
| Born | July 10, 1915 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | July 27, 1977 (aged 62) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, Hammond B3 organ |
| Years active | 1930s–1975 |
Milton Brent Buckner (July 10, 1915 – July 27, 1977) was an American jazz pianist and organist, who in the early 1950s popularized the Hammond organ. He pioneered the parallel chords style that influenced Red Garland, George Shearing, Bill Evans, and Oscar Peterson. Buckner's brother, Ted Buckner, was a jazz saxophonist.