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Earl Hines.Fatha
Pennsylvania 1903/ Oakland 1983

Piano

In 1928, he forms his first band in Chicago; then he intervenes with the mythical bands of Louis Armstrong: The Stompers, The Hot Five, The Hot Seven, and The All Stars. As an indisputable star of jazz, Fatha, played spectacular pieces of characteristic intensity and pace, which paved the way for modern jazz pianists. BUY

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