Don Kirkpatrick (June 17, 1905 – May 13, 1956) [1] was an American jazz pianist and arranger.
He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. [1] Kirkpatrick worked intermittently with Chick Webb between 1927-1937 and with Don Redman from 1933-1937; it is for these associations that he is best known. [1] Aside from this, he worked with Harry White, Elmer Snowden, Zutty Singleton, and Mezz Mezzrow, and worked as a freelance arranger after his time with Webb and Redman. Kirkpatrick also arranged for the bands of Benny Goodman, Count Basie, and Cootie Williams. [1]
After the swing era, Kirkpatrick played with Bunk Johnson (1947), Sidney Bechet (1951), Wilbur De Paris (1952–55), and Doc Cheatham (1955). [1] He never led his own recording session. In 1956 he died at age 50, [1] of complications from pneumonia.
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- ^ a b c d e f Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1386. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
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Don Kirkpatrick (June 17, 1905 – May 13, 1956) [1] was an American jazz pianist and arranger.
He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. [1] Kirkpatrick worked intermittently with Chick Webb between 1927-1937 and with Don Redman from 1933-1937; it is for these associations that he is best known. [1] Aside from this, he worked with Harry White, Elmer Snowden, Zutty Singleton, and Mezz Mezzrow, and worked as a freelance arranger after his time with Webb and Redman. Kirkpatrick also arranged for the bands of Benny Goodman, Count Basie, and Cootie Williams. [1]
After the swing era, Kirkpatrick played with Bunk Johnson (1947), Sidney Bechet (1951), Wilbur De Paris (1952–55), and Doc Cheatham (1955). [1] He never led his own recording session. In 1956 he died at age 50, [1] of complications from pneumonia.
- Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1386. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- General references
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
| Other | |