Tommy Flanagan
Thomas Lee Flanagan (March 16, 1930 – November 16, 2001) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He grew up in Detroit, initially influenced by such pianists as Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, and Nat King Cole, and then by bebop musicians. Within months of moving to New York in 1956, he had recorded with Miles Davis and on Sonny Rollins' album Saxophone Colossus. Recordings under various leaders, including Giant Steps of John Coltrane, continued well into 1962, when he became vocalist Ella Fitzgerald's full-time accompanist. He worked with Fitzgerald for three years until 1965, and then in 1968 returned to be her pianist and musical director, this time for a decade. After leaving Fitzgerald in 1978, Flanagan attracted praise for the elegance of his playing, which was principally in trio settings when under his own leadership. In his 45-year recording career, he recorded more than three dozen albums under his own name and more than 200 as a sideman. By the time of his death, he was one of the most widely admired jazz pianists and had influenced both his contemporaries and later generations of players. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 16, 1930 (Detroit), Died November 16, 2001 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 105804 | 10/13/1958 | Ornithology | Tony Scott and the All Stars | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 105805 | 10/13/1958 | Body and soul-1 | Tony Scott and the All Stars | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 105806 | 10/13/1958 | Unlisted blues | Tony Scott and the All Stars | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Flanagan, Tommy," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/315530.
Flanagan, Tommy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/315530.
"Flanagan, Tommy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Flanagan, Tommy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81095917
Wikidata: Tommy Flanagan - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q498723
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/2656064
MusicBrainz: Tommy Flanagan - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c39a1eeb-e646-43e9-b984-4ffdc92b0241
ISNI: 0000 0000 5946 6009 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000059466009
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