Nathen Page (August 23, 1937 – 2003) was an American

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

guitarist.

Career

A native of Leetown, West Virginia, Page taught himself to play guitar in childhood. He discovered jazz when he was a member of the U.S. Army. After leaving the Army, he moved to Washington D.C., where he worked in rock bands. He joined the Jimmy Smith band in 1965 and recorded on the album ''The Boss''. During the 1970s he worked with

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, Rene McLean,

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, and

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. He moved to Orlando, Florida, and recorded for his label, Hugo Music.

Discography

As leader

* ''Page 1'' (Hugo's Music, 1977) * ''Page 2'' (Hugo's Music, 1978) * ''Plays Pretty for the People'' (Hugo's Music, 1979) * ''Page-ing Nathen'' (Hugo's Music, 1982) * ''A Page of Ellington'' (Hugo's Music, 1985) * ''The Other Page'' (Hugo's Music, 1991) * ''Season's Greetings'' (Hugo's Music, 1997)

As sideman

With Jimmy Smith *'' The Boss'' (Verve, 1968) With

*''Compassion'' (Strata-East, 1977)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Page, Nathen American jazz guitarists 1937 births 2003 deaths 20th-century American guitarists