Sergio Mihanovich (
Buenos Aires
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, May 8, 1937 – May 7, 2012) was an
Argentine
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jazz pianist, singer and composer. He is the uncle of Argentine singer and actress
Sandra Mihanovich
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Cannonball Adderley
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Art Farmer
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Stan Getz
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Joe Pass
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George Shearing
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Clark Terry
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Mark Murphy,
Roseanna Vitro
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Norma Winstone
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, and
Irene Kral
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"Sometime Ago"
at ''SecondHandSongs''.
References
Argentine jazz musicians
1937 births
2012 deaths
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