Victor Stanley Feldman (7 April 1934 – 12 May 1987) was an English

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musician who played mainly piano,

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, and percussion. He began performing professionally during childhood, eventually earning acclaim in the UK jazz scene as an adult. Feldman emigrated to the United States in the mid-1950s, where he continued working in jazz and also as a

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with a variety of pop and rock performers.

Early life

Feldman was born in

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on 7 April 1934. He caused a sensation as a musical prodigy when he was "discovered", aged seven. His family were all musical and his father founded the Feldman Swing Club in London in 1942 to showcase his talented sons. Feldman performed from a young age: "from 1941 to 1947 he played drums in a trio with his brothers; when he was nine he took up piano and when he was 14 started playing vibraphone". He featured in the films ''

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'' (1942) and '' Theatre Royal'' (1943). In 1944, he was featured at a concert with Glenn Miller's AAAF band, as "Kid Krupa" (in reference to drummer

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). He also "took a prominent role in the musical ''Piccadilly Hayride''" (1946–1948).

Professional life and career

His drums teacher Carlo Krahmer encouraged Feldman to play the

which he did first in the

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Sextet and later in the

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band. Feldman played with

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and

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. Feldman played with Sharon from late 1949 to 1951, including performances in Switzerland. There were further overseas trips with

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(to Paris in 1952), and

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(to India). He also played with Parry in the UK from October 1953 to January 1954. From 1954, when he recorded with Jimmy Deuchar, and played again with Scott, "he was working mainly as a pianist and vibraphonist; his early vibraphone playing showed the influence of

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". He was a notable percussionist, but it was as a pianist and vibraphone player that he became best known. Before leaving the UK to work in the US, Feldman recorded with

's orchestra and quintet from 1954 to 1955, which also featured other important British jazz musicians such as

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and Hank Shaw. It was Scott who recommended that Feldman emigrate to the US, which he did in 1955. Once there, his first steady work was with the

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Herd. He had frequent return trips to the UK over the following years. His 8-week visit in 1956–57 included studio recording sessions and club appearances. After Herman he joined

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for a short time. In 1958, he had his own working band on the west coast, which included the innovative bassist

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. His 1958 album ''The Arrival of Victor Feldman'' includes LaFaro and Stan Levey on drums. He recorded with many jazz artists, including Benny Goodman,

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, Cannonball Adderley and

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, most notably on Davis' 1963 album ''Seven Steps to Heaven'', the title tune being his own composition. Davis invited Feldman to join his group full-time, but Feldman declined, preferring the stability of studio work to the career of a touring musician. The 5-CD

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Black Hawk set, originally released on LP in September 1959, is a good representation of Feldman's unmistakable driving '' comping'' behind the soloists, helping to define the session as a valuable

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genre element. In 1957, Feldman settled in Los Angeles permanently and then specialised in lucrative session work for the US film and recording industry. He also branched out to work with a variety of musicians outside of jazz, recording with artists such as

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in 1967, Steely Dan and Joni Mitchell in the 1970s and

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and

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in the 1980s. It is Feldman's percussion work on Steely Dan's song " Do It Again" that gives the song its Latin groove. Feldman appears on all seven Steely Dan albums released in the 1970s and 1980 in the band's first incarnation. Feldman's vibraphone soloing is featured extensively on the Grammy Award-winning ''

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'', with

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writing, "There's some particularly impressive work by drummer Shelly Manne and vibes player Victor Feldman, whose cool, understated playing seems to deliberately recall that of Milt Jackson." Feldman died of a heart attack in 1987 at his home in Los Angeles, aged 53, following an asthma attack. In 2009, he was inducted in the

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Discography

As leader

Main source:

As sideman

With Arthur Adams * ''I Love Love Love My Lady'' (A&M, 1979) With

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* '' California Cookin''' (Interplay, 1983 991 With Cannonball Adderley * '' Cannonball Adderley and the Poll Winners'' (

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, 1960) * ''

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'' (Riverside, 1960) * ''Live in Europe'' (

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, 1984) (Fantasy, 1994) * ''Paris 1960'' (

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, 1997) * ''

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'' (Riverside, 1961) With

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* '' A Little New York Midtown Music'' (Galaxy, 1978) With

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* ''Alessi'' (A&M, 1976) * ''Long Time Friends'' (Qwest, 1982) With Peter Allen * '' I Could Have Been a Sailor'' (A&M Records, 1979) * '' Not the Boy Next Door'' (Arista Records, 1983) With

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* '' Playin' Up a Storm'' (Capricorn Records, 1977) With

Curtis Amy Curtis Amy (October 11, 1929 – June 5, 2002) was an American jazz saxophonist. Biography Amy was born in Houston, Texas, United States. He learned how to play clarinet before joining the Army, and during his time in service, picked up the teno ...

* ''

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'' (Pacific Jazz, 1962) With Patti Austin * '' Patti Austin'' (Qwest Records, 1984) With

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* '' Southbound'' (A&M Records, 1975) With Bob Bennett * ''

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'' (Star Song, 1985) With Stephen Bishop * '' Careless'' (ABC Records, 1976) With

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* ''Reflections in Blue'' (ABC Records, 1977) With

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'' (Columbia Records, 1982) With

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* ''Terence Boylan'' (Asylum, 1977) * ''Suzy'' (Asylum, 1980) With

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* ''Toni Brown'' (Fantasy, 1979) With Solomon Burke * ''Electronic Magnetism'' (MGM Records, 1971) With

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* '' St. Vincent's Court'' (EMI, 1979) With

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* '' Wild Child'' (ARC, 1978) With

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* '' John R. Cash'' (Columbia, 1975) With

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* ''Part Time Love'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1977) * ''Love on a Shoestring'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1978) With

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* '' I'd Rather Believe in You'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1976) * ''

'' (Casablanca Records, 1979) * ''

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'' (Casablanca Records, 1979) With James Clay * ''

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'' (Riverside, 1960) With

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* '' Never Let You Go'' (A&M Records, 1983) With Bob Cooper * ''

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'' (Contemporary, 1958) With Christopher Cross * '' Christopher Cross'' (Columbia Records, 1979) With

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* '' Pretty Girls'' (Talisman, 1979) With

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* ''Stay With Me'' (Rocket, 1978) With

* '' Blues Bag'' (Vee-Jay, 1965) With

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* '' New Arrangement'' (Columbia Records, 1975) With

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* ''Cliff De Young'' (MCA, 1975) With

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* '' Heartlight'' (Columbia Records, 1982) With

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* '' Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes'' (Bell, 1971) With

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* '' Streetheart'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1976) With Dane Donohue * ''Casablanca'' (Columbia, 1978) With

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'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1975) * ''

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, 1977) With Yvonne Elliman * ''Yvonne'' (RSO Records, 1979) With

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* ''10 to 23'' (RCA Victor, 1969) With Michael Franks * ''

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'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1982) With The Free Movement * '' I've Found Someone of My Own'' (

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, 1972) With

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* '' The Allnighter'' (MCA Records, 1984) With

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* ''Dance a Little Light'' (Asylum Records, 1978) With

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* ''

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'' (Polar, 1978) With Terry Garthwaite * ''Hand in Glove'' (Fantasy, 1978) With Marvin Gaye * ''

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'' (Motown, 1973) With

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* '' A Christmas Album'' (Myrrh Records, 1983) With

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* ''

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'' (Private Stock Records, 1976) With

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* ''Blush'' (A&M, 1980) With

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* ''

'' (Mums Records, 1974) With

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, 1959) With

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* ''If Dreams Had Wings'' (Epic Records, 1980) With Paul Horn * ''

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'' (Sheffield Lab Records, 1975) With

* ''

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), 1969) With Al Jarreau * '' Jarreau'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1983) With

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* '' 21 at 33'' (Rocket, 1980) * '' The Fox'' (Geffen, 1981) With J. J. Johnson * ''

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'' (Pablo, 1981) With

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* '' This Must Be the Plas'' (Capitol Records, 1959) With Jack Jones * ''Harbour'' (RCA Victor, 1974) * ''The Full Life'' (RCA Victor, 1977) With

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* '' The Hot Rock OST'' (Prophesy, 1972) * ''

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'' (A&M Records, 1977) With

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* ''

'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1979) * '' Pirates'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1981) * ''

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Stan Kenton Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though K ...

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Barney Kessel Barney Kessel (October 17, 1923 – May 6, 2004) was an American jazz guitarist born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Known in particular for his knowledge of chords and inversions and chord-based melodies, he was a member of many prominent jazz groups a ...

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Ketty Lester Ketty Lester (born Revoyda Frierson; August 16, 1934) is an American singer and actress known for her 1961 hit single "Love Letters", which reached the top 5 of the charts in the U.S. and the UK. She is also known for her role as Hester-Sue Terh ...

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Henry Mancini Henry Mancini ( ; born Enrico Nicola Mancini, ; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Award ...

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Jon Mark Jon Mark (born John Michael Burchell; 8 May 1943 – 10 February 2021) was an English singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his recordings with Marianne Faithfull, Sweet Thursday, John Mayall and Mark-Almond. Mark, who received a ...

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Kate & Anna McGarrigle Kate McGarrigle (February 6, 1946 – January 18, 2010) and Anna McGarrigle (born December 4, 1944) were a duo of Canadian singer-songwriters (and sisters) from Quebec, who performed until Kate McGarrigle's death on January 18, 2010. Music ...

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Pronto Monto ''Pronto Monto'' is the third album by Kate & Anna McGarrigle, released in 1978. The title is an approximate pronunciation of the French phrase "prends ton manteau", which means "take your coat". ''Pronto Monto'' was produced with a pop polish i ...

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Gene McDaniels Eugene Booker McDaniels (February 12, 1935 – July 29, 2011) was an American singer and songwriter. He had his greatest recording success in the early 1960s, reaching number three on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart with "A Hund ...

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Bobby McFerrin Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. (born March 11, 1950) is an American folk and jazz singer. He is known for his vocal techniques, such as singing fluidly but with quick and considerable jumps in pitch—for example, sustaining a melody while also rap ...

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Carmen McRae Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920 – November 10, 1994) was an American jazz singer. She is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century and is remembered for her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpre ...

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Can't Hide Love "You Can't Hide Love" is a single by soul group Creative Source released in 1973 on Sussex Records. The song reached No. 48 on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B Singles chart. Overview "You Can't Hide Love" was produced by Michael Stokes and composed b ...

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Stephanie Mills Stephanie Dorthea Mills (born March 22, 1957) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to stardom as "Dorothy" in the original seven-time Tony Award winning Broadway run of the musical ''The Wiz'' from 1974 to 1979. The song " Home" from t ...

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Wild Things Run Fast ''Wild Things Run Fast'' is the 11th studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Her first of four releases for Geffen Records, it was released in 1982 and represents her departure from jazz to a more 1980s pop sound. This was he ...

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Michael Martin Murphey Michael Martin Murphey (born March 14, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter best known for writing and performing Western music, country music and popular music. A multiple Grammy nominee, Murphey has six gold albums, including ''Cowboy Songs' ...

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Where Do You Go When You Dream ''Where Do You Go When You Dream'' is the sixteenth studio album by Canadian country pop artist Anne Murray, released in 1981 via Capitol Records. It reached #4 on the U.S. country album charts, and #55 on the pop album charts. In her native Cana ...

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Michael Nesmith Robert Michael Nesmith or Mike Nesmith, (December 30, 1942 – December 10, 2021) was an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He was best known as a member of the pop rock band the Monkees and co-star of the TV series ''The Monkees'' (1966� ...

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The Wichita Train Whistle Sings ''The Wichita Train Whistle Sings'' is the ''de facto'' first solo album by Michael Nesmith, although the artist credited on the initial release is actually "The Wichita Train Whistle". It was recorded while Nesmith was still a member of the Mo ...

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Olivia Newton-John Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British-Australian singer, actress and activist. She was a four-time Grammy Award winner whose music career included 15 top-ten singles, including 5 number-one singles on the ...

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Totally Hot ''Totally Hot'' is the tenth studio album by British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John, released on 21 November 1978. Commercially, it became her first top-ten album on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart since ''Have You Never Been Mellow'' (1975). ...

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Art Pepper Arthur Edward Pepper Jr. (September 1, 1925 – June 15, 1982) was an American alto saxophonist and very occasional tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. Active in West Coast jazz, Pepper came to prominence in Stan Kenton's big band. He was known ...

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Esther Phillips Esther Phillips (born Esther Mae Jones; December 23, 1935 – August 7, 1984) was an American singer, best known for her R&B vocals.Santelli, Robert (2001). ''The Big Book of Blues: A Biographical Encyclopedia''. Penguin Books. p. 376. . She ...

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Sam Phillips Samuel Cornelius Phillips (January 5, 1923 – July 30, 2003) was an American record producer. He was the founder of Sun Records and Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, where he produced recordings by Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, ...

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June Pointer June Antoinette Pointer (November 30, 1953 – April 11, 2006) was an American singer, best known as the youngest of the founding members of the vocal group The Pointer Sisters. Early life and career Born the youngest of six children to minister ...

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Billy Preston William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American keyboardist, singer and songwriter whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, during which he ba ...

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Leo Sayer Gerard Hugh "Leo" Sayer (born 21 May 1948) is an English-Australian singer and songwriter whose singing career has spanned five decades. He has been an Australian citizen and resident since 2009. Sayer launched his career in the United Kingdom ...

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Down Two Then Left ''Down Two Then Left'' is the eighth album by singer Boz Scaggs, released in 1977. The album peaked at No. 11 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Track listing All tracks composed by Boz Scaggs; except where indicated. Side One #"Still Falling for You" ...

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Bud Shank Clifford Everett "Bud" Shank Jr. (May 27, 1926 – April 2, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist and flautist. He rose to prominence in the early 1950s playing lead alto and flute in Stan Kenton's Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra and thro ...

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Magical Mystery ''Magical Mystery'' is an album by the saxophonist Bud Shank recorded in 1967 for the World Pacific label.

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Another Passenger ''Another Passenger'' is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Elektra Records, on June 5, 1976. For this album, Simon enlisted a new producer, Ted Templeman, as well as his clients, The Doobie Brothers ...

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Dusty Springfield Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), known professionally as Dusty Springfield, was an English singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano sound, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, Pop music, p ...

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Can't Buy a Thrill ''Can't Buy a Thrill'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Steely Dan, released in November 1972 by ABC Records. The album was written by band members Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, recorded in August 1972 at the Village Recorder ...

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Countdown to Ecstasy ''Countdown to Ecstasy'' is the second studio album by the American rock band Steely Dan, released in July 1973 by ABC Records. It was recorded at Caribou Ranch in Nederland, Colorado, and at The Village Recorder in West Los Angeles, Californi ...

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Pretzel Logic ''Pretzel Logic'' is the third studio album by American rock band Steely Dan, released on February 20, 1974, by ABC Records. It was written by principal band members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, and recorded at The Village Recorder in Wes ...

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Katy Lied ''Katy Lied'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Steely Dan, released in 1975 by ABC Records. It was certified gold and peaked at No. 13 on the US charts. The single "Black Friday" charted at No. 37. The album was the first afte ...

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The Royal Scam ''The Royal Scam'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Steely Dan. It was produced by Gary Katz and was originally released by ABC Records in 1976. ''The Royal Scam'' features more prominent guitar work than the prior Steely Dan album ...

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FM (No Static at All) "FM (No Static at All)" is a song by American jazz-rock band Steely Dan, the title theme for the 1978 film '' FM''. It made the US Top 40 that year when released as a single, a success relative to the film. Musically, it is a complex jazz-rock ...

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James Taylor James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, havi ...

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Livingston Taylor Livingston Taylor (born November 21, 1950) is an American singer-songwriter and folk musician. Born in Boston and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, he is the brother of singer-songwriter James Taylor, singer-songwriter Kate Taylor, singer ...

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Man's Best Friend "Man's best friend" is a common phrase used to describe domestic dogs, referring to their millennia-long history of close relations, loyalty, friendship, and companionship with humans. The first recorded use of a related phrase is by Frederick ...

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Willie Tee Wilson Turbinton (February 6, 1944 – September 11, 2007), professionally known as Willie Tee, was an American keyboardist, songwriter, singer, producer and notable early architect of New Orleans funk and soul, who helped shape the sound of New ...

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The Manhattan Transfer The Manhattan Transfer is a Grammy award–winning vocal group founded in 1969 that has explored a cappella, vocalese, swing, standards, Brazilian jazz, rhythm and blues, and pop music. There have been two editions of the Manhattan Transfer, ...

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Mecca for Moderns ''Mecca for Moderns'' is the sixth studio album by The Manhattan Transfer. It was released in 1981 by Atlantic Records. This album was the highest-charting album to date for the group, peaking on '' Billboard'' magazine's Top Pop Catalog Alb ...

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Gino Vannelli Gino Vannelli (born June 16, 1952) is a Canadian rock singer and songwriter who had several hit songs in the 1970s and 1980s. His best-known singles include "People Gotta Move" (1974), "I Just Wanna Stop" (1978), "Living Inside Myself" (1981) an ...

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Leroy Vinnegar Leroy Vinnegar (July 13, 1928 – August 3, 1999) was an American jazz bassist. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, the self-taught Vinnegar established his reputation in Los Angeles, California, during the 1950s and 1960s. His trade ...

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Heartattack and Vine ''Heartattack and Vine'' is the seventh studio album by Tom Waits, released on September 9, 1980, and his final album to be released on the Asylum Records, Asylum label. "On the Nickel" was recorded for On the Nickel, the Ralph Waite film of the ...

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Swordfishtrombones ''Swordfishtrombones'' is the eighth studio album by singer and songwriter Tom Waits, released in 1983 on Island Records. It was the first album that Waits produced himself. Stylistically different from his previous albums, ''Swordfishtrombones'' ...

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Wendy Waldman Wendy Waldman (born November 29, 1950) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Biography Early life Waldman (born Wendy Steiner) grew up in the Los Angeles area. She was raised in a musical environment: her father Fred Steiner w ...

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Dionne Warwick Marie Dionne Warwick (; born December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host. Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest U.S. hit makers between 1955 and 1999, based on her chart history on ''Billboards Hot 100 pop singles cha ...

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Love at First Sight Love at first sight is a personal experience as well as a common trope in literature: a person or character feels an instant, extreme, and ultimately long-lasting romantic attraction for a stranger upon first seeing that stranger. Described by p ...

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* ''Man in the Middle'' (Milk & Honey, 1984) With

Jimmy Webb Jimmy Layne Webb (born August 15, 1946) is an American songwriter, composer, and singer. He has written numerous platinum-selling songs, including " Up, Up and Away", " By the Time I Get to Phoenix", " MacArthur Park", " Wichita Lineman", " Wo ...

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Angel Heart ''Angel Heart'' is a 1987 American neo-noir psychological horror film, an adaptation of William Hjortsberg's 1978 novel ''Falling Angel''. The film was written and directed by Alan Parker, and stars Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet, an ...

'' (Real West Production, 1982) With

Deniece Williams Deniece Williams (born June Deniece Chandler; June 3, 1951) is an American singer. She has been described as "one of the great soul voices" by the BBC. She is best known for the songs " Free", " Silly", "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" and two ''Bil ...

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Song Bird A songbird is a bird belonging to the suborder Passeri of the perching birds (Passeriformes). Another name that is sometimes seen as the scientific or vernacular name is Oscines, from Latin ''oscen'', "songbird". The Passeriformes contains 500 ...

'' (Columbia Records, 1977) With Joe Williams * ''With Love'' (Temponic, 1972) With

Gerald Wilson Gerald Stanley Wilson (September 4, 1918 – September 8, 2014) was an American jazz trumpeter, big band bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator. Born in Mississippi, he was based in Los Angeles from the early 1940s. In addition to being a ...

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Feelin' Kinda Blues ''Feelin' Kinda Blues'' is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 1965 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.On Stage'' (Pacific Jazz, 1965) * ''

The Golden Sword ''The Golden Sword'', published in 1977, is a science fantasy novel by American writer Janet Morris Janet Ellen Morris (born May 25, 1946) is an American author of fiction and nonfiction, best known for her fantasy and science fiction and ...

'' (Pacific Jazz, 1966) With

Renn Woods Renn Woods (born Ren Woods; January 1, 1958) is an American film, television and stage actress, vocalist and songwriter. She is best known for her role as Fanta in ''Roots'', and also for her performance of Aquarius in the film version of '' Hai ...

* ''Out of the Woods'' (Columbia, 1979) With Betty Wright * ''Betty Wright'' (Epic Records, 1981) With

The Youngbloods The Youngbloods were an American rock band consisting of Jesse Colin Young (vocals, bass, guitar), Jerry Corbitt (vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica), Lowell "Banana" Levinger (guitar and electric piano), and Joe Bauer (drums). Despite recei ...

* ''Elephant Mountain'' (RCA Victor, 1969) With

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Lumpy Gravy ''Lumpy Gravy'' is the debut solo album by Frank Zappa, written by Zappa and performed by a group of session players he dubbed the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra. Zappa conducted the orchestra but did not perform on the album. It ...

'' (Capitol Records, 1968)

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