Milton Holland (born Milton Olshansky; February 7, 1917 – November 4, 2005) was an American

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, ethnomusicologist, and

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in the

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music scene. He pioneered the use of African, South American, and Indian percussion styles in jazz, pop and film music, traveling extensively in those regions to collect instruments and learn styles of playing them.

Early life

Holland was born Milton Olshansky in Chicago, Illinois, where he attended Theodore Roosevelt High School. His first instrument was the

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. He pursued a passion for percussion, playing in clubs and shows and on CBS Radio in Chicago. By the age of twelve, he was playing at

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for the likes of

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Career

In the early 1940s, Holland toured and recorded with The

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Orchestra. He studied

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and from 1963 through 1978 with tabla master Chatur Lal, Ramnad Easwaran and others. He traveled through India extensively in the early 1960s and 1970s, then spent many years in Africa studying tribal rhythms. He was among the first to introduce the instruments to western recording. After moving to

in 1946, he played on countless jazz and pop albums, film and TV scores. A sampling of the artists he worked with includes

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, David Blue,

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. He played

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and

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on Mitchell's hit ''

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'' and congas and percussion on ''

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. As part of the so-called " Wrecking Crew," Holland won several gold and platinum records for his contributions. He was perhaps most proud of having helped desegregate the Los Angeles Musicians Union. Eventually, Holland became the first choice for exotic percussion among Los Angeles freelance

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s. In films, Holland played

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on the soundtrack of ''

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'' and timpani the soundtrack of ''

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'', to name only a tiny fraction of his output. He was one of seven illustrious percussionists, including

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, Jack Sperling, and

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, who contributed to the soundtrack of the

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film ''

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'', playing African instruments on the soundtrack album, ''The Sounds of Hatari'', and its title track. He played for the soundtrack of the TV miniseries ''

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''. He also played the musical accompaniment for Tinker Bell in the 1953 Disney cartoon film ''

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''.

Death and personal life

Holland died in Los Angeles at the age of 88. He was survived by his wife Mildred Holland, his sons, Richard Holland and Robert Holland, his grandchildren, Damien and Chloe, and Richard's wife Seiko. His widow Mildred died on October 21, 2015.

Discography

As leader

*''Perfect Percussion: The 44 Instruments of Roy Harte & Milt Holland'', World-Pacific Records (1961)

As sideman

With

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* '' Playin' Up a Storm'' (1977) With

* ''Ole! Bossa Nova'' (1962) * ''Brazil & Beyond'' (1981) * ''Brazilian Soul'' (1981) * ''Acapulco '22'' With

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* ''Less Than The Song'' (1973) * ''Life Machine'' (1974) With

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'' (1972) With

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* ''

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'' (1974) With

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* ''Blue Note Plays Burt Bacharach'' (1968) With

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'' (1960) With

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'' (Decca, 1956) With Elvin Bishop * ''Rock My Soul'' (1972) With

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* '' Easy Does It'' (1971) With Bonaroo * ''Bonaroo'' (1975) With

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* ''

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'' (1974) With Charlie Byrd * ''Best Of The Concord Years'' (2000) With

* '' Safe As Milk'' (1967) * ''

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'' (1972) With Buddy Childers * ''Sam Songs'' (1955) With

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* '' School Days'' (1976) With

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'' (1973) With

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* ''

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'' (1969) With

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* ''Howdy Moon'' (1974) With

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* ''Friendly Persuasion'' (1965) With Patti Dahlstrom * ''Your Place or Mine'' (1975) With

* ''

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'' (1972) * '' Paradise and Lunch'' (1974) * ''

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'' (1976) * '' Bop Till You Drop'' (1979) With David Blue * ''Stories'' (1971) With

* '' Fall Into Spring'' (1974) With

* '' Fancy Meeting You Here'' (1958) With

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* ''Hammond Goes Cha-Cha'' (1959) With

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* ''I Hear Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw'' * ''Wholly Cats'' With Doug Dillard * ''Banjo Album'' (1969) With

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* ''

'' (1971) With

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* ''Black Magic Woman'' (1971) With

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* ''Secret Of The Andes'' (1982) With

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* ''Taking It All in Stride'' (1975) * ''Tom Snow'' (1976) With

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* '' Southern Nights'' (1977) With

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'' (1969) * ''Individually & Collectively'' (1972) * ''Living Together, Growing Together'' (1973) With

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* ''Jerry Fielding and his Orchestra'' (1953) With

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* ''Love Letters'' (1962) With

* '' Get Happy!'' (1957) * ''Hello Love'' (1960) With

* '' Sundown'' (1974) * '' Cold on the Shoulder'' (1975) With The Free Movement * '' I've Found Someone of My Own'' (1972) With

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* ''Voices In Latin'' (1958) * ''The Freshman Year'' (1958) With

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* ''Road'' (1974) * ''Outside Help'' (1977) With

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* ''The Now Sound For Today's Lovers'' (1969) With

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* ''

'' (1975) With

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* '' Running Down the Road'' (1969) * ''

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* '' The Yard Went On Forever'' (1968) With

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* ''Like Three O'Clock In The Morning'' (1963) * ''After Hours'' (1963) With

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

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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 ...

*''Retrospective'' With Delaney Bramlett * ''Some Things Coming'' (1972) With

Claudia Lennear Claudia Lennear (born Claudia Joy Offley; 1946) is an American soul singer and educator. Lennear began her performing with the Superbs before becoming an Ikette in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. She was also a background vocalist for various acts ...

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* '' Ringo'' (1973) With Jim Messina * ''Oasis'' (1979) With

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Sailin' Shoes ''Sailin' Shoes'' is the second studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1972. Produced by Ted Templeman, it marked a shift away from the sound of the band's eponymous debut, to that of their subsequent album, ''Dixie Chi ...

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* '' Keep the Fire'' (1979) With

Johnny Nash John Lester Nash Jr. (August 19, 1940October 6, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter, best known in the United States for his 1972 hit " I Can See Clearly Now". Primarily a reggae and pop singer, he was one of the first non-Jamaican artists ...

* ''Celebrate Life'' (1974) With

Loggins & Messina Loggins and Messina was an American rock- pop duo consisting of Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina, who achieved their success in the early to mid-1970s. Among their well-known songs are "Danny's Song", "House at Pooh Corner", and "Your Mama Don't ...

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* ''The Latin Sound Of Henry Mancini'' (1965) * ''Mancini '67'' (1966) * ''Mancini Salutes Sousa'' (1972) With

David Batteau David Hurst Batteau (born June 25, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter. Batteau is the son of Blanca Batteau and Dr. Dwight Wayne Batteau, of Harvard University and Tufts University. He is the brother of singer-songwriter Robin Batteau. H ...

* ''Happy in Hollywood'' (1976) With

Lani Hall Lani Hall (born November 6, 1945) is an American singer, lyricist, and author. From 1966 to 1971 she performed as lead vocalist for Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66. In 1972 Hall released her first solo album, ''Sun Down Lady''. She may be best know ...

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Sun Down Lady ''Sun Down Lady'' is the debut album by Lani Hall. Track listing Side One #"Love Song" (Lesley Duncan) 2:55 #"Tiny Dancer" ( Elton John, Bernie Taupin) 4:06 #"How Can I Tell You" ( Cat Stevens) 2:56 #"You" (Lani Hall) 3:58 #"Ocean Song" (Liz ...

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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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Johnny Mandel John Alfred Mandel (November 23, 1925June 29, 2020) was an American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz. The musicians he worked with include Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Anita O'Day, Barbra Streisand, Tony Benn ...

* '' I Want to Live'' (1958) With

Herbie Mann Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet (incl ...

* '' The Magic Flute of Herbie Mann'' (1957) * ''Sound of Mann'' (1963) With

Mark-Almond Mark–Almond was a jazz-influenced English pop group of the 1970s and early 1980s, sometimes also called The Mark-Almond Band. The core members were Jon Mark, who sang lead and played guitar, percussion, and harmonica and Johnny Almond who p ...

* '' To the heart'' (1976) With

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* '' Ladies of the Canyon'' (1970) * ''

Court And Spark ''Court and Spark'' is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Released in January 1974, it infuses the folk rock style of her previous albums with jazz elements. It was an immediate commercial and critical success— ...

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* '' 12 Songs'' (1970) * '' Sail Away'' (1972) * '' Good Old Boys'' (1974) * '' Little Criminals'' (1977) With

Harry Nilsson Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994), sometimes credited as Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter who reached the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. His work is characterized by pioneering vocal ove ...

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Pandemonium Shadow Show ''Pandemonium Shadow Show'' is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson, released in December 1967 on RCA Victor. Background The album was the first product of Nilsson's three-year, $50,000 recording contract with RC ...

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Aerial Ballet ''Aerial Ballet'' is the third studio album by American musician Harry Nilsson, released in July 1968. Overview ''Aerial Ballet'' was Nilsson's second album for RCA Victor, and was titled after the highwire circus act of his grandparents. It ...

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The Point! ''The Point!'' is the sixth studio album by American songwriter and musician Harry Nilsson, released in late 1970. It was accompanied by an animated film adaptation directed by Fred Wolf, which aired in early February 1971 on the ABC-TV netw ...

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Martha Reeves Martha Rose Reeves (born July 18, 1941) is an American R&B and pop singer. She is the lead singer of the Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas which scored over a dozen hit singles, including " Come and Get These Memories", " Nowhere to R ...

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Anita O'Day Anita Belle Colton (October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006), known professionally as Anita O'Day, was an American jazz singer and self proclaimed “song stylist” widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appe ...

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Anita Sings the Most ''Anita Sings the Most'' is a 1957 album by Anita O'Day. Recording and music The album was recorded in Los Angeles on January 31, 1957. In addition to vocalist O'Day, the musicians were pianist Oscar Peterson, guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Ray ...

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Gabby Pahinui Philip Kunia Pahinui (; April 22, 1921 – October 13, 1980), known as Gabby Pahinui, was a slack-key guitarist and singer of Hawaiian music. Born into a struggling family, Gabby was born Charles Kapono Kahahawai Jr. and later ''hānaied'' wi ...

* ''Best Of The Gabby Band'' (1979) With

Van Dyke Parks Van Dyke Parks (born January 3, 1943) is an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer who has composed various film and television soundtracks. He is best known for his 1967 album ''Song Cycle (album), Song Cycle'' and for his ...

* '' Discover America'' (1972) With

Oscar Peterson Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian virtuoso jazz pianist and composer. Considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordings, won seven Grammy Awards, ...

* ''Oscar Peterson and Friends'' (1952) With

* ''The Best of Poco'' (2000) With

Dean Martin Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed "The King of Cool". M ...

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Neil Sedaka Neil Sedaka (; born March 13, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Since his music career began in 1957, he has sold millions of records worldwide and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collabo ...

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Laughter in the Rain "Laughter in the Rain" is a song composed and recorded by Neil Sedaka, with lyrics by Phil Cody. It includes a 20-second saxophone solo by Jim Horn. Background The song was released on Elton John's Rocket Records. After hearing a version of "L ...

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The Hungry Years ''The Hungry Years'' is an album by Neil Sedaka, the title of which is an eponymous track from the album. It was released by The Rocket Record Company in 1975. The album is the American edition of '' Overnight Success'', with two songs being rep ...

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Ray Peterson Ray Peterson (April 23, 1935 – January 25, 2005) was an American pop music, pop singing, singer who is best remembered for singing "Tell Laura I Love Her". He also scored numerous other hits, including "Corrine, Corrina" which was compose ...

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Tell Laura I Love Her "Tell Laura I Love Her" is a teenage tragedy song written by Jeff Barry and Ben Raleigh. It was a US top ten popular music hit for singer Ray Peterson in 1960 on RCA Victor Records, reaching No. 7 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. Later th ...

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Takin' My Time ''Takin' My Time'' is the third studio album by American musician Bonnie Raitt. It was released in 1973 by Warner Bros. Records. The album is an amalgamation of several different genres, including blues, folk, jazz, New Orleans rhythm and blue ...

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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 ...

* ''The Main Refrain'' (1976) With

Shorty Rogers Milton "Shorty" Rogers (born Milton Rajonsky; April 14, 1924 – November 7, 1994) was an American jazz musician, one of the principal creators of West Coast jazz. He played trumpet and flugelhorn and was in demand for his skills as an arran ...

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Bossa Nova Bossa nova () is a style of samba developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is mainly characterized by a "different beat" that altered the harmonies with the introduction of unconventional chords and an innovativ ...

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* '' Ask Rufus'' (1977) With

Pete Rugolo Pietro "Pete" Rugolo (December 25, 1915 – October 16, 2011) was an American jazz composer, arranger and record producer. Life and career Rugolo was born in San Piero Patti, Sicily. His family emigrated to the United States in 1920 and settle ...

* '' The Original Music of Thriller'' (1961) With Sanford & Townsend * ''Duo-Glide'' With

Lalo Schifrin Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, incorporating jazz and Latin American musical elemen ...

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Gone with the Wave ''Gone with the Wave'' is a soundtrack album to the surf film of the same name by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1964 and released on the Colpix Records, Colpix label.Payne, DLalo Schifrin discographyaccessed M ...

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Seals & Crofts Seals and Crofts was an American soft rock duo made up of James Eugene Seals (October 17, 1942 – June 6, 2022) and Darrell George "Dash" Crofts (born August 14, 1938) They are best known for their hits " Summer Breeze" (1972), " Diamond Girl" ...

* '' Summer Breeze'' (1972) * '' Get Closer'' (1976) With

John Sebastian John Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonicist who founded the rock band The Lovin' Spoonful. He made an impromptu appearance at the Woodstock festival in 1969Tarzana Kid ''Tarzana Kid'' is an album by American singer-songwriter John Sebastian, released in 1974. The album was a commercial failure and did not chart. His Welcome Back (John Sebastian album), next album which featured "Welcome Back (John Sebastian song ...

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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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Bossa Nova Jazz Samba ''Bossa Nova Jazz Samba'' is an album by saxophonist Bud Shank and pianist Clare Fischer released on the Pacific Jazz Records, Pacific Jazz label, and is in the genre of bossa nova. Clare Fischer Douglas Clare Fischer (October 22, 1928 – January 26, 2012) was an American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. After graduating from Michigan State University (from which, five decades later, he would receive an honorary doctorate ...

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Joe Pass Joe Pass (born Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalaqua; January 13, 1929 – May 23, 1994) was an American jazz guitarist. Pass is well known for his work stemming from numerous collaborations with pianist Oscar Peterson and vocalist Ella Fitzgerald, an ...

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Ravi Shankar Ravi Shankar (; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, sometimes spelled as Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury; 7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012) was an Indian sitarist and composer. A sitar virtuoso, he became the world's best-known export of North Ind ...

* ''Charly: Original Soundtrack Recording'' (1968) With

* '' The Capitol Years'' (1990) With

Phil Spector Harvey Phillip Spector (born Harvey Philip Spector; December 26, 1939January 16, 2021) was an American record producer and songwriter, best known for his innovative recording practices and entrepreneurship in the 1960s, followed decades later by ...

* '' Back to Mono (1958–1969)'' With

Art Garfunkel Arthur Ira Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) is an American singer, poet, and actor. He is best known for his partnership with Paul Simon in the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. Highlights of Garfunkel's solo music career include one top-10 ...

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Angel Clare ''Angel Clare'', the debut solo studio album by Art Garfunkel, released on September 11, 1973, is his highest-charting solo album, peaking at No. 5. It includes his only Top 10 hit in the US as a solo artist, "All I Know", which peaked at No. 9 ...

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Barbra Streisand Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers List ...

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Paul Winter Paul Winter (born August 31, 1939) is an American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. He is a pioneer of world music and earth music, which interweaves the voices of the wild with instrumental voices from classical, jazz and world music. The ...

* ''Icarus'' (1972)

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