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Dick Hyman

p, *1927 US, New York City
Musician / Composer / Arranger of Jazz and Pop
A.k.a. Richard R. Hyman David Harkness David Helman Godfrey Malcolm J. Gaines Jack Schwartz (4) Kalua Beach Boys Kid C. Mynah Knuckles O'Toole Nero Young (2) Richard Lowman Richard Wayne Rip Chord Rod Gregory Serge Sputnick Slugger Ryan Stanley Sokol Stomp Kelley The Organ Masters The Sons Of Paradise

Born : March 08, 1927 in New York City, New York. Dick Hyman studied at Columbia University and played with some of the greatest Jazz musicians like Teddy Wilson, Red Norvo, and Benny Goodman. Hyman did different recordings under different nicknames and in 1966 recorded a cover of "Moritat" on harpsichord with his trio which sold over a million copies. During late '60s he investigated the earliest periods of Jazz and Ragtime and researched and recorded the music of some of the first early Jazz figures. Hyman experimented with various keyboard instruments, including Baldwin and Lowrey organs. In the late 60's he recorded a series of Avant-Garde albums using a Minimoog synthesizer focused in the instrument. He recorded some of the most apreciated albums from the Space Age Pop. Hyman has also worked for TV, scoring film soundtracks for Woody Allen, and as a Jazz pianist and organist. Died: February 5, 2014, New York, United States

Instruments

• Piano
• Organ
• Harpsichord

Genres

• Jazz
• Pop
• Soundtrack
• World
• Folk

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