John Young

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John Young

p, 1922-2008 US
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. John Merritt Young

John Young (born March 16, 1922, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA - died April 16, 2008, Chicago, Illinois, USA) was an American jazz pianist. A longtime fixture of the Chicago bop scene, pianist John Young collaborated with jazz giants ranging from Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald to Dexter Gordon during a career spanning more than six decades. Young continued performing until severe sciatic nerve inflammation forced him to retire in 2005.

Genres

Jazz
Pop
Blues
Latin

Plays With

Frank Foster Sextet

The John Young Trio

Von Freeman Quartet

Bonnie Graham

Al Garner

The Chicago All Stars

Band Members

External Links

Home Page

Wikipedia

Discogs

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