Tadd Dameron

American musician and composer
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Also known as: Tadley Ewing Dameron
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Byname of:
Tadley Ewing Dameron
Born:
February 21, 1917, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died:
March 8, 1965, New York, New York (aged 48)

Tadd Dameron (born February 21, 1917, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.—died March 8, 1965, New York, New York) was an American jazz pianist, arranger, composer, and bandleader, especially noted during the bop era for the melodic beauty and warmth of the songs he composed. Dameron was initially known as an arranger and composer for big bands, in particular for Harlan Leonard and His Rockets in the early 1940s. Dizzy Gillespie introduced some of his finest songs, including “Good Bait” and “Our Delight”; Gillespie also premiered his extended orchestral work Soulphony at Carnegie Hall in 1948. The small groups Dameron led on the ...(100 of 204 words)