August 4, 1980(1980-08-04) (aged 47) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S
Genres
Jazz
hard bop
soul jazz
Occupation(s)
Musician
composer
record producer
Instrument(s)
Piano
Years active
1950s–1980
Labels
Blue Note
Atlantic
Musical artist
Columbus Calvin "Duke" Pearson Jr. (August 17, 1932 – August 4, 1980)[1] was an American jazz pianist and composer. Allmusic describes him as having a "big part in shaping the Blue Note label's hard bop direction in the 1960s as a record producer."[2]
^Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1928. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
^Ginell, Richard S. "Duke Pearson | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
Columbus Calvin "Duke" Pearson Jr. (August 17, 1932 – August 4, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Allmusic describes him as having a "big...
tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, pianist DukePearson, bassist Bob Cranshaw and drummer Al Harewood. The album is best known...
4048 and BST 84048 featuring Byrd with Jackie McLean or Hank Mobley, DukePearson, Doug Watkins or Reggie Workman, and Lex Humphries. The Allmusic review...
American jazz pianist and composer DukePearson, released on the Blue Note label in 1967. The woman on the cover was Pearson's fiancee Betty. Allmusic awarded...
package which also featured Elvin Jones, Sonny Fortune, pianists George Duke and Benny Green, bass players Ron Carter, and Rufus Reid, with jazz vocalist...
Byrd's quintet features saxophonist Pepper Adams and rhythm section DukePearson, Laymon Jackson and Lex Humphries. The albums were later reissued as...
outcome of the second recording session with Shorter that was produced by DukePearson. (The first session, Moto Grosso Feio on April 3, 1970, was not issued...
(1960) Goin' Up (1960) Hub Cap (1961) Minor Mishap/Dedication! (Hubbard/DukePearson, 1961) Ready for Freddie (1961) The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (1962)...
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