(1915-07-10)July 10, 1915 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died
July 27, 1977(1977-07-27) (aged 62) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Jazz
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Piano, Hammond B3 organ[1]
Years active
1930s–1975
Musical artist
Milton Brent Buckner (July 10, 1915 – July 27, 1977)[2] was an American jazz pianist and organist, who in the early 1950s popularized the Hammond organ.[3] He pioneered the parallel chords style[4] that influenced Red Garland, George Shearing, Bill Evans, and Oscar Peterson. Buckner's brother, Ted Buckner, was a jazz saxophonist.
^[1] Archived July 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 359. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
^Arwulf Arwulf, Milt Buckner biography, All Music.
^Feather, Leonard, & Ira Gitler (2007). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press.
drummer George Robinson fostered Milt and reedplayer Fred Kewley (né Fred Cecil Kewley; 1889–1953) fostered Ted. Buckner studied piano for three years from...
spent the next thirty years with him. In the 1940s he also recorded with MiltBuckner, Arnett Cobb, Herbie Fields, and others, and worked with Billy Williams...
for Decca on May 26, 1942, in a new arrangement by Hampton's pianist MiltBuckner. The 78 RPM disc became successful enough for Hampton to record "Flyin'...
Guy Buckner (December 14, 1913, St. Louis, Missouri - April 12, 1976, Detroit, Michigan) was an American jazz saxophonist. He was the brother of Milt Buckner...
extended musical ideas using block chords, a technique also favored by MiltBuckner, George Shearing, Oscar Peterson, and other jazz pianists. That combined...
From 1952, he worked with George Shearing, Charlie Parker, Joe Roland, MiltBuckner, Johnny Glasel, Lenny Hambro, Aaron Sachs, and Bobby Scott. He recorded...
and Roy Haynes on drums. A March 1953 club date with Parker and the MiltBuckner Trio produced one track, "Groovin' High". The final May gig with Parker...
Basie Pat Bianchi Judy Blair Carla Bley André Brasseur Gary Brunotte MiltBuckner Doug Carn Mike Carr Brian Charette Ray Charles Clifton "Jiggs" Chase...
and family. He was given the opportunity to play with Charles Mingus, MiltBuckner, and Fats Navarro, but not the opportunity he hoped for, and he returned...
Basie and Red Garland. Shearing said he was first exposed to it through MiltBuckner, the pianist for Lionel Hampton and the musician considered the originator...
included Phil Moore, Lucky Millinder (1945), Cab Calloway (1947–49), MiltBuckner, and Count Basie (1951). Letman did extensive work as a studio musician...
Hampton and musicians from his band, including Joe Morris (trumpet) and MiltBuckner (piano). Both that record and its follow-up, "Salty Papa Blues", made...
(Prestige) 1960: Ballads by Cobb (Moodsville) 1973: Again with MiltBuckner, with MiltBuckner, Clarence Brown and Michael Silva (Black & Blue) 1974: Arnett...
he recorded with the MiltBuckner Orchestra backing Wynonie Harris, and in 1952-3 he was playing and recording with MiltBuckner's Organ Trio. He left...
And Blue 33.082) 1974 Illinois Jacquet With Milt And Jo (Disques Black And Blue 33.070) – with MiltBuckner, Jo Jones -note: reissued on CD as Bottoms...
piano technique is also known as "locked hands" and the jazz organist MiltBuckner is generally credited with inventing it. In Shearing's later career he...
Brown. Omnibus Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-857-12032-8. All About Jazz. "MiltBuckner @ All About Jazz". Musicians.allaboutjazz.com. Archived from the original...
Be Angry! (Savoy, 1984) Oscar Brown Jr., Sin & Soul (Columbia, 1960) MiltBuckner, Rockin' Hammond (Capitol, 1956) Solomon Burke, If You Need Me (Atlantic...
Spot (Regent, 1957) Charles Brown, Ballads My Way (Mainstream, 1965) MiltBuckner, Mighty High (Argo, 1960) Vinnie Burke, Vinnie Burke's String Jazz Quartet...
1942, then played with Lionel Hampton from 1943 to 1946. He worked with MiltBuckner in 1950, then returned to duty under Hampton in 1951, remaining with...
Burrell Trio, Coleman Hawkins, Lee Konitz, Roy Eldridge, Michel Legrand, MiltBuckner, Jay McShann and Quincy Jones in the 1960s and 1970s. From 1967 to 1970...
then played in the early 1950s with Joe Holiday, Roy Eldridge, and MiltBuckner. In 1955, he joined Duke Ellington's orchestra and remained until 1966...
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