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Best, Denzil

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Personal name headingBest, Denzil
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Variant(s)Best, Densil
Denzil
Best, Denzie
Best, Denzel
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1917-04-27
Death date1965-05-24
Place of birthNew York (N.Y.)
Place of deathNew York (N.Y.)
AffiliationGeorge Shearing Quintet
Profession or occupationDrummers (Musicians) Composers Jazz musicians Percussionists
Found inGarner, E. Concert by the sea [SR] 1956: container (Denzil Best, drums)
Hawkins, C. Coleman Hawkins jazz concert [SR] 1962: labels (Densil Best)
Carr, I. Jazz, 1988 (Best, Denzil DeCosta; b. 4-27-17, New York City; d. 5-24-65)
In the beginning the bop [SR] p1992: container (Denzil)
Byas, D. All star jazz [SR] [195-]: container (Denzie Best, drums)
African American National Biography, accessed December 11, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Best, Denzil de Costa; composer / arranger, jazz musician, percussionist; born 27April 1917 in New York, New York, United States; became associated with bop musicians, including Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke, and Joe Guy (late 1930's); recorded with saxophonist Ben Webster (1943); played drums on recordings with Coleman Hawkins, Illinois Jacquet, Charlie Shavers, Clyde Hart, and Mary Lou Williams (1944); co-leader on quartet recordings with Webster before joining bassist Chubby Jackson (1947); recorded with Buck Clayton, Teddy Wilson, Shavers, Jimmy Jones, Stuff Smith, and Jack Teagarden (1950's); played with the George Shearing quintet (1949-1952); worked with Erroll Garner (1955-1956), recording on album Concert by the Sea; died 25 March 1965 in New York, New York, United States)
Monk, T. Fred Hersch plays Monk, 1998: insert (by Denzel Best)
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