| LC control no. | n 81095917 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Flanagan, Tommy |
| Variant(s) | フラナガン, トミー |
| Biography/History note | Tommy Flanagan (1930-2001) was a jazz pianist. |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1930-03-16 |
| Death date | 2001-11-16 |
| Place of birth | Detroit (Mich.) |
| Place of death | Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Jazz |
| Affiliation | Tommy Flanagan's trios United States. Army |
| Profession or occupation | Pianists Jazz musicians |
| Special note | Non-Latin script reference not evaluated. |
| Found in | Tommy Flanagan Trio and Sextet. [Phonodisc] 1973. Wess, F. Flute juice [SR] c1982: container (Tommy Flanagan; b. 3/16/30, Detroit) New York Times, Nov. 19, 2001 (Tommy Flanagan, 71, jazz pianist; d. Nov. 16, 2001, Manhattan, N.Y.) Burrell, K. Introducing Kenny Burrell [SR] p2004: container (Tommy Flanagan, piano) insert (トミー・フラナガン) African American National Biography, accessed January 20, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Flanagan, Tommy; pianist, jazz musician; born 16 March 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, United States; served in the army during 1951-1953, was part part of the legacy of great Detroit jazz pianists (1950's); worked with bassist Oscar Pettiford, trombonist J.J.Johnson, Miles Davis, trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison, trombonist Tyree Glenn, tenor-saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, and guitarist Jim Hall (1956-1958); worked as Ella Fitzgerald's accompanist, touring the world (1963, 1968-1978); as leader of trios, featured players as bassists George Mraz and Peter Washington and drummers Al Foster, Kenny Washington, and Lewis Nash; notable interpreter of other artists' songs, especially the music of Billy Strayhorn, Thad Jones, and Thelonious Monk; honors include, the Jazzpar Prize in Denmark (1993); died 16 November 2001) |
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