| LC control no. | nr 90016428 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Best, Denzil |
| Variant(s) | Best, Densil Denzil Best, Denzie Best, Denzel |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1917-04-27 |
| Death date | 1965-05-24 |
| Place of birth | New York (N.Y.) |
| Place of death | New York (N.Y.) |
| Affiliation | George Shearing Quintet |
| Profession or occupation | Drummers (Musicians) Composers Jazz musicians Percussionists |
| Found in | Garner, 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) |
| Invalid LCCN | no 98033446 n 94038973 |
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