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Beryl Booker (June 7, 1922 – September 30, 1978) was an American swing pianist. She was born in Philadelphia . Career. Booker performed with Slam Stewart 's trio in 1946, and played intermittently with him until 1951. She was Dinah Washington accompanist for a period.
26 de abr. de 2022 · Swing pianist Beryl Booker (1922 -1978) should have become a household name. But despite an early career highlighted by many recordings and gigs with top jazz talent, her star fell without gaining the recognition she deserved. Here's her story.
7 de mar. de 2018 · Raised in the mecca of African-American artistic expression in Philadelphia in the 1920's, Beryl Booker was a pianist prodigy who never learned to read music. After landing her first professional gig with Slam Stewart's trio in 1945, she recorded half-a-dozen excellent albums under her own moniker, many of which she performs lead ...
A fine swing pianist who gained some attention in the 1950s, Beryl Booker largely dropped out of music by the early '60s. She was self-taught and never learned to read music. Booker's first major job… Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1940s - 1950s. Born. June 7, 1922 in Philadelphia, PA. Died. September 30, 1978 in Berkeley, CA. Genre.
5 de feb. de 2014 · Among the best was Beryl Booker—a self-taught pianist and singer who today is largely unknown or has been forgotten. Booker played with a large number of male jazz stars in the late 1940s and early 1950s and led her own small groups. Her discography runs from 1946 to 1954, gigging extensively through 1959 and disappearing until the ...
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Beryl Booker. American jazz pianist and vocalist. She worked with : Slam Stewart, Chuck Wayne, Miles Davis, Clyde Lombardi, Connie Kay, Dinah Washington, Don Byas and others. Born : June 07, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died : September 30, 1978 in Berkeley, California.
