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Herbie Nichols ( Herbert Horatio Nichols, Nueva York, 3 de enero de 1919 - 14 de abril de 1963) fue un compositor y pianista de jazz, norteamericano. Historial. Aprendió a tocar el piano clásico (su padre le prohibió tocar jazz ). Sin embargo, en 1937 se incorpora a un grupo llamado "Royal Baron Orchestra", donde conoce a George Duvivier.
Herbert Horatio Nichols (January 3, 1919 – April 12, 1963) was an American jazz pianist and composer who wrote the jazz standard "Lady Sings the Blues". Obscure during his lifetime, he is now highly regarded by many musicians and critics.
One of jazz’s most tragically overlooked geniuses, Herbie Nichols was a highly original piano stylist and a composer of tremendous imagination and eclecticism. He wasn’t known widely enough to exert much influence in either department, but his music eventually attracted a rabid cult following, though not quite the wide exposure it deserved.
25 de jun. de 2012 · Herbie Nichols es un músico fascinante, transición entre lo clásico y lo moderno, post-bop y pre-Monk. Tiene un pie en el pasado y otro en el futuro, y aunque hablemos en presente, y aunque aún no hayamos asimilado del todo su trabajo, ya hace casi cincuenta años que murió.
21 de sept. de 2021 · Herbie Nichols is a perennially neglected jazz pianist and composer. He recorded less than half of his 170 compositions on three classic trio albums for Blue Note and one for Bethlehem before dying of leukemia at the age of 43 in 1963. He is often compared to Thelonious Monk, and his piano playing and compositions certainly do have ...
8 de abr. de 2024 · Herbie Nichols (born January 3, 1919, New York City, New York, U.S.—died April 12, 1963, New York City) was an American jazz pianist and composer whose advanced bop-era concepts of rhythm, harmony, and form predicted aspects of free jazz.
Talented yet overlooked jazz pianist who played everything from Dixieland to bop to free jazz. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1930s - 1960s. Born. January 3, 1919 in New York, NY. Died. April 12, 1963 in New York, NY. Genre. Jazz. Styles. Post-Bop, Bop, Swing, New Orleans Jazz Revival, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz. New Releases.
