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About
Jazz artist who was called one of the finest solo pianists in the world.
Before Fame
He was inspired to become a jazz pianist after seeing NBC's The Subject is Jazz in 1958.
Trivia
He was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in Music for his solo piano and spoken-word piece The Walt Whitman Suite.
Family Life
He was matching pitches on his older sister's chord organ for melodies he had heard by the time he was four.
Associated With
He was the protégé of jazz pianist Billy Taylor.
