Joe Albany
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About
Modern jazz artist who struggled with a heroin addiction during the 1950s and 1960s, only to rebound in the 1970s.
Before Fame
He began working with Benny Carter's orchestra around 1943.
Trivia
He collaborated with Warne Marshon the album The Right Combination from 1957.
Family Life
He was married many times during the 1950s and 1960s, but none of them were successful. His daughter Amy Jo wrote a memoir of her childhood with him.
Associated With
He performed bebop with Charlie Parker, becoming one of the only white pianists to do so.