Dodo Marmarosa
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Michael "Dodo" Marmarosa was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.
Pianist Dodo Marmosa
Howard McGhee
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Howard McGhee was one of the first American bebop jazz trumpeters, alongside Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro, and Idrees Sulieman. He was known for his fast fingering and high notes. He had an influence
Dodo Marmarosa
…involved in the emerging bebop scene. During his time on the West Coast, he recorded in small groups with leading bebop and swing musicians, including Howard McGhee, Charlie Parker, and Lester Young, as well as leading his own bands. Marmarosa returned to Pittsburgh for health reasons in 1948. He began performing…
McGhee in Rochester, New York, 1976
McGhee (right) and Thelonious Monk, Minton's Playhouse, c. September 1947
(From left) Thelonious Monk, Howard McGhee, Roy Eldridge, Teddy Hill, Minton's Playhouse, New York City, c. September 1947