Oran "Hot Lips" Page

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Oran "Hot Lips" Page was an influential American jazz trumpeter and vocalist known for his powerful, blues-inflected style and work with leading swing-era bands.

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instanceOf human
jazz trumpeter
activeYearsEnd 1954
activeYearsStart 1920s
associatedWith Artie Shaw NERFINISHED
Bennie Moten Orchestra NERFINISHED
Billie Holiday NERFINISHED
Count Basie NERFINISHED
Lester Young NERFINISHED
Walter Page NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1908-01-27
dateOfDeath 1954-11-05
ethnicity African American
fieldOfWork improvised music
music performance
fullName Oran Thaddeus Page NERFINISHED
genre blues
jazz
swing
givenName Oran NERFINISHED
influenced later swing trumpeters
influencedBy Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED
instrument trumpet
voice
memberOf Bennie Moten Orchestra NERFINISHED
Count Basie-associated bands
movement swing era
nickname Hot Lips Page NERFINISHED
notableFor bridging Kansas City jazz and New York swing scenes
powerful, blues-inflected trumpet style
work in the swing era
notableWork "Blues in My Heart" NERFINISHED
"I Got Rhythm" (recordings as featured soloist) NERFINISHED
"Skippy" NERFINISHED
occupation trumpeter
vocalist
placeOfBirth Dallas, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
recordLabel Decca Records
Vocalion Records NERFINISHED
residence Kansas City, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED
New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
styleCharacteristic strong blues phrasing
use of growls and bends on trumpet
vocalStyle blues shouting

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Bennie Moten Orchestra notableMember Oran "Hot Lips" Page