Beryl Booker

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Beryl Booker was an American jazz pianist and composer known for her swinging style and collaborations with prominent bebop and swing musicians in the mid-20th century.

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instanceOf composer
human
jazz musician
activeYearsEnd 1960s
activeYearsStart 1940s
basedIn Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
collaboratedWith Bonnie Wetzel NERFINISHED
Dinah Washington NERFINISHED
Dinah Washington Trio NERFINISHED
Don Byas NERFINISHED
Earl Bostic NERFINISHED
Elaine Leighton NERFINISHED
Erroll Garner NERFINISHED
Miles Davis NERFINISHED
Pauline Braddy NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1922-06-07
dateOfDeath 1978-09-30
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
genre bebop
jazz
swing music
instrument piano
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Beryl Booker Quintet NERFINISHED
Beryl Booker Trio NERFINISHED
movement bebop
swing
notableFor collaborations with bebop and swing musicians in the mid-20th century
notableWork "Beryl Booker Trio" (album) NERFINISHED
"The Beryl Booker Trio" (1954 recordings) NERFINISHED
Beryl Booker Trio NERFINISHED
occupation composer
jazz pianist
partOf American jazz scene of the 1940s and 1950s
performedWith all-female jazz groups
placeOfBirth Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
recordLabel Columbia Records
Discovery Records NERFINISHED
EmArcy Records NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
style swinging piano style

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Beryl hasNotableBearer Beryl Booker