Michael "Dodo" Marmarosa, who became an important pianist in bop music, also performed with some of the best-known swing bands in the mid-40s, including those of Artie Shaw and Charlie Barnet. Here he is, taking a decidedly "boppish" turn with Barnet's orchestra, in "The Moose".
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WOW! Just WOW! Gotta love anyone with the nickname of Dodo. It's surprising that it wasn't "fire fingers". I'm adding this to my Bullwinkle collection.
Paco, thanks for the introduction. I love your music lessons.
Deb: I'm still in the process of learning, myself.
I prefer his contemporary Bud Powell. Both their careers were cut short in different ways. The 1940s were a great fertile era of music which became the basis of later decades.
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