Duke Pearson

Duke Pearson
Duke Pearson
Background information
Birth name	Columbus Calvin Pearson Jr.
Born	August 17, 1932; Atlanta, Georgia, U.S
Died	August 4, 1980 (aged 47); Atlanta, Georgia, U.S
Genres	Jazz; hard bop; soul jazz;
Occupation(s)	Musician; composer; record producer;
Instrument(s)	Piano
Years active	1950s–1980
Labels	Blue Note; Atlantic;

Columbus Calvin "Duke" Pearson Jr. (August 17, 1932 – August 4, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Allmusic describes him as having a "big part in shaping the Blue Note label's hard bop direction in the 1960s as a record producer."

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