RED NORVO
Cool Jazz / Bop / Swing • United States
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Red Norvo born as Kenneth Norville, on 31 March 31 1908, Beardstown Illinois and he died on April 6 1999 at Santa Monica California. He was a Xylophonist, vibraphonist and a bandleader. Norvo was not only first to make a jazz instrument of the xylophone, but also an unusually adventurous musician, one of those who realized that the 'swing band' was an ensemble for which good music could be written.
In 1949, trying to find work near home on the West Coast more easily than he could with a larger group, Norvo formed a trio with the novel combination of vibes, guitar, and bass. When the original guitarist and bassist quit (Mundell Lowe and Red Kelly), he brought in two previously little-known players. Tal Farlow became one of the most important of the post-War generation of guitarists, in part because the demands of the trio led him to explore new
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Hi-Five
Cool Jazz
1957
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Norvo
Cool Jazz
1983
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