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Performer

Stan Levey

Style

Jazz drummer hard bop cool jazz bebop

Country

United States

Listenings: 7
Listeners: 4

Performer description

Adolph Stanley Levey known professionally as Stan Levey was an American jazz drummer. He was known for working with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie in the early development of bebop during the 1940s, and in the next decade had a stint with bandleader Stan Kenton. Levey retired from music in the 1970s to work as a photographer.

Participated in

Charles Persip and The Jazz Statesmen Conte Candoli All Stars Ella Fitzgerald Johnny Hartman Johnny Richards and His Orchestra Nancy Wilson Oscar Peterson The Ben Webster Quintet The Chet Baker & Art Pepper Sextet The Monkees