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Leonard Geoffrey Feather (13 September 1914 – 22 September 1994) was a British-born jazz pianist, composer, and producer, who was best known for his music journalism and other writing. [1] Biography. Feather was born in London, England, into an upper middle-class Jewish family.
Leonard Feather (born Sept. 13, 1914, London, Eng.—died Sept. 22, 1994, Encino, Calif., U.S.) was a British-born American jazz journalist, producer, and songwriter whose standard reference work, The Encyclopedia of Jazz, and energetic advocacy placed him among the most influential of jazz critics.
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Learn about the life and career of Leonard Feather, a prominent jazz journalist, critic, and historian. Explore his papers, photographs, and audio/visual materials at the International Jazz Collections (IJC).
Leonard Feather Feather was the son of a strict conformist, upper-class Jewish family. Feather began writing about jazz and film in his teens, and he learned the clarinet and piano without any formal training.
Sep 23, 1994 · Leonard Feather grew up in England and moved to America in 1940. Feather's LA Times column was syndicated around the world. His most important writing was his encylopedia of jazz, an essential...
Sep 22, 1994 · Leonard Feather. The acknowledged dean of American jazz critics, Leonard Feather was also a renowned composer and producer, writing perennials including "Evil Gal Blues," "Blowtop Blues," and "How Blue Can You Get?" as….
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Sep 22, 1994 · Leonard Feather originally did Stompin' at the Savoy, People Will Say We're in Love, The Goof and I, The Daring Young Swedes (On the Flying Trapeze) and other songs. Leonard Feather wrote Blow Top Blues, I Remember Bird and Baby Get Lost.
