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Barry Harris

1929 - 2021

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Barry Doyle Harris (December 15, 1929 – December 8, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator. He was an exponent of the bebop style. Influenced by Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell, Harris in turn influenced and mentored bebop musicians including Donald Byrd, Paul Chambers, Curtis Fuller, Joe Henderson, Charles McPherson, and Michael Weiss. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Barry Harris is the 1,434th most popular musician (up from 1,826th in 2019), the 7,450th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,266th in 2019) and the 532nd most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Barry Harris ranks 1,434 out of 3,175. Before him are Bob James, Aynsley Dunbar, Marc-André Hamelin, Beth Gibbons, Gotye, and Steve Di Giorgio. After him are Ralph Siegel, Henry Jackman, Jim Keltner, Ismaël Lô, Ivan Král, and Rudolf Firkušný.

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Among people born in 1929, Barry Harris ranks 377. Before him are Ernesto Grillo, Michael Harner, Aulis Kallakorpi, Patricia Routledge, Júlia Sigmond, and Dilara Aliyeva. After him are Sergio Mantovani, Rafael Chimishkyan, Raymond Bellot, Doina Cornea, Naima Akef, and Villy Sørensen. Among people deceased in 2021, Barry Harris ranks 420. Before him are Jan Jindra, Edward Babiuch, Rafael Albrecht, Issake Dabore, Tamara Rylova, and Indira Nath. After him are Dietmar Lorenz, Margitta Gummel, Uta Ranke-Heinemann, Revaz Gabriadze, Orlando Martínez, and Antoninho.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barry Harris ranks 7,452 out of 20,380. Before him are Aria Giovanni (1977), Steve Di Giorgio (1967), Victor Sen Yung (1914), Dan Ayrault (1935), Pamela Sue Martin (1953), and Muhtar Kent (1952). After him are Lightnin' Hopkins (1912), Mary Beth Hurt (1946), Tazz (1967), Ruth Orkin (1921), Paul Costello (1894), and Arthur Harnden (1924).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Barry Harris ranks 532. Before him are Marty Balin (1942), Herbie Mann (1930), Tim Hardin (1941), Edgar Winter (1946), Bob James (1939), and Steve Di Giorgio (1967). After him are Jim Keltner (1942), Blind Blake (1893), Red Garland (1923), Jimmy Reed (1925), Thad Jones (1923), and Diamanda Galás (1955).

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