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Ozzie Cadena Biography, Photos, Pictures

Ozzie Cadena
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Genre: Jazz

A lifelong friend of jazz, Ozzie Cadena was a key employee at Savoy during the second half of the 1950s, working as A&R head and producing many jazz sessions with some of the top hard bop players of the era

Ozzie Nelson Biography, Photos, Pictures

Ozzie Nelson
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Genre: Jazz

Okay, anyone under the age of 60 at the end of the twentieth century may laugh at the notion of Ricky Nelson’s dad getting a musical entry of his own The fact is, however, that during the 1930’s, Ozzie Nelson led what was one of the most popular swing and dance bands in the New York area—a part of the country that, in those days, represented close to 15% of the population of the United States, and the heart of the broadcasting and entertainment worlds, apart from movies

Ode for Joe
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Genre: Jazz

The Belgium post-bop combo Ode for Joe was formed in the late ’90s by guitarist Peter Hertmans, tenor saxophonist Jeroen Van Herzeele, bass player Sal La Rocca, and drummer Jan De Haas to pay tribute to the music of tenor sax great Joe Henderson

Odean Pope
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Genre: Jazz

A fiery and often intense tenor saxophonist, Odean Pope was an important member of Max Roach’s quartet beginning in 1979 Pope grew up in Philadelphia, took some important musical lessons from Ray Bryant, and had short associations with organist Jimmy McGriff and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers

Odell Brown
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Genre: Jazz

An organist who played in the soul jazz and blues style and recorded for Cadet and Paula in the late ’60s and mid-’70s but didn’t make much impact ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide