Marian McPartland

piano · Slough

Born Marian Turner in Slough, England, she met cornetist Jimmy McPartland during World War II and in the 1950s led a trio with Joe Morello, notably at the Hickory House on 52nd Street. She hosted the show Piano Jazz on NPR from 1978 to 2011.

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Styles

• Cool (Birth of the Cool)
• Swing, big bands

Landmark tracks

• Tickle Toe (1954)
• Ambiance (1970)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Mar 20, 2023: Marian McPartland, confession pianiste (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

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