Stan Tracey

piano, vibraphone · 1926–2013 · London

British pianist born in Denmark Hill (London), influenced by Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. His suite Under Milk Wood (1965), based on Dylan Thomas, remains his best-known work.

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Styles

• British jazz
• Hard bop
• Modal

Landmark tracks

• Starless and Bible Black (1965)

Sources

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