Some great piano playing now !!.....First time I've heard of Jan August definatly joining my Fav's along with Andre Previn & Peter Nero !!
Jan August (born Jan Auggustoff; 24 September 1904 in New York City – 9 January 1976 in New York City) was an American pianist and xylophonist. He had a hit with his version of "Misirlou" in 1947 with Carl Frederick Tandberg.
August was self-taught, started his career playing in the Greenwich Village clubs as a teenager. Later played with Paul Whiteman.
In the early 1950s he was recording on Mercury; one notable Mercury side is a swinging and thoughtful arrangement of "Hot Lips". Later LP albums demonstrated a shift away from August's distinctive earlier style, toward the semi-satirical "honky-tonk" style of the late 50s personified by such artists as Joe "Fingers" Carr.
1. Babalu.
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