Clarence Profit
Clarence Profit (June 26, 1912 – October 22, 1944) was a jazz pianist and composer associated with swing. Profit was born in New York, United States. He came from a musical family and began studying piano at the age of three, and he led a ten-piece band in New York City in his teens.
Clarence Profit
- Born
- 1912 · New York City.
- Died
- 1944 · New York City.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- pianist · musician
- Fields
- jazz
- Languages
- English
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Clarence Profit (June 26, 1912 – October 22, 1944) was a jazz pianist and composer associated with swing. Profit was born in New York, United States. He came from a musical family and began studying piano at the age of three, and he led a ten-piece band in New York City in his teens.
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A visit to his grandparents in Antigua resulted in his staying in the Caribbean for five years. He also led a group in Bermuda. He returned to the US and led his own trio, which was noted as "a format which best suited his powerful stride piano style". He co-composed "Lullaby In Rhythm" with Edgar Sampson. He died in New York in October 1944, at the age of 32.
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1912
Clarence Profit born at New York City.
1944
Clarence Profit died at New York City.
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- 1.Colin Larkin. The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Guinness Publishing. 2008. 1992. 0-85112-939-0.
- 2.Standards - Art Tatum | Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic.
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