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Arthur "Art" Mardigan (actually Arthur Mardigian ,) (* 12. February 1923 in Detroit , † 6. June 1977 in Detroit) was an American jazz - drummer .

Mardigan played at the beginning of his career with Tommy Reynolds (1942) and after completing his military service with Georgie Auld (1944). For the next few years he worked in New York City with Dexter Gordon , Charlie Parker , Allen Eager , Elliot Lawrence and Kai Winding . In 1952 he was a member of Woody Herman and His Orchestra ; In 1954 he played with Pete Rugolo and Jimmy Raney . He also led a sextet, which Al Cohn belonged to. From 1955 Mardigan was again active in Detroit and played in the house band of the Blue Bird Inn . In the 1970s he went on tour with Stan Getz . He was also involved in recordings by Getz, Nick Travis , Jimmy Rowles , Bill De Arango , Wardell Gray , Sarah Vaughan , Fats Navarro and Jack Brokensha (1963).

Lexical entries

Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1988.
Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette . 2nd Edition. Penguin, London 1994, ISBN 0-14-017949-6 .
Richard Cook, Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .

personal data
SURNAME	Mardigan, Art
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Mardigan, Arthur (full Americanized name); Mardigian, Arthur (original name of Armenian origin)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz drummer
DATE OF BIRTH	February 12, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH	Detroit
DATE OF DEATH	June 6, 1977
Place of death	Detroit