Carl Burnett

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Carl Michael Burnett (born February 20, 1941 in Camden , Arkansas ) is an American jazz and funk musician ( drums ).

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Burnett began playing the trumpet and clarinet at the age of eight ; only a few years later he switched to drums and vibraphone . Sam Browne tutored him while attending Jefferson High School in Los Angeles; During this time he and his classmate Roy Ayers founded a Latin jazz band that performed regionally. In the next few years he took lessons from Donald Dean .

He began his career as a professional musician in 1960 with George Morrow , with whose group he performed at the International Hotel until 1963 . Between 1963 and 1967 he was part of Cal Tjader's band . He was also involved in recordings by Vince Guaraldi and accompanied Marvin Gaye . Between 1968 and 1973 he worked at The Three Sounds with Gene Harris to accompany Freddie Hubbard from 1973 . In the last years of Art Pepper's life he was part of his band. In 1979 he also recorded the album Nexus for Arista with John Klemmer and Bob Magnusson . In 1980 he and his quintet released his only album under his own name on Discovery . From 1983 to 1993 he worked with Horace Silver . He can also be heard on albums by Leroy Vinnegar , Kenny Burrell , Carl Perkins , Eddie Harris , Milcho Leviev , Jack Sheldon , Lorez Alexandria , Sonny Stitt and Bill Watrous .

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SURNAME Burnett, Carl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Burnett, Carl Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz and funk musician (drums)
DATE OF BIRTH February 20, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Camden , Arkansas