Rahn Burton
Rahn Burton (also Ron Burton ; born February 10, 1934 in Louisville / Kentucky , † January 25, 2013 in New York City ) was an American jazz pianist .
Burton had his first professional jobs as a musician in his hometown, u. a. with Tommy Walker and Edgar "Eggeye" Brooks. His actual musical career began in 1953 with Rahsaan Roland Kirk , with whom he toured the Midwest for six years . In 1960 he came to New York, where he initially worked as a freelance musician; then he played in the band of Chris Powell in Syracuse (New York) in 1960/61 , then he was organist in the band of George Adams . After engagements in New York, Syracuse and Louisville, he worked with Sirone in Atlanta .
From the late 1960s to the mid 1970s he was again musical partner of Kirk, with whom he recorded several albums. In the early 1970s, he founded his own group, African-American Connection . In a trio with Walter Booker and Jimmy Cobb , he released the album The Poem in 1992 on DIW Records . He released a solo album entitled On Green Dolphin Street . As a sideman, Burton continued to work with musicians such as Michael Carvin , Stanley Turrentine , Leon Thomas , Carlos Garnett , Hannibal Marvin Peterson , Charlie Rouse , Beaver Harris , Massimo Urbani and Nicolas Simion .
Stylistically, Burton says he is influenced by pianists ranging from Erroll Garner , Bud Powell to Andrew Hill .
Lexical entry
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, Oxford et al. 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
Web links
- Literature by and about Rahn Burton in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography at AllMusic (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burton, Rahn |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burton, Ron |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Louisville (Kentucky) |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 25, 2013 |
| Place of death | New York City |