Victor Feldman

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Victor Feldman

Victor Stanley Feldman (born April 7, 1934 in London , † May 12, 1987 in Los Angeles ) was an English jazz musician (vibraphonist, pianist and drummer).

Feldman was a musical “ child prodigy ”. He began performing professionally as a pianist at the age of seven, played in Glenn Miller's Army Air Force Band at the age of ten , attended courses at the Royal College of Music and made his debut as a bandleader at fourteen. During the 1950s he recorded numerous albums as a vibraphonist a. a. for the Esquire and Tempo labels .

After a tour with Woody Herman, he moved to the USA in 1957, where he worked with Howard Rumsey . Since the late 1950s, he has mainly worked as a studio musician. In September 1959 he appeared with Shelly Manne & His Men in jazz club the Black Hawk , heard on Shelly Manne & His Men at The Black Hawk .

He worked for six months with Cannonball Adderley's quintet from 1960-61 , then with Stan Getz, and in 1963 recorded the album Seven Steps to Heaven with Miles Davis . Feldman then concentrated on studio work; he cooperated with musicians as diverse as Frank Zappa , Steely Dan and Joni Mitchell (about 1976 on the album Hejira ). In the 1980s he led a crossover band ( Generation Band ), in which his son Trevor Feldman also played.

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SURNAME Feldman, Victor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Feldman, Victor Stanley
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH April 7, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH May 12, 1987
Place of death los Angeles