American jazz pianist
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Birth name | William Osborne Kyle |
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Born | (1914-07-14)July 14, 1914 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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Died | February 23, 1966(1966-02-23) (aged 51) Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. |
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Genres | Jazz |
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Occupation | Musician |
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Instrument | Piano |
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Years active | 1930s–1960s |
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Musical artist
William Osborne Kyle (July 14, 1914 – February 23, 1966) was an American jazz pianist.[1] He is perhaps best known as an accompanist.[2]
Biography
Kyle was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[2] He began playing the piano in school and by the early 1930s worked with Lucky Millinder, Tiny Bradshaw and later the Mills Blue Rhythm Band.[2] In 1938, he joined John Kirby's sextet, but was drafted in 1942.[2] After the war, he worked with Kirby's band briefly and also worked with Sy Oliver.[2] He then spent thirteen years as a member of Louis Armstrong's All-Stars,[2] and performed in the 1956 musical High Society.
A fluent pianist with a light touch, Kyle always worked steadily. He died in Youngstown, Ohio.
Kyle had few opportunities to record as a leader and none during his Armstrong years, some octet and septet sides in 1937, two songs with a quartet in 1939, and outings in 1946 with a trio and an octet.
Discography
As sideman
With others
- Dave Brubeck, Summit Sessions (Columbia, 1971)
- Buck Clayton, Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman (Columbia, 1955)
- Buck Clayton, Jumpin' at the Woodside (Columbia, 1955)
- Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Sings Gershwin (Decca, 1956)
- Al Hibbler, After the Lights Go Down Low (Atlantic, 1957)
- John Kirby, Biggest Little Band in the Land (DJM, 1975)
- Charlie Shavers, The Complete Charlie Shavers with Maxine Sullivan (Bethlehem, 1957)
- Rex Stewart, Rex Stewart and the Ellingtonians (Riverside, 1960)
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