Joe Albany's lyrics & chords

Joe Albany (January 24, 1924 – January 12, 1988) was a jazz pianist. It is remarked on his being among the few white pianists to have played bebop with Charlie Parker. He is considered an important figure in jazz, having been one of the early bop pianists. Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, he had studied piano as a child and by 1943 he was working on the West Coast in Benny Carter's orchestra. In 1946, he was playing with the likes of Parker and Miles Davis. He continued for a few years afterward and appeared on a Warne Marsh album in 1958,...read more