Pearson, Duke

Duke Pearson was an important pianist, composer, arranger and producer during the 1960s and 1970s. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1932 and played trumpet as well as piano with many local groups. After attending Clark College, he toured with Tab Smith and Little Willie John before he moved to New York City in January of 1959. Donald Byrd heard him, and soon was the leader of Pearson's first recording session. Shortly thereafter Pearson was playing with the Benny Golson-Art Farmer Jazztet. He became the musical director for Nancy Wilson, as well as continuing to tour and record with Donald Byrd.

In 1963, Blue Note Records producer and musical director Ike Quebec passed away, and Pearson became the label's A&R director, as well as made albums of his own. Grant Green, Stanley Turrentine, Johnny Coles, Blue Mitchell, Hank Mobley, Bobby Hutcherson, Lee Morgan and Lou Donaldson all benefited from his arranging and producing skills.

Albums that Pearson recorded under his own name ranged in instrumentation from trios to quintets, sextets and octets to choral ensembles. Pearson and Byrd co-led a big band in 1967, and eventually Pearson took over sole leadership. Even though the Pearson band shared some of the same musicians with the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis band, Pearson's ensemble had its own identity. The ensemble worked quite a few gigs in New York over a three year period and wound up recording two albums for Blue Note. The band not only featured Pearson's music; other composers such as Frank Foster contributed to the book as well. Pearson's association with Blue Note ended when co-founder Alfred Lion died in 1971. He moved to Atlanta to teach at Clark College, toured with Carmen McRae and Joe Williams, and reformed his big band.

He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and died in Atlanta, Georgia in 1980.

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DUKE PEARSON BIG BAND JAZZ LINES PUBLICATIONS SERIES: SET OF EIGHT ARRANGEMENTS

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DUKE PEARSON JAZZ LINES PUBLICATIONS COMBO CHARTS: COMPLETE 21 ARRANGEMENT MEGASET

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DUKE PEARSON SWEET HONEY BEE COMBO CHARTS SIX ARRANGEMENT COMPLETE SET

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DUKE PEARSON THE RIGHT TOUCH COMPLETE SIX ARRANGEMENT SET

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DUKE PEARSON WAHOO! SEXTET CHARTS FOUR ARRANGEMENT COMPLETE SET

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