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Lafayette Gilchrist is a jazz-inspired pianist born in Washington, DC, and now based in Baltimore. He has worked with saxophonist David Murray in his Octet, and has recorded five albums under his own leadership between 2001 and 2008, of which the last, "Soul Progressin," won Best Jazz Album in the 2009 Independent Music Awards. His music has also been used in the television series "The Wire." He currently leads the group "Lafayette Gilchrist and the New Volcanoes." .

Faye Adams (née en 1925), de son vrai nom Faye Tuell, est une chanteuse américaine de rhythm and blues, né à Newark, dans le New Jersey. Carrière Faye Tuell reçoit une formation de chanteuse de gospel au sein de sa famille. Elle est membre avec ses sœurs des Tuell Sisters qui participent régulièrement à des émissions de radio. Au début des années 1950, Faye Tuell s’est dirigé vers le rhythm and blues. Elle est remarqué par Ruth Brown qui lui permet de signer un contrat avec Atlantic Records qui pourtant ne débouche pas sur une vraie carrière. Faye Tuell désormais...

Lafayette Leake (June 1, 1919 - August 14, 1990) was a blues and jazz pianist, organist, vocalist and composer who played for Chess Records as a session musician, and as a member of the Big Three Trio, during the formative years of Chicago blues. He played piano on many of Chuck Berry's recordings. Leake was born in Winona, Missouri in 1920.[1] Information about his early years is sparse,[2] but in the early 1950s he joined the Big Three Trio (replacing Leonard "Baby Doo" Caston) and began his association with Chess Records,[3] where he worked closely with bassist, producer and songwriter...