Tommy Flanagan
Known for his flawless and tasteful playing, Tommy Flanagan received long overdue recognition for his talents in the 1980s. He played clarinet when he was six and switched to piano five years later. Flanagan was an important part of the fertile Detroit jazz scene (other than 1951-1953 when he was in the Army) until he moved to New York in 1956. He was used for many recordings after his arrival during that era; cut sessions as a leader for New Jazz, Prestige, Savoy, and Moodsville; and worked regularly with Oscar Pettiford, J.J. Johnson (1956-1958), Harry "Sweets" Edison (1959-1960), and Coleman Hawkins (1961). Flanagan was Ella Fitzgerald's regular accompanist during 1963-1965 and 1968-1978, which resulted in him being underrated as a soloist. However, starting in 1975, he began leading a series of superior record sessions and since leaving Fitzgerald, Flanagan has been in demand as the head of his own trio, consistently admired for his swinging and creative bop-based style. Among the many labels he has recorded for since 1975 are Pablo, Enja, Denon, Galaxy, Progressive, Uptown, Timeless, and several European and Japanese companies. For Blue Note, he cut Sunset and Mockingbird in 1998, followed a year later by Samba for Felix. Despite a heart condition, Flanagan continued performing until the end of his life, performing two-week stints at the Village Vanguard twice a year, recording and touring. He died on November 16, 2001, in Manhattan from an arterial aneurysm.
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Lady Be Good... For Ella
Jazz - Released by Groovin'High Records on 5 Mar 1994
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Sunset And The Mockingbird
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on 1 Jan 1998
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Flanagan's Shenanigans
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Storyville on 20 Mar 2000
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A Little Pleasure
J.R. Monterose, Tommy Flanagan
Jazz - Released by Reservoir Music on 1 Jan 1989
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Lucky Is Back!
Lucky Thompson, Tommy Flanagan
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 11 Nov 2011
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Coleman Hawkins All Stars + At Ease with Coleman Hawkins + Night Hawk
Coleman Hawkins, Tommy Flanagan
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 14 Jun 2012
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Complete Original Recordings
Jazz - Released by Plenty Jazz Records on 3 Mar 2015
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Wisteria
Jimmy Raney Trio, Tommy Flanagan, George Mraz
Jazz - Released by Criss Cross Jazz on 30 Dec 1985
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The Cats
Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, Idrees Sulieman
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 25 Mar 2023
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Live in Marciac 1993 (Live)
Jazz - Released by Groovin'High Records on 1 Jan 1993
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The Magnificent Tommy Flanagan
Jazz - Released by Progressive on 9 Jan 2014
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Little Rock
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Impressions on 1 Jan 1961
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Jazzmen: Detroit (Album of 1956)
Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Pepper Adams, Paul Chambers, Kenny Clarke
Jazz - Released by Jazz Classics on 30 Nov 2019
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Live in Mariac 1993 (Live In Marciac 1993)
Jazz - Released by Now Forward Music on 27 Oct 2009
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Motor City Scene
Jazz - Released by Lone Hill Jazz on 1 Jan 2004
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Home Cooking
Nisse Sandstrom, Tommy Flanagan, Red Mitchell
Jazz - Released by Phontastic on 15 Oct 1992
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