Tommy LiPuma
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Tommy LiPuma (July 5, 1936 – March 13, 2017) was an American music producer. His productions received 33 Grammy nominations, five Grammy wins, and sold over 75 million albums.[1] LiPuma worked with many musicians, including Barbra Streisand, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, George Benson, Phil Upchurch, Al Jarreau, Anita Baker, Natalie Cole, Gábor Szabó, Claudine Longet, Dave Mason, the Yellowjackets, the Sandpipers, Michael Franks, Diana Krall, Paul McCartney, Ben Sidran, The Crusaders, Joe Sample, Randy Crawford and Dr. John. In 2020, his biography, The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma, written by Ben Sidran and published by Nardis Books, was named "the music biography of the year" by The New York City Jazz Record.[2]
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Birth name | Thomas LiPuma |
Born | (1936-07-05)July 5, 1936 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | March 13, 2017(2017-03-13) (aged 80) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz, rhythm and blues |
Occupation(s) | Record producer |
Years active | 1960s–2017 |
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