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Denny Zeitlin Denny (*1938 in Chicago, IL) is a jazz pianist and physician. Denny's parents both played the piano; he began playing at the age of two and took music lessons from 1944 to 1952. He studied with Billy Taylor and George Russell, among others. In 1960, he toured Europe with Oscar Pettiford. He financed his medical studies at Johns Hopkins University through his jazz activities. In 1963, he made his recording debut on the LP Flute Fever by flautist Jeremy Steig. After receiving his doctorate in 1964, he worked as a psychiatrist at a mental hospital in San Francisco. In 1964, he also played with his own trio, which included Charlie Haden and Jerry Granelli, and in 1965 he performed at the Newport Jazz Festival and the Monterey Jazz Festival. From 1968 onwards, he performed in a fusion context. From the late 1960s to the mid-1970s, he withdrew from public life.   In 1978, he wrote the soundtrack for Philip Kaufman's science fiction drama "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" with Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, and Leonard Nimoy; he also composed music for Sesame Street. Since then, he has performed as a jazz musician primarily on the West Coast of the USA, for example in a trio with Peter Donald. He has also played with Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, David Grisman, Paul Winter, Joe Henderson, and Buster Williams. His style lies between Bill Evans, who adopted his composition "Quiet Now," Lennie Tristano, and Bud Powell.   Denny teaches as a psychiatrist at the University of California. He combines his diverse interests with his presentation "Unlocking the Creative Impulse: the Psychology of Improvisation," which he also toured in Europe.   from Wikipedia

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homepage:	www.dennyzeitlin.com
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The Name Of This Terrain Now-Again Records NA 5227 recorded November 1969 in San Francisco, CA/USA

Denny Zeitlin, Farfisa organ, piano, clavinet, melodica, tambourine, vocals Mel Graves, synthesizer, bass George Marsh, drums, percussion

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