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Errol Parker

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359:, 2007, p. 514: "PARKER, ERROL (Raphael Schecroun), dms, pno, comp, arr; b. Oran, Algeria, 10/30/25; d. NYC, 7/2/98. Mother was classical pnst., daughter, Elodie Lauten, a comp. Began on African dms. at age 6, pno. at 14. As Ralph Schecroun, he pl. .. Changed name to Errol Parker '60 in order to avoid litigation while simultaneously rec. as leader for two different labels." 390:
biographical service, Vol. 29, 1998, p. 1036: "Mr. Parker was born Raphel Schecroun in Oran, Algeria, which was then French. He fought in the French Army in World War II, and in Paris he studied sculpture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. A self-taught pianist, he played with Django Reinhardt while in
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In America he started a second career as a record producer, but unable to find a suitable drummer he started to perform as a jazz drummer (which was not affected by his shoulder injury). He died of
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In 1964, Parker wrote the song "Lorre", which became a hit in France, and opened his own jazz club "Le Ladybird" on
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Paris in his mid-20s and later played with James Moody, Don Byas and Kenny Clarke. In 1964 he wrote the song
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Following a serious car accident that impaired his playing, Parker emigrated to
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a classical-jazz piece that became a hit in France."
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Index

Oran
French Algeria
Paris
New York City
New York
Jazz
Piano
Django Reinhardt
James Moody
Don Byas
Kenny Clarke
Oran
French Algeria
Erroll Garner
Charlie Parker
Rue de la Huchette
New York City
liver cancer
New York City
Elodie Lauten


"An Original Voice in Conformist Times" (obituary from The Scotsman)
"Errol Parker ne fait plus jazzer. Le pianiste de «Lorre» est mort à New York à 72 ans"
Errol Parker scores, 1982-1990s
Categories
1925 births
1998 deaths
Deaths from liver cancer in New York (state)
French expatriates in the United States

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