Calvin Keys (February 6, 1942 – April 14, 2024) was an American jazz guitarist, known for the several albums he released for Black Jazz Records.
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Keys performed and recorded with
Ray Charles
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Ahmad Jamal
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John Handy
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Bobby Hutcherson
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Eddie Marshall
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Pharoah Sanders
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Joe Henderson
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and Leon Williams.
Keys died from a stroke in
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(Lifeforce Jazz, 1992
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Ive or IVE may refer to:
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* Ive (group), a South Korean girl group
* I've Sound (aka "I've"), a Japanese musical group
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* Ive (given name), a Croatian and Slovenian given name
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Ahmad Jamal
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* '' Recorded Live at Oil Can Harry's'' (Catalyst, 1976)
* ''Steppin Out with a Dream'' (20th Century Fox, 1976)
* ''One'' (20th Century Fox, 1978)
* '' Night Song'' (Motown, 1980)
* ''Live in Paris 1996'' (Birdology/Dreyfus, 1999)
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Gene Russell
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, ''Talk to My Lady'' (Black Jazz, 1973)
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Billy Brooks
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, ''Windows of the Mind'' (Crossover, 1974)
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Doug Carn
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James Newton Howard
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