Oran "Hot Lips" Page

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Oran "Hot Lips" Page was an influential American jazz trumpeter and vocalist known for his powerful, blues-inflected style and work with leading swing-era bands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
jazz trumpeter ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1954 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1920s ⓘ
associatedWith Artie Shaw ⓘ
Bennie Moten Orchestra ⓘ
Billie Holiday ⓘ
Count Basie ⓘ
Lester Young ⓘ
Walter Page ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1908-01-27 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1954-11-05 ⓘ
ethnicity African American ⓘ
fieldOfWork improvised music ⓘ
music performance ⓘ
fullName Oran Thaddeus Page ⓘ
genre blues ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
swing ⓘ
givenName Oran ⓘ
influenced later swing trumpeters ⓘ
influencedBy Louis Armstrong ⓘ
instrument trumpet ⓘ
voice ⓘ
memberOf Bennie Moten Orchestra ⓘ
Count Basie-associated bands ⓘ
movement swing era ⓘ
nickname Hot Lips Page ⓘ
notableFor bridging Kansas City jazz and New York swing scenes ⓘ
powerful, blues-inflected trumpet style ⓘ
work in the swing era ⓘ
notableWork "Blues in My Heart" ⓘ
"I Got Rhythm" (recordings as featured soloist) ⓘ
linked to: I Got Rhythm

"Skippy" ⓘ
linked to: Skippy
occupation trumpeter ⓘ
vocalist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Dallas, Texas, United States ⓘ
linked to: Dallas, Texas
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: New York City
recordLabel Decca Records ⓘ
Vocalion Records ⓘ
residence Kansas City, Missouri, United States ⓘ
New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: New York City
styleCharacteristic strong blues phrasing ⓘ
use of growls and bends on trumpet ⓘ
vocalStyle blues shouting ⓘ

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