Jack Tracy
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Jack Tracy | |
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| Born | July 27, 1926 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 21, 2010 (aged 84) Nooksack, Washington, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, music journalist |
Jack Tracy (July 27, 1926 in Minneapolis, Minnesota – December 21, 2010 in Nooksack, Washington) was an American jazz producer and journalist.
Early years
Tracy enlisted in the Navy in World War II and served as a medic treating and caring for the returning wounded. When he graduated from the University of Minnesota, love for words and music led him to a job in Chicago at DownBeat magazine, where he was editor from 1953–58.
Music industry
Tracy left the magazine to
Roland Kirk and Oscar Peterson, Woody Herman, Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Del Close, Harry Nilsson, Mike Nichols, and Elaine May, and Terry Gibbs. In 1963, he collaborated on an anecdotal memoir of jazz humor, Laughter from the Hip
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References
- ^ "Tracy Ankles Emarcy for Chess Post". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1959-06-08. p. 4.
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