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Denzil Best

real name Denzil DeCosta Best

New York City, United States

Denzil Best is credited on 1,853 releases across 483 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,853

Credits

483

Albums

8

Decades active

326

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Denzil Best was an American jazz percussionist and composer born in New York City. He was a prominent bebop drummer in the 1940's, '50s and early '60s.
Born April 27, 1917 in New York City, New York, died May 24, 1965 in New York City, New York

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1,853 releases · 483 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 2,143
  • Other credits · 52
  • Production · 1

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Newport Jazz Festival · Reeves Sound Studios

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