Ellis Larkins
Ellis Larkins
Top Songs
| 1 | A Blues Serenade | ||
| 2 | Time | ||
| 3 | Blue and Sentimental | ||
| 4 | Blue Prelude | ||
| 5 | Am I Blue |
Albums
Apr 2016 • 12 songs
Apr 2008 • 8 songs
Mar 1992 • 12 songs
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About
Biography
Famous for his subtle chord voicings and ability to accompany singers, Ellis Larkins has been in great demand throughout his long career. His parents were musicians (his mother played piano while his father was a violinist) and Larkins was hailed as a prodigy early on, appearing with an orchestra when he was 11. After graduating from the Peabody Conservatory and Juilliard, Larkins was part of Edmond Hall's group in the mid-'40s; recorded with Mildred Bailey, Coleman Hawkins, and Dicky Wells; and then worked regularly at the Village Vanguard and the Blue Angel in New York over ...