Tribute Mondays: Don Pullen

Don Gabriel Pullen (December 25, 1941 – April 22, 1995)

Bandleader, Composer, Jazz Pianist and Organist, Don Pullen, was an excellent Composer of Blues, Bebop and modern Jazz pieces. He attended the Johnson C. Smith University to study Medicine, but switched to playing Jazz beginning in 1964. He also worked as an Arranger at various Record labels, Composed for many and worked as a Sideman with Jimmy Rushing, Nina Simone and others. He died in 1995; thanks for your contribution Mr. Pullen, you are appreciated. Please take a listen here and have a sweet Monday: Nommo (with Mitford Graves), Healing force, Kadji and Dialog between Malcolm and Betty (1997)

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Pullen

Background information
Birth name	Don Gabriel Pullen
Born	December 25, 1941 Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Died	April 22, 1995(aged 53) Los Angeles, California
Genres	Jazz, avant-garde jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, arranger, record producer, bandleader
Instruments	Piano, organ
Years active	1964–1995
Labels	Timeless, Blue Note, Sackville,Black Saint,Atlantic,Palcoscenico,Mosaic, SRP
Associated acts	Milford Graves,Charles Mingus,Mingus Dynasty,Art Blakey, David Murray, John Scofield, George Adams, Hamiet Bluiett, Jane Bunnett