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Nat Pierce

Nathaniel Pierce Blish Jr., known professionally as Nat Pierce (July 16, 1925 – June 10, 1992) was an American jazz pianist and prolific composer and arranger, perhaps best known for being pianist and arranger for the Woody Herman band from 1951 to 1955. Pieces by Pierce were predominantly created for use in big bands.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 16, 1925 (Somerville), Died June 10, 1992 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1956 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, arranger

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Recordings (Results 51-65 of 65 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 101460 1/24/1957 Hi-Fitz Nat Pierce Quintet instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 101461 1/24/1957 Moten swing Nat Pierce Quintet instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 101462 1/24/1957 Far East Nat Pierce Quintet instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 101463 1/25/1957 No love, no nothing Nat Pierce Quintet instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 101464 1/25/1957 Shake down the stars Nat Pierce Quintet instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 101465 1/25/1957 Pizzicato swing Nat Pierce Quintet instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 101466 1/25/1957 Society jump Nat Pierce Quintet instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 101529 2/1/1957 Cha cha for Gia Larry Sonn Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 101530 2/1/1957 Madrid Larry Sonn Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 101531 2/1/1957 Sing something simple Larry Sonn Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 101532 2/1/1957 You're driving me crazy Larry Sonn Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 102212 4/8/1957 Darn that dream Larry Sonn Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 102213 4/8/1957 My baby just cares for me Larry Sonn Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 102214 4/8/1957 Hi-ho Steverino-1 Larry Sonn Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 102215 4/8/1957 I gotta run-1 Larry Sonn Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
(Results 51-65 of 65 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pierce, Nat," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207941.

Pierce, Nat. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207941.

"Pierce, Nat." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207941

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Pierce, Nat - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83021219

Wikidata: Nat Pierce - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q126468

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/34644257

MusicBrainz: Nat Pierce - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6b8db50b-b838-42b2-9772-cb4564b4f7a8

ISNI: 0000 0000 6309 6442 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000063096442

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1456514

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