Clarence Profit

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Clarence Profit (born June 26, 1912 in New York City; died October 22, 1944 in NYC) was a jazz pianist and composer associated with swing. He came from a musical family and began studying piano at age three and led a ten-piece band in New York City in his teens. A visit to his grandparents in Antigua led to his staying in the Caribbean for five years and he also led a group in Bermuda. He returned to the US and led a trio. He co-composed Lullaby In Rhythm with Edgar Sampson. He was respected in his era, but after his early death fell into obscurity. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Clarence Profit

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A Piano Anthology From Jelly Roll Morton to Bill Evans

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Archive Of American Popular Music 1934-1945

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That Devilin' Tune - a Jazz History, 1895-1950 Volume 3 (Disc 5)

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Jazz Piano Greats

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Jazz Piano Giants

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Handful Of Keys

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The Best of Jazz Piano

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Simply Jazz Piano

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A Piano Anthology

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That Devilin' Tune: A Jazz History (1895-1950)

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Jazz Paino Giants

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