MIKE LONGO

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Michael Josef Longo (March 19, 1937 – March 22, 2020) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and author.

Longo was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He came from a musical background. His father played bass, his mother played organ at church, and his music training began at a young age. Mike recalled seeing Sugar Chile Robinson playing boogie woogie piano: "The first time I saw him, man, he knocked me out. I must have been three or four years old. He played after the Count Basie show, so I went home and started picking out boogie woogie bass lines."His parents took him for formal lessons at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music at four. He moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida soon after. At the age of 12 he won a local talent contest.

Longo's career started in his father's band, but later Cannonball Adderley helped him get gigs of his own. Their
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MIKE LONGO The Mike Longo Trio : A Jazz Portrait Of Funny Girl album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Mike Longo Trio : A Jazz Portrait Of Funny Girl
Hard Bop 1962
MIKE LONGO The Awakening album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Awakening
Fusion 1972
MIKE LONGO Matrix album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Matrix
Soul Jazz 1972
MIKE LONGO 900 Shares Of The Blues (aka I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 48 ) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
900 Shares Of The Blues (aka I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 48 )
Soul Jazz 1974
MIKE LONGO Funkia album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Funkia
Latin Jazz 1974
MIKE LONGO Talk With The Spirits album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Talk With The Spirits
Funk Jazz 1976
MIKE LONGO The Earth Is But One Country album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Earth Is But One Country
Hard Bop 1990
MIKE LONGO I Miss You John album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
I Miss You John
Hard Bop 1995
MIKE LONGO New York '78 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
New York '78
RnB 1996
MIKE LONGO Dawn of a New Day album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Dawn of a New Day
Hard Bop 1997
MIKE LONGO Explosion album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Explosion
Big Band 1999
MIKE LONGO Still Swingin' album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Still Swingin'
Hard Bop 2001
MIKE LONGO Aftermath album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Aftermath
Big Band 2001
MIKE LONGO Oasis album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Oasis
Big Band 2004
MIKE LONGO Float Like a Butterfly album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Float Like a Butterfly
Hard Bop 2007
MIKE LONGO Sting Like A Bee album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Sting Like A Bee
Hard Bop 2009
MIKE LONGO To My Surprise album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
To My Surprise
Hard Bop 2011
MIKE LONGO A Celebration of Diz and Miles album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Celebration of Diz and Miles
Hard Bop 2012
MIKE LONGO Step On It album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Step On It
Hard Bop 2014
MIKE LONGO Only Time Will Tell (feat. Paul West & Lewis Nash) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Only Time Will Tell (feat. Paul West & Lewis Nash)
Hard Bop 2017

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MIKE LONGO Solo Recital album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Solo Recital
Hard Bop 1981
MIKE LONGO Live: The Detroit International Jazz Festival album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live: The Detroit International Jazz Festival
Hard Bop 2003
MIKE LONGO Live From New York! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live From New York!
Big Band 2013
MIKE LONGO The Mike Longo Trio Celebrates Oscar Peterson Live album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Mike Longo Trio Celebrates Oscar Peterson Live
Hard Bop 2014

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MIKE LONGO Like a Thief in the Night album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Like a Thief in the Night
Hard Bop 1997

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The Rhythmic Nature of Jazz Part I - Basic Concept
Jazz Education 2010
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The Rhythmic Nature of Jazz Part II - The Fundamentals
Jazz Education 2010
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The Rhythmic Nature of Jazz Part III - Advanced Concepts
Jazz Education 2010
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The Rhythmic Nature of Jazz Part IV - Ultra Advanced Concepts
Jazz Education 2010

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