Gene Rodgers was the pianist on Coleman Hawkins's seminal recording of Body and Soul in 1939. But for some reason, Rodgers didn't record nearly as often as he should have given his gift. Perhaps he preferred playing live rather than sweating re-takes in the studio. Or he wasn't as outgoing as others when it came to networking and bonding with producers.…
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