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Earl Anderza

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Peter Earl Anderza (October 24, 1933 – 1982)[1] was an American West Coast jazz alto saxophonist. He was born in Los Angeles.[2] He was incarcerated in San Quentin from May, 1959 till October, 1962 and then from June to September, 1964. San Quentin State Prison is where Anderza met Bolton, and played with Art Pepper, among others. In his youth, he studied under Lloyd Reece with friend Eric Dolphy.[2]

Andzrea lead two recording dates, one for the album Outa Sight in 1962, and a second in 1963.[3][4]

Notes

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  1. ^ State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2005.
  2. ^ a b Walker, Gavin (October 29, 2018). "The Jazz Show - Episode October 29, 2018". CiTR. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  3. ^ Jazz Discography Retrieved on 2009-07-16
  4. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Earl Anderza Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-06-24.

Further reading

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Briançon, Pierre (2008). San Quinten Jazz Band (in French). ISBN 9782246676393.