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Lou Levy was an American jazz pianist. Having started to play the piano aged 12, his chief influences were Art Tatum and Bud Powell.
A professional at age 19, Levy played with Georgie Auld, Sarah Vaughan, Chubby Jackson, Boyd Raeburn, Woody Herman's Second Herd, Tommy Dorsey, and Flip Phillips.
Levy left music for a few years in the early 1950s and then returned to gain a strong reputation as an accompanist to singers, working with Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, June Christy, Anita O'Day, and Pinky Winters.
Levy also layed with Dizzy Gillespie, Shorty Rogers, Stan Getz, Terry Gibbs, Benny Goodman, Supersax, and most of the major West Coast players.