July 10, 2025
Milt Buckner
Milton Brent Buckner (July 10, 1915 – July 27, 1977 St Louis) was an American jazz pianist and organist, who in the early 1950s popularized the Hammond organ. He pioneered the parallel chords style that influenced Red Garland, George Shearing, Bill Evans, and Oscar Peterson. Buckner’s brother, Ted Buckner, was a jazz saxophonist.