1929 - 2010
Ralph Patt American Jazz Musician
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Details
Alternative Name |
Ralph Patt
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Birthday |
5th December, 1929
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Birthplace |
Kittanning, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Died |
6th October, 2010
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Place of Death |
Canby, Oregon
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Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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Nationality |
American
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Occupation |
Jazz Musician
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Music Genre (Text) |
Jazz
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Year(s) Active |
1950s–2010
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Instrument (text) |
archtop hollow-body guitar (6-, 7-, and 8-strings), six- and eight-string classical guitar, 12-string guitar, 6-string bass guitar, eight-string mandolin, banjo, and oud, oud, lute, and bazuki
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Associated Acts |
Neal Hefti, Frankie Carle, Les Elgart, Benny Goodman, Richard Maltby, Glenn Miller Orchestra
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Official Websites |
http://www.ralphpatt.com
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Ralph Oliver Patt (5 December 1929 – 6 October 2010) was an American jazz-guitarist who introduced major-thirds tuning. Patt's tuning simplified the learning of the fretboard and chords by beginners and improvisation by advanced guitarists. He invented major-thirds tuning under the inspiration of first the atonal music of Arnold Schoenberg and second the jazz of John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman.