The Resume

(March 25, 1929-April 5, 2018)
Born in New York City, New York
Pianist specializing in avant garde and free jazz
Albums include 'Jazz Advance,' 'Nefertiti The Beautiful One Has Come' and 'Garden'
Recipient, Guggenheim Fellowship (1973) and MacArthur Fellowship (1991)

Why he might be annoying:

His middle name is 'Percival.'
He called Miles Davis 'the mean devil incarnate.'
In a 1994 interview he stated, 'I don't know what jazz is.'
During a 1958 recording session he clashed with John Coltrane.
Gigs were hard to book because of his lengthy sets.

Why he might not be annoying:

He's openly gay.
He's also a noted poet.
He pioneered free jazz, which attempted to disassemble the old bebop and hard bop sounds.
His energetic, intricate playing style was likened to 'eighty-eight tuned drums.'
He is an aficionado of Billie Holiday, Billy Eckstine and Chet Baker.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Allegedly Gay Men
• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 10]
• Guggenheim Fellowship Grant Recipients
• I Died in 2018 (Ranked: 89)
• Jazz Artists
• Look at My Keyboard
• MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant Recipients
• New Musical Express' Top Albums [1984] (Ranked: 47)
• Poets
• Profiles 27251-27500 (Ranked: 27491)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20180405)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 90.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 297 Votes: 73.06% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 100 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying