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Mike Abene

Michael Abene (born July 2, 1942) is an American jazz pianist known for accompanying singers and arranging music.

Abene was born in Brooklyn, New York. His father, grandfather, and aunt were musicians. He studied composition at the Manhattan School of Music.

Abene has accompanied Susannah McCorkle Julius La Rosa, and others. He had his first solo album Solo Piano in 1986. Abene co-produced the album Avant Gershwin, which won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album in 2007.

1986: You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby (recorded December 1984)

With Maynard Ferguson

With Dizzy Gillespie

With Urbie Green

With Cal Tjader

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