Person · Male
Stan Levey
- From
- Philadelphia, United States
- Active
- 1926–2005
- Releases
- 8
- jazz
- bebop
- cool jazz
- hard bop
About
Adolph Stanley Levey known professionally as Stan Levey (April 5, 1926 – April 19, 2005) was an American jazz drummer. He was known for working with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie in the early development of bebop during the 1940s, and in the next decade had a stint with bandleader Stan Kenton. Levey retired from music in the 1970s to work as a photographer.
Member of
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Tempo Jazz Men drums (drum set)
Discography
Albums
Links
Also known as
Stan Lewey
Tags
- drummer
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- ec5ba540-ff12-43f0-bf1e-caa5426867da
- ISNI
- 0000000116009075
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 8 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.