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| − | '''Nathaniel Lester Lanin''' (1907-2004) was an American pop and | + | '''Nathaniel Lester Lanin''' (1907-2004) was an American pop and jazz music bandleader from Philadelphia, [[Pennsylvania]] active from 1927 to the 1990s. |
In November 1974, Lanin played at a party held by [[Biography|Frank Zappa]] in [[New York]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=eQkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT97&lpg=PT97&dq=zappa+lanin+billboard+1974&source=bl&ots=MK9Zv9Uiim&sig=Rnf3-8X6E0SKvAC6UmrO5ix2u6g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiArODXw_nMAhUB22MKHcTgBp0Q6AEIODAD#v=onepage&q=zappa%20lanin%20billboard%201974&f=false "Inside Track," ''Billboard'', November 23, 1974]</ref> | In November 1974, Lanin played at a party held by [[Biography|Frank Zappa]] in [[New York]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=eQkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT97&lpg=PT97&dq=zappa+lanin+billboard+1974&source=bl&ots=MK9Zv9Uiim&sig=Rnf3-8X6E0SKvAC6UmrO5ix2u6g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiArODXw_nMAhUB22MKHcTgBp0Q6AEIODAD#v=onepage&q=zappa%20lanin%20billboard%201974&f=false "Inside Track," ''Billboard'', November 23, 1974]</ref> | ||
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In the section "How Did They Manage To Do That?" in the chapter "All About Music" in ''[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]'', FZ cited "''the Lester Lanin texture''" as an example of an American Archetypal Icon Module, certain techniques which evoke familiar sounds and which add new twists to lyrics. | In the section "How Did They Manage To Do That?" in the chapter "All About Music" in ''[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]'', FZ cited "''the Lester Lanin texture''" as an example of an American Archetypal Icon Module, certain techniques which evoke familiar sounds and which add new twists to lyrics. | ||
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*[[Wikipedia:Lester Lanin|Wikipedia]] | *[[Wikipedia:Lester Lanin|Wikipedia]] | ||
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[[Category:Jazz Composers|Lanin]] | [[Category:Jazz Composers|Lanin]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:06, 19 July 2026
Nathaniel Lester Lanin (1907-2004) was an American pop and jazz music bandleader from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania active from 1927 to the 1990s.
In November 1974, Lanin played at a party held by Frank Zappa in New York.[1]
In the section "How Did They Manage To Do That?" in the chapter "All About Music" in The Real Frank Zappa Book, FZ cited "the Lester Lanin texture" as an example of an American Archetypal Icon Module, certain techniques which evoke familiar sounds and which add new twists to lyrics.
