American jazz pianist Born: April 6, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois. Died: May 19, 1998 in Los Angeles, California. She was a flamboyant virtuoso who enjoyed mixing many different songs into medleys, demonstrating her technique and even visited clubs with [a265634], who enjoyed pitting her against pianists who wanted to get into a cutting contest with him, as he enjoyed watching her devour the competition. One of her most enjoyable sessions has not been commercially issued, her appearance on [a296956]'s Piano Jazz on…