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| October 21, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Ellis Larkins was one of the most elegant pianists in jazz. A supremely tasteful and refined player, he was a favourite accompanist of such singers as Ella Fitzgerald, with whom he recorded two classic duo albums in the 1950s.

His light touch, understated and sensitive accompaniment, and exquisite harmonies earned him a cult following, especially in the 1970s when he drew large audiences to his residencies at Manhattan ''piano rooms''.

Born in Baltimore in 1923, Ellis Lane Larkins was the son of a pianist mother and a father who, although he paid the bills with his wages as a janitor, played violin with the…

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