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Beverly Peer

American jazz double bassist. Born : October, 07, 1912 in New York City, New York. Died : January 16, 1997 in New York City (Manhattan), New York. Beverly worked with : “Chick Webb Orchestra” (1937-1939), Ella Fitzgerald, Sabby Lewis, Sarah Vaughan, Lena Horne, Ellis Larkins, Jimmy Lyons, Carol Burnett, Dorothy Loudon, Johnny Mathis, Barbra Streisand and with the pianist and singer Bobby Short (from 1970s to 1990s).In 1986, he made a cameo appearance in Woody Allen's "Hannah and her sisters" movie.