Don Randi

Don Randi (b. 25 February 1937) is an American keyboard player, bandleader and songwriter. He has performed on innumerable recordings, including many as a session musician and member of "The Wrecking Crew", as well as releasing his own jazz records. He owns The Baked Potato night club in Studio City, California.

Born Don Schwartz in New York City and raised in the Catskill Mountains, he received a training in classical music. After his father's death, he and his mother moved to Los Angeles in 1954, and the following year he started work at a record distribution company where he heard and became influenced by jazz musicians, particularly Horace Silver.

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