Real name: Robert Maxon Harrington

Effective period / Period of releases: 1963

American pianist, but also active as a vibes player and as a drummer.
Born January 30, 1912, Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA.
Died August 20, 1983, Kona, Hawaii, USA.
Harrington's first job as a musician was on the drums. Later he took upu the vibes and then the piano. He worked for a long time in smaller bands in the midwest, ending up in Chicago. He worked as a dixieland drummer with Bud Freeman, Red Nichols and Muggsy Spanier. He also worked with Billie Rogers, and gained famed as trumpet player with one of Woody Herman's bands.
Harrington began working as pianist around 1945, and appeared in the bands of Vido Musso, Charlie Barnet and George Auld. He was in multiple bands with Harry Babasin.