Ira Gitler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ira Gitler

American sports journalist and music critic

Date of Birth: 18-Dec-1928

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date of Death: 23-Feb-2019

Profession: writer, music critic, university teacher, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Ira Gitler (December 18, 1928 – February 23, 2019) was an American jazz historian and journalist.
The co-author of The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz with Leonard Feather—the most recent edition appeared in 1999—he wrote hundreds of liner notes for jazz recordings since the early 1950s and is the author of several books about jazz and ice hockey, two of his passions.