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Lindsay L. Cooper was born on January 18, 1940, in Glasgow. He moved to London in 1965, where he became a professional musician. From 1965 to 1967 and again in 1970, he worked as a ship's musician on the Queen Mary and P&O passenger liner ships. Cooper studied music with British double bassist and teacher Peter Ind in 1972 and 1973. In 1978, he relocated to Zürich, Switzerland, but returned to Scotland in 1990, where he ran a free improvisation workshop in Edinburgh. Throughout his career, Cooper performed and recorded with notable musicians such as Evan Parker, Keith Tippett, Mike Oldfield (on 'Tubular Bells'), Derek Bailey, Kenny Wheeler, Ken Colyer, Bobby Bradford, and Lol Coxhill. He also collaborated with various jazz, rock, and folk groups, including The Strawbs and the Bill Wells Octet. His musical influences included Thelonious Monk, King Oliver, and Derek Bailey. Lindsay Cooper passed away in Edinburgh in 2001.

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