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Billy James (musician)
William "Billy" James (April 20, 1936 – November 20, 2009) was an American jazz drummer. Career James was born and raised in Pittsburgh. He began performing jazz at the age of 15. Career James worked with Lionel Hampton and Booker Ervin in the 1950s, and in the early 1960s with James Moody (saxophonist), James Moody, Candido Camero, Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Don Patterson (organist), Don Patterson, and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis. He and Patterson frequently recorded as a duo. James led his own groups in the latter half of the 1960s and worked further with Stitt during this time as well as with Eric Kloss. Later associations include Eddie Harris and Houston Person. Discography With Eddie Harris * ''Instant Death (album), Instant Death'' (Atlantic Records, Atlantic, 1971) * ''Eddie Harris Sings the Blues'' (Atlantic, 1972) * ''Excursions (Eddie Harris album), Excursions'' (Atlantic, 1973) * ''Is It In'' (Atlantic, 1973) With Don Patterson (organist), Don Patterson * ''Goin' Down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania behind Philadelphia, and the List of United States cities by population, 68th-largest city in the U.S. with a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city anchors the Pittsburgh metropolitan area of Western Pennsylvania; its population of 2.37 million is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the Pennsylvania metropolitan areas, second-largest in Pennsylvania, and the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 27th-largest in the U.S. It is the principal city of the greater Pittsburgh–New Castle–Weirton combined statistical area that extends into Ohio and West Virginia. Pitts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instant Death (album)
''Instant Death'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1971 and released on the Atlantic Records, Atlantic label.Atlantic Records discography accessed May 11, 2012 accessed June 22, 2017 Reception The Allmusic review called the album "one of Eddie Harris's stronger Atlantic albums of the 1970s".Yanow, SAllmusic Review accessed May 11, 2012 Track listing ''All compositions by Eddie Harris e ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boss Men
''The Boss Men'' is an album by organist Don Patterson with saxophonist Sonny Stitt and drummer Billy James recorded in late 1965 and released on the Prestige label. accessed March 28, 2013 Reception awarded the album 2½ stars stating "While this is a respectable straight-ahead jazz-with-organ session, it's also so similar to so many other Prestige dates from the mid-'60s -- not to mention the other dates which featured the exact same three players as this LP does -- that it challenges the reviewer to come up with anything new, fresh, and exciting to say about the music".Unterberger, R[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satisfaction!
''Satisfaction!'' is an album by organist Don Patterson recorded in 1965 and released on the Prestige label. accessed March 28, 2013 Reception awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic Reviewaccessed March 28, 2013 Track listing ''All compositions by Don Patterson except as indicated'' # "Bowl Full of Yok" - 10:13 # "Goin' to Meeting" - 7:09 # " |
Holiday Soul (Don Patterson Album)
''Holiday Soul'' is an album of Christmas music by organist Don Patterson recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label. Reception Allmusic writer Kurt Edwards awarded the album 3 stars stating "The group put their own warm spin on winter classics, staying true to the melodies while giving themselves room to stretch out a bit. It adds up to a hopeful, fun record, perfect for any holiday party, no matter your affiliation" and noting the album "manage to capture the best of the season's feeling".Edwards, KAllmusic Review accessed March 22, 2013 Don Patterson's most commercially successful album was 1964's ''Holiday Soul'', which reached #85 on the ''Billboard'' 200 in 1967. ''Holiday Soul'' was reissued in 2015 on the LP format only. Track listing # "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Johnny Marks) - 3:10 # "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" (Frank Loesser) - 5:20 # "You're All I Want for Christmas" (Seger Ellis, Glen Moore) - 2:50 # "Silent Night" ( Franz Gruber, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patterson's People
''Patterson's People'' is an album by organist Don Patterson recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label. accessed March 22, 2013 Reception writer awarded the album 4 stars stating "It's classic stuff".Chadbourne, EAllmusic Review accessed March 22, 2013 Track listing All compositions by Don Patterso ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hip Cake Walk
''Hip Cake Walk'' is an album by organist Don Patterson recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label. accessed March 22, 2013 Reception writer awarded the album 4 stars stating "Organist Don Patterson went through a richly productive period in the '60s, fashioning a fortress of funky organ jazz hi-fi on the Prestige label" and noting the album has "special status".Chadbourne, E[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prestige Records
Prestige Records is a jazz record company and label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock in New York City which issued recordings in the mainstream, bop, and cool jazz idioms. The company recorded hundreds of albums by many of the leading jazz musicians of the day, sometimes issuing them on subsidiary labels. In 1971, the company was sold to Fantasy, which was later absorbed by Concord. History The Prestige office was located at 446 West 50th Street, New York City. Its catalogue included Gene Ammons, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Wardell Gray, Thelonious Monk, and Sonny Rollins. Audio engineer Rudy Van Gelder was the recording engineer of many Prestige albums in the 1950s and early-to-mid-1960s. Prestige created new labels in 1960: Swingville, Moodsville, covering jazz, Bluesville featuring blues revival artists, Lively Arts featuring spoken word recordings and Prestige International, Prestige Folklore, Irish and Near East with folk and world music. By the later 1950s, We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Exciting New Organ Of Don Patterson
''The Exciting New Organ of Don Patterson'' is the debut album by organist Don Patterson recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label. accessed March 22, 2013 Reception awarded the album 4½ stars stating simply "Great album with Booker Ervin on tenor sax".Erlewine, MAllmusic Review accessed March 22, 2013 Track listing # "S'Bout Time" (Don Patterson) - 11:00 # "Up In Betty's Room" (Billy James, Don Patterson) - 5:10 # " ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadet Records
Cadet Records was an American record label that began as Argo Records in 1955 as the jazz subsidiary of Chess Records. Argo changed its name in 1965 to Cadet to avoid confusion with the similarly named label in the UK. Cadet stopped releasing records around 1974, when its artists were moved to Chess. There was also Cadet Concept Records, for rock and more adventurous music, such as the Rotary Connection, and the experimental psychedelic ''Electric Mud'' album by Muddy Waters. The label had a Top 20 hit in 1968 with the single "Pictures of Matchstick Men" by the British band Status Quo through a licensing arrangent with Pye Records in London. A St. Louis band known as The Truth a.k.a. The Acid Sette were signed and recorded for this label under the guidance of Abner Spector. The masters are now owned by Universal Music. Discography (1965-1975) Continuation of the Argo 600 Jazz Series Cadet was established in 1965 following a name change of the Argo label and continued their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goin' Down Home
''Goin' Down Home'' is an album by organist Don Patterson recorded in Chicago in 1963 and released on the Cadet label in 1966.Edwards, D. & Callahan, MCadet Album Discography (1965-1971)accessed March 22, 2013 Although it is the earliest recordings led by Patterson it as not released until after he had produced several albums for Prestige Records. Reception Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating simply "Includes the Nat Adderley tune "Worksong".Erlewine, MAllmusic Review accessed March 22, 2013 Track listing ''All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated'' # "Little Duck" - 4:25 # "John Brown's Body" (Traditional) - 4:58 # "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So" ( Duke Ellington) - 4:35 # "Frankie Mc" (Paul Weedon) - 3:54 # "It's Magic" - 5:04 # "Goin' Down Home" - 4:17 # "Trick Bag" (Weedon) - 5:43 # "1197 Fair" - 4:49 # "Work Song" (Nat Adderley) - 5:07 Personnel * Don Patterson - organ *Paul Weedon - guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Is It In
''Is It In'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1973 and released on the Atlantic label.Atlantic Records discography accessed May 14, 2012 It reached number 100 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Reception The review stated "Eddie Harris makes a radical turn toward electronic R&B on this popping, enterprising LP of grooves, humorous one-off vignettes, and other eclectic pursuits. Driven by a standard drum kit and tacky-sounding electric bongos, some of Harris' most irresistible grooves ("Funkaroma," "Look Aher ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
