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Milt Turner
Milton Turner (1930–1993) was a jazz drummer. After graduating from Pearl High School, he attended Tennessee State University, where he coincided with Hank Crawford, who he later recommended to join him in Ray Charles' band when he took over from William Peeples in the late 1950s. In 1962, he was a member of Phineas Newborn's trio with Leroy Vinnegar,Yanow, Scott (2003''Jazz on Record: The First Sixty Years'', p. 616. Backbeat BooksAt Google Books. Retrieved 27 June 2013. on whose solo albums he would later appear, and in the early 1960s, Turner also recorded with Teddy Edwards. He never recorded as a leader. Discography With Ray Charles *'' What'd I Say'' (Atlantic, 1959) *'' The Genius Hits the Road'' (ABC-Paramount, 1960) With Hank Crawford *''More Soul'' (Atlantic, 1960) *''The Soul Clinic'' (Atlantic, 1962) *'' True Blue'' (Atlantic, 1964) *''Dig These Blues'' (Atlantic, 1966) *'' After Hours'' (Atlantic, 1966) *''Mr. Blues'' (Atlantic, 1967) With Teddy Edwards *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Luther King Magnet At Pearl High School
Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet for Health Sciences and Engineering at Pearl High School (or simply MLK Magnet) is a public magnet high school located in Nashville, Tennessee. MLK includes grades 7–12, and students enter through a lottery process similar to the other magnet schools in Nashville. History Pearl High School was a school for African American students. Franklin Gatewood Smith served as its principal. The school building that houses MLK was built in 1937 to house Pearl High School, an African-American school. The building was commissioned in 1936 by the Public Works Administration (PWA) and was designed by McKissack and McKissack, a prominent African-American architectural firm. The building features a red brick veneer and Art Deco stylistic elements, in an architectural style commonly used by the PWA and known as PWA Moderne. The building was expanded in 1945 and 1963, again with designs by McKissack and McKissack. The school was Nashville's first seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Gravy!
''Good Gravy!'' is an album by saxophonist Teddy Edwards which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Contemporary label. accessed February 26, 2018 Reception Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Edwards is in typically swinging form on this quartet date".Yanow, SAllmusic listing accessed May 24, 2013 Track listing All compositions by Teddy Edwards except where noted. # "Good Gravy" – 5:26 # "Could You Forget" – 5:40 # " |
House Of David (album)
''House of David'' is an album by saxophonist David Newman featuring performances recorded in 1967 for the Atlantic label. accessed November 16, 2018 Reception Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "This album boils with inventive hooks and the soulful combination of organ and guitar that would become more pop-oriented on subsequent Newman recordings".Track listing ''All compositions by David Newman except as indicated'' # " I Wish You Love" ([...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fathead (album)
''Fathead'' (subtitled ''Ray Charles Presents David 'Fathead' Newman'' and also referred to as ''Ray Charles Sextet'') is the debut release of American jazz saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman recorded in 1958 but not released until 1960 on the Atlantic label. accessed November 29, 2018 The complete album was also included with 3 other Newman releases in the 2 CD reissue / compilation, ''It's ''Mister'' Fathead''. Track listing #"Hard Times" (Paul Mitchell) – 4:39 #"Weird Beard" () – 4:46 #"[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David "Fathead" Newman
David "Fathead" Newman (February 24, 1933 – January 20, 2009) was an American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist, who made numerous recordings as a session musician and leader, but is best known for his work as a sideman on seminal 1950s and early 1960s recordings by Ray Charles. The AllMusic Guide to Jazz wrote that "there have not been many saxophonists and flutists more naturally soulful than David 'Fathead' Newman." Newman was a leading exponent of the "Texas Tenor" saxophone style, a big-toned, bluesy approach popularized by jazz tenor players from that state. Early life Newman was born in Corsicana, Texas, United States, on February 24, 1933, but grew up in Dallas, where he studied first the piano and then the saxophone. According to one account, he got his nickname "Fathead" in school when "an outraged music instructor used it as an epithet after catching Mr. Newman playing a Sousa march from memory rather than from reading the sheet music, which rested upside down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Jazz Piano Of Phineas Newborn Jr
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phineas Newborn, Jr
Phineas Newborn Jr. (December 14, 1931 – May 26, 1989) was an American jazz pianist, whose principal influences were Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, and Bud Powell. Biography Newborn was born in Whiteville, Tennessee, and came from a musical family: his father, Phineas Newborn Sr., was a drummer in blues bands, and his younger brother, Calvin, a jazz guitarist. He studied piano as well as trumpet, and tenor and baritone saxophone. Before moving on to work with Lionel Hampton, Charles Mingus, and others, Newborn first played in an R&B band led by his father on drums, with his brother Calvin on guitar, Tuff Green on bass, Ben Branch and future Hi Records star Willie Mitchell. The group was the house band at the now famous Plantation Inn Club in West Memphis, Arkansas, from 1947 to 1951, and recorded as B. B. King's band on his first recordings in 1949, as well as the Sun Records sessions in 1950. They left West Memphis in 1951 to tour with Jackie Brenston as the "Delta Cats" in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where It's At!
''Where It's At!'' is the debut album by organist Charles Kynard recorded in 1963 in California and released on the Pacific Jazz label.Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, MPacific Jazz/Pacifica Album Discographyaccessed March 12, 2013 Reception The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating "This is Kynard's first album and it has not been reissued".Erlewine, MAllmusic Reviewaccessed March 12, 2013 Track listing ''All compositions by Charles Kynard except as indicated'' # "I'll Fly Away" (Albert E. Brumley) - 3:37 # "Amazing Grace" (John Newton) - 2:42 # "Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 2:37 # "The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow" (Hezekiah Walker) - 4:47 # "I Want To Be Ready" - 2:20 # "Smooth Sailing" - 3:12 # "I Wonder" - 5:13 # "Blue Greens and Beans" (Mal Waldron) - 3:24 # "Sports Lament" - 5:03 # "Where It's At" - 3:45 Personnel *Charles Kynard - organ *Clifford Scott - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone (tracks 2–10) *Ronnell Bright ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Kynard
Charles Kynard (20 February 1933 – 8 July 1979) was an American soul jazz/ acid jazz organist born in St. Louis, Missouri. Kynard first played piano then switched to organ and led a trio in Kansas City including Tex Johnson (flute, sax) and Leroy Anderson (drums). In 1963, he settled to Los Angeles and his band featured guitarists Cal Green and Ray Crawford, drummer Johnny Kirkwood. Discography As leader * ''Where It's At!'' (Pacific Jazz, 1963) * ''Warm Winds'' with Buddy Collette (World Pacific, 1964) * ''Professor Soul'' (Prestige, 1968) * ''The Soul Brotherhood'' (Prestige, 1969) * ''Reelin' with the Feelin''' (Prestige, 1969) * ''Afro-Disiac'' (Prestige, 1970) * ''Wa-Tu-Wa-Zui (Beautiful People)'' (Prestige, 1971) * ''Charles Kynard'' (Mainstream, 1971) * '' Woga'' (Mainstream, 1972) * ''Your Mama Don't Dance'' (Mainstream, 1973) As sideman * Johnny Almond, ''Hollywood Blues'' (Deram, 1969) * Paul Jeffrey, ''Paul Jeffrey'' (Mainstream, 1974) * Les McCann, '' The Gos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Profile Of A Jazz Musician
''Profile of a Jazz Musician'' is an album by Paul Horn which was originally released on the Columbia label in 1962. , accessed July 17, 2015 Reception The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars calling it: "one of Horn's finer jazz dates".Track listing ''All compositions by Paul Horn except as indicated'' # "Count Your Change" - 4:38 # "Now Hear This" - 4:09 # "Lazy Afternoon" ( Jerome Moross, John Latouche) - 2:44 # "What Now?" (Paul Moer) - 4:07 # "Straight Ahead" (M ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sound Of Paul Horn
''The Sound of Paul Horn'' is an album by Paul Horn which was originally released on the Columbia label in 1961. accessed July 17, 2015 Reception The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating: "This sadly out-of-print Columbia LP features Paul Horn at the peak of his jazz powers. ...a fine jazz improviser who fell between cool jazz and hard bop".Track listing ''All compositions by Paul Horn except as indicated'' # "Benny's Buns" - 2:57 # " Without a Song" ( Vincent Youmans, |
Paul Horn (musician)
Paul Horn (March 17, 1930 – June 29, 2014) was an American flautist, saxophonist, composer and producer. He became a pioneer of world and new age music with his 1969 album ''Inside''. He received five Grammy nominations between 1965 and 1999, including three nominations in 1965. Biography Horn was born on March 17, 1930, in New York City and had Jewish ancestry through his father. The family moved to Washington, D.C., when Horn was four. He took up the piano at age four, followed by the clarinet at 12. While in Washington, D.C., Horn attended Theodore Roosevelt High School and the Washington College of Music. In the summer of 1942, Horn worked as an usher at the Earl Theatre to buy a clarinet. He studied the clarinet and flute at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio, earning a bachelor's degree. In June 1953, Horn gained a master's from the Manhattan School of Music. Moving to Los Angeles, he played with Chico Hamilton's quintet from 1956 to 1958 and became an established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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