James Henry Madison (born February 17, 1947, Cincinnati) is an American
jazz drummer
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who was considered a
child prodigy
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.
Madison grew up in a musical family and was playing drums in public by age twelve. In 1966 he worked in Ohio with
Don Goldie, then toured with
Lionel Hampton
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. He worked both in Cincinnati and New York in the late 1960s; by 1969 he had joined
Marian McPartland in New York, working with her until 1972. In the 1970s he also worked with
James Brown
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,
Bobby Hackett,
Joe Farrell,
David Matthews,
Roland Kirk,
Carmen McRae,
Harold Danko,
Chet Baker
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Baker earned much attention and ...
,
Urbie Green,
Michel Legrand,
Don Sebesky,
George Benson,
Nina Simone,
Lee Konitz
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He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's association with the cool jazz ...
,
Hod O'Brien,
Art Farmer
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, and
Mark Murphy. He also worked as a
record producer for his own studio.
As a leader, Madison led a small ensemble starting in the 1970s; his
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rotated over time but at times included
Tom Harrell,
Harold Danko,
Phil Markowitz,
Larry Schneider,
Andy LaVerne,
Dan Wall
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Wall was leading his own small group at Atlanta club the Carousel while still in high school. He attended the Berklee College of Music, ...
,
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,
Bill Evans
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,
Kenny Barron
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Biography
Born in Philadel ...
,
Dennis Irwin,
Gene Perla,
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and
Jon Burr. He also led a
big band in the early 1980s in New York. His associations as a sideman in the 1980s included
Ron McClure,
Janet Lawson,
,
Ricky Ford,
Jack Walrath,
David Schnitter
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Schnitter played clarinet as a youth and switched to tenor sax at age 15. After moving to New York City he played with Ted Dunbar an ...
,
Paul Nash, and
Stanley Turrentine. In the 1990s he played with
Maceo Parker,
Red Rodney aka Albino Red,
Chris Potter,
Tarik Shah
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, and
Steve Gilmore
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.
Discography
Jimmy Madison – Bumps On A Smooth Surface (Adelphi Records Inc. – AD 5007, 1978)
With
Joe Farrell
*''
Upon This Rock'' (
CTI Records, 1974)
*''
Canned Funk
''Canned Funk'' is a jazz album by Joe Farrell for CTI Records. It was recorded at Van Gelder Studios November and December 1974. The album was released in 1975.
Track listing
Side one
# "Canned Funk" (Joe Farrell) – 7:20
# "Animal" (Farrell) ...
'' (CTI Records, 1975)
With
Carmen McRae
*''
Ms. Jazz'' (Groove Merchant, 1974)
With
Mark Murphy
*''
Bridging a Gap'' (Muse, 1972)
With
Jack Walrath
*''
In Europe'' (SteepleChase, 1982)
*''
Wholly Trinity
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988
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Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* Fall – Emperor Basil II, supported by a contingent of 6,000 Varangians ...
References
*Gary W. Kennedy, "Jimmy Madison". ''
The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. 2nd edition, ed.
Barry Kernfeld
Barry Dean Kernfeld (born August 11, 1950) is an American musicologist and jazz saxophonist who has researched and published extensively about the history of jazz and the biographies of its musicians.
Education
In 1968, Kernfeld enrolled at U ...
.
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American jazz drummers
1947 births
Living people
Jazz musicians from Ohio
Musicians from Cincinnati