"Papa" John DeFrancesco (born September 12, 1940) is an American
jazz
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organist and vocalist, and father of
Joey DeFrancesco
Joey DeFrancesco (April 10, 1971August 25, 2022) was an American jazz organist, trumpeter, saxophonist, and occasional singer. He released more than 30 albums under his own name, and recorded extensively as a sideman with such leading jazz perfo ...
and
Johnny DeFrancesco
Johnny DeFrancesco (born January 18, 1965) is an American blues guitarist. He is the son of organist John DeFrancesco, 'Papa' John DeFrancesco, and the brother of organist Joey DeFrancesco.
Biography
DeFrancesco grew up outside of Philadelphia, Pe ...
.
Discography
* 1993: ''Doodlin' '' (
Muse
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses ( grc, Μοῦσαι, Moûsai, el, Μούσες, Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the ...
)
* 1995: ''Comin' Home'' (Muse)
* 1998: ''All In The Family'' (
HighNote
HighNote Records is a jazz record company and label founded by Joe Fields with his son, Barney Fields, in 1997.
Joe Fields worked for Prestige Records in the 1960s, and in the 1970s founded Muse Records. After he sold Muse, he started the Highn ...
) with Joey DeFrancesco
* 2001: ''Hip Cake Walk'' (HighNote)
* 2003: ''Jumpin' '' (
Savant
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)
[Jazz Times - Volume 33 2003 Page 62 ""TALKING TO "PAPA' JOHN DEFRANCESCO by phone from his Wilmington, Del., home seemed almost a ... Since 1981, Papa John has released six albums as leader, including this year's well named Jumpin' (Savant), which ..."]
* 2004: ''Walking Uptown'' (Savant)
* 2006: ''Desert Heat'' (Savant)
* 2009: ''Big Shot'' (Savant)
* 2011: ''A Philadelphia Story'' (Savant)
References
External links
Biography on 'All About Jazz'
Review
Article
Papa John DeFrancesco InterviewNAMM Oral History Library (2017)
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1940 births
Living people
Soul-jazz organists
Bebop organists
Hard bop organists
Post-bop organists
American people of Italian descent
American jazz organists
American male organists
Musicians from New York (state)
American jazz musicians
Muse Records artists
21st-century organists
21st-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians
21st-century American keyboardists
HighNote Records artists