James George Hunter (August 19, 1918 – May 28, 1996), known professionally as Jimmy Rowles (sometimes spelled Jimmie Rowles), was an American

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pianist, vocalist, and composer. As a bandleader and accompanist, he explored multiple styles including swing and

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Music career

Rowles was born in

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, United States, and attended

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in that city. After moving to

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, he joined

Lester Young Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959), nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist. Coming to prominence while a member of Count Basie's orchestra, Young was one of the most i ...

's group in 1942. He also worked with Benny Goodman,

Woody Herman Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his dea ...

, Les Brown,

Tommy Dorsey Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-toned trombo ...

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, and as a

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With female singers

Rowles was praised as an accompanist by female singers. He recorded ''

Sarah Vaughan with the Jimmy Rowles Quintet ''Sarah Vaughan and the Jimmy Rowles Quintet'' is a 1974 live album by Sarah Vaughan, accompanied by pianist Jimmy Rowles and his quintet. The song "Morning Star" was mistakenly attributed in the liner notes of the album to W. C. Handy, but was ...

'' with Sarah Vaughan and accompanied

Carmen McRae Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920 – November 10, 1994) was an American jazz singer. She is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century and is remembered for her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpre ...

on her 1972 live album '' The Great American Songbook''. McRae described Rowles as "the guy every girl singer in her right mind would like to work with". In the 1950s and 1960s, he frequently played behind

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and Peggy Lee. In the 1980s, he succeeded Paul Smith as

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, in ...

's accompanist. In late 1956 heperformed with Fitzgerald at the Mocambo nightclub in Hollywood, from then on he appeared on several recording sessions with Ella in the 1960s before joining her in 1981 for nearly three years. Rowles appeared, in 1982, on Fitzgerald's final collaboration with Nelson Riddle, ''

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''. His song "Baby, Don't You Quit Now", written with Johnny Mercer, was recorded on her final album '' All That Jazz'', released in 1989. In 1983, Rowles worked with

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in Los Angeles, shortly after she moved from the

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in Boston. He developed her playing abilities and encouraged her to add singing to her repertoire. In 1994, he accompanied jazz singer

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on ''A Timeless Place'', the only album containing only his own compositions.

Compositions

"The Peacocks" is Rowles's best known composition; it has been recorded in 1975 album of the same name with Stan Getz, an subsequently by Gary Foster,

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, and other artists. Singer

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wrote lyrics for the composition and recorded it under the title "A Timeless Place". "The Peacocks" is performed in the Soundtrack of

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's movie '' Round Midnight''. Rowles' 1958 composition " 502 Blues" gained wide exposure from Wayne Shorter's 1966 recording. "502 Blues" was subsequently included in the

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, a collection of jazz sheet music widely used by students and professionals when playing jam sessions and casual gigs. Rowles's piano work was featured prominently on the DePatie-Freleng Enterprises cartoon series ''

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'' (1969–1971). In 1986 the 14th of September was declared “Jimmie Rowles Day” in Los Angeles. Rowles died in 1996 of

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in Burbank, California, aged 77. His daughter,

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(September 11, 1955 – October 30, 2009), was a jazz trumpeter, singer, and flugelhornist. His son Gary played guitar with

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and Arthur Lee's band

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Discography

As leader/coleader

* 1954 ''Rare, But Well Done'' (

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) * 1957 ''Bill Harris and Friends'' (

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) * 1958 ''Let's Get Acquainted with Jazz (for People Who Hate Jazz)'' (Tampa, ''reissued by'' VSOP) * 1958 ''Weather in a Jazz Vane'' (Andex, ''reissued by'' VSOP) * 1959 ''Upper Classmen'' (Interlude) * 1960 ''Fiorello Uptown, Mary Sunshine Downtown'' (

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) * 1962 ''Kinda Groovy'' (

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) * 1968 ''Our Delight'' (VSOP) * 1972 ''Some Other Spring'' (Blue Angel) * 1974 ''Jazz Is a Fleeting Moment'' (Jazzz) * 1974 ''The Special Magic of Jimmy Rowles'' (Halcyon) * 1975 '' The Peacocks'' ( Columbia) with Stan Getz * 1976 ''Grandpaws'' (Choice) (reissued in 2014 as ''Jam Face'' Choice CD) * 1976 ''Paws That Refresh'' (Choice) (reissued in 2010 as ''The Chess Player''s, Choice CD'')'' * 1976 ''Music's the Only Thing That's on My Mind'' (

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) * 1977 '' Heavy Love'' ( Xanadu) with

Al Cohn Al Cohn (November 24, 1925 – February 15, 1988) was an American jazz saxophonist, arranger and composer. He came to prominence in the band of clarinetist Woody Herman and was known for his longtime musical partnership with fellow saxophonist ...

* 1978 ''Isfahan'' (

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) * 1978 ''Shade and Light'' (Ahead) * 1978 ''Jimmy Rowles Trio on Tour'' (SIR) * 1978 ''We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together'' (Xanadu) * 1978 ''Nature Boy'' ( Musica) * 1978 ''Scarab'' (Musica) * 1978 ''Red'n Me'' (Dreyfus) * 1979 ''Duets'' (Cymbol) w Joe Newman * 1979 ''Tasty!'' (

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) * 1979 ''My mother's love'' (PolJazz) * 1979 ''Grandpa's Vibrato'' ( Black & Blue 2002) * 1979 ''Ellington by Rowles'' (Cymbol) * 1980 ''Jimmy Rowles in Paris'' (Columbia) * 1981 ''Plays Ellington and Billy Strayhorn'' (Columbia) * 1981 ''Profile/The music of Henri Renaud'' (Columbia) * 1981 ''

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'' (Pablo) with

Joe Pass Joe Pass (born Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalaqua; January 13, 1929 – May 23, 1994) was an American jazz guitarist. Pass is well known for his work stemming from numerous collaborations with pianist Oscar Peterson and vocalist Ella Fitzgerald, an ...

* 1983 ''Peacocks'' ( Stash) with Michael Hashim * 1985 ''The'' ''Jimmy Rowles/Red Mitchell Trio'' (

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) * 1985 ''I'm Glad There Is You: Jimmy Rowles, Vol. 2'' (Contemporary) * 1988 ''Looking Back'' (Delos) * 1988 ''Sometimes I'm Happy, Sometimes I'm Blue'' (Orange Blue) * 1989 ''Plus 2, Plus 3, Plus 4'' ( JVC) * 1989 ''Remember Wwhen'' (Master Mix) * 1990 ''Trio'' ( Capri) * 1994 ''Lilac Time'' (

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) * 1995 '' A Timeless Place'' ( Justin Time) (w Jeri Brown)

As sideman

With

Pepper Adams Park Frederick "Pepper" Adams III (October 8, 1930 – September 10, 1986) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist and composer. He composed 42 pieces, was the leader on eighteen albums spanning 28 years, and participated in 600 sessions as a s ...

* '' Critics' Choice'' (

World Pacific Pacific Jazz Records was a Los Angeles-based record company and label best known for cool jazz or West coast jazz. It was founded in 1952 by producer Richard Bock (1927–1988) and drummer Roy Harte (1924–2003). Harte, in 1954, also co-founded ...

, 1957) *''

Urban Dreams ''Urban Dreams'', is an album by jazz baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams which was recorded in 1981 and originally released on the Palo Alto Records, Palo Alto label.

'' (Palo Alto, 1981) With Louie Bellson * '' Skin Deep'' ( Norgran, 1953) * ''

Music, Romance and Especially Love ''Music, Romance and Especially Love'' is an album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in 1957 for the Verve label.

'' (

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, 1957) With

Bob Brookmeyer Robert Edward "Bob" Brookmeyer (December 19, 1929 – December 15, 2011) was an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer first gained widespread public attention as a member of G ...

* '' Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others'' (

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, 1955) * ''

Back Again Back Again may refer to: Albums * Back Again! (Milira album), ''Back Again!'' (Milira album), 1992 * Back Again (Disciple album), ''Back Again'' (Disciple album), 2003, or the title track * Back Again! (Mr. Cheeks album), ''Back Again!'' (Mr. Cheeks ...

'' (

, 1978) With

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* ''

Hoagy Sings Carmichael ''Hoagy Sings Carmichael'' (subtitled ''With the Pacific Jazzmen arranged and conducted by Johnny Mandel'') is an album by composer and vocalist Hoagy Carmichael recorded in 1956 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.Benny Carter Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career ...

* ''

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'' (

, 1958) – two tracks *'' Sax ala Carter!'' (United Artists, 1960) *'' BBB & Co.'' (Swingville, 1962) with

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and Barney Bigard With

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* ''

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'' (

, 1965) With

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* ''

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'' (Clef, 1956) With

* '' Whisper Not'' (Verve, 1967) * ''

'' (

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, 1982) * '' All That Jazz'' (Pablo, 1989) With Stan Getz * ''

Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds ''Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds'' is an album by saxophonist Stan Getz recorded at five sessions between 1953 and 1955 which was released on the Verve label in 1957.

'' (Verve, 1953–55, 957 * ''The Peacocks'' (Columbia, 1975) With

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* '' The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet'' (

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, 1956) * '' Ad Lib'' (Verve, 1959) With

* ''

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'' (Verve, 1957) With

* ''

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'' (Verve, 1957) With

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* '' To Swing or Not to Swing'' (Contemporary, 1955) * ''

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'' (Contemporary, 1956) * '' Let's Cook!'' (Contemporary, 1957

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* '' Some Like It Hot'' (Contemporary, 1959) With Lee Konitz * '' Tenorlee'' (Choice, 1978) With Julie London * ''Julie (album), Julie'' (

, 1957) * ''Julie...At Home'' (

, 1960) With Herbie Mann * ''Great Ideas of Western Mann'' (Riverside Records, Riverside, 1957) * ''The Magic Flute of Herbie Mann'' (Verve, 1957) With

* '' The Great American Songbook'' (Atlantic, 1972) With Gerry Mulligan * ''Gerry Mulligan Quartet Volume 1'' (2 CD tracks) (Pacific Jazz, 1952) * ''Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster'' (Verve 1959) With Buddy Rich * ''The Wailing Buddy Rich'' (Norgran, 1955) With Nelson Riddle * ''NAT: An Orchestral Portrait of Nat "King" Cole'' (Reprise, 1966) With Pete Rugolo * ''The Music from Richard Diamond'' (EmArcy, 1959) * ''Thriller (U.S. TV series)#Musical score and soundtrack, The Original Music of Thriller'' (Time Records, Time, 1961) * ''10 Saxophones and 2 Basses'' (Mercury, 1961) With Bud Shank * ''Bud Shank - Shorty Rogers - Bill Perkins'' (Pacific Jazz, 1955) With Zoot Sims * ''Party'' (Choice, 1976) * ''If I'm Lucky (album), If I'm Lucky'' (Pablo, 1977) * ''For Lady Day'' (Pablo, 1978 [1991]) * ''Warm Tenor'' (Pablo, 1978) * ''Passion Flower'' (Pablo, 1979) * ''I Wish I Were Twins'' (Pablo, 1980) * ''The Swinger'' (Pablo, 1982) * ''Suddenly It's Spring'' (Pablo, 1983) * ''Live in San Francisco 1978'' (Fog, 2014) With Sonny Stitt * ''Sonny Stitt Plays Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements'' (Verve, 1959) With

* ''Ben Webster at the Renaissance'' (Contemporary, 1960) With Buster Williams * ''Heartbeat'' (Muse Records, Muse, 1978) With Gerald Wilson * ''California Soul (album), California Soul'' (Pacific Jazz, 1968) With Phil Woods and Lew Tabackin * ''Phil Woods/Lew Tabackin'' (Omnisound, 1981) With Henry Mancini * ''Experiment in Terror'' (RCA Victor, 1962) * ''Uniquely Mancini'' (RCA Victor, 1963) * ''Charade (1963 film), Charade'' (RCA Victor, 1963) * ''The Pink Panther'' (RCA Victor, 1963) * ''The Latin Sound of Henry Mancini'' (RCA Victor, 1965) * ''Mancini '67'' (RCA Victor, 1967) * ''The Party'' (RCA Victor, 1968)

References

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