Albert Dailey
Albert Dailey (born June 16, 1939 in Baltimore / Maryland ; † June 26, 1984 in Denver / Colorado ) was an American jazz pianist and composer.
Daily was a pianist at the Baltimore Royal Theater in the early 1950s and studied at Morgan State University and the Peabody Conservatory in the late 1950s . From 1960 to 1963 he toured with Damita Jo . From 1964 he lived in New York and worked a. a. with Dexter Gordon , Roy Haynes , Sarah Vaughan , Charles Mingus, and Freddie Hubbard (who he also recorded with).
In 1967 he performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival with Woody Herman . In the late 1960s and mid-1970s he was a member of Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers , and he also performed with Sonny Rollins , Milt Jackson , Stan Getz , Elvin Jones and Archie Shepp . During the 1980s he made appearances at Carnegie Hall and the Mobil Summerpier Concerts . He was a member of the Upper Manhattan Jazz Society (with Charlie Rouse , Benny Bailey and Buster Williams ) and also played with Buddy DeFranco .
He composed the tracks “The Day After the Dawn”, “Bittersweet Waltz”, “Encounter”, “A Lady's Mistake” and the Africa Suite .
Discographic notes
- The Day After the Dawn with Richard Davis , David Lee , Jack Wilkins , 1972
- That Old Feeling with Billy Hart , Buster Williams, 1978
- Textures with Eddie Gladden , Rufus Reid , Arthur Rhames , 1981
Lexical entry
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
Web links
- Discography as a sideman at Allmusic
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dailey, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore , Maryland |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 26, 1984 |
| Place of death | Denver , Colorado |