Kind Hillery
Arthur "Art" Hillery (born October 31, 1925 in New Orleans ; † November 23, 2011 ) was an American jazz pianist , organist and composer .
Life
Hillery, born in New Orleans in 1925, started out as a classical pianist. Influenced by Oscar Peterson , he switched to jazz . He has worked as a studio musician in Los Angeles since the early 1960s, where he worked a. a. with recordings by Ella Fitzgerald ( The Best Is Yet to Come 1982), Milt Jackson , Sonny Stitt , Red Holloway , Sweets Edison , Papa John Creach , Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson , Eddie Lockjaw Davis , Tom Waits ( Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards 2006) and Teddy Edwards , for which he also contributed compositions. He wrote the title Bug To Put 'n Yo' Year for Jimmy Witherspoon . Shortly before his death in November 2011, he released his debut album The Works of Art .
Web links
- Literature by and about Art Hillery in the catalog of the German National Library
- Art Hillery at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ella Fitzgerald's pianist, Art Hillery, ... in Red Orbit, December 18, 2008
- ↑ Compositions by Art Hillery at Allmusic
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hillery, Art |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hillery, Arthur (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz pianist, organist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 31, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 23, 2011 |