Bill Carney

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William Theodore "Bill" Carney Junior (also "Mr. C", born October 25, 1925 in Philadelphia ; † December 13, 2017 ) was an American jazz musician ( drums , vocals , piano ) and music organizer.

Live and act

Carney first learned the violin as a child before switching to drums and percussion. At the age of 18 he did military service in Montford Point Marines. After his release he founded the first bands with which musicians such as Pat Martino , Shirley Scott , John Coltrane , Ben Webster , Gene Ammons , George Benson and Sonny Stitt played. When Shirley Scott left his band to tour with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , Carney brought on Trudy Pitts , whom he later married, as the new keyboardist . With her he performed at numerous festivals such as the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival . In 1967, Prestige Records released Trudy Pitts' debut album, Introducing the Fabulous Trudy Pitts , with Pat Martino, Bill Carney and Garnell Johnson (Conga); together they presented the soul-jazz album Trudy Pitts and Mr. C. - A Bucketful of Soul (Prestige) in 1968 ; the contributing guitarist was Wilbert Longmire . In 1976, Pitts and Carney recorded with Rahsaan Roland Kirk ("I'll Be Seeing You" on Return of the 5000 Lb Man ).

The two produced the Jazz in the Sanctuary series of events , which also featured Grover Washington, Jr. , Etta James , Houston Person , Benny Golson and Lionel Hampton . They performed Trudy Pitts' Jazz Suite entitled A Joyful Noise at Mother Bethel Church ; Contributors also included Terell Stafford , Tim Warfield , Bobby Watson , Clifford Adams , Reverend Joe , Barbara Walker , Laura Hall, and Anysha T. Carney. Carney Fundraiser also produced for the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts (also The House that Jazz Built ). To support his family, he worked for the US Post Office for many years and as a driver for the Philadelphia Transit Company (PTC). In addition to his activities as a drummer, he also performed as a solo pianist at the MeiJi En Restaurant in Philadelphia for a year . He appeared in a trio with Trudy Pitts and bassist Lee Smith and moderated appearances by guest musicians such as Bootsie Barnes , Larry McKenna , Bob Howell , Tim Warfield, Terell Stafford, Bobby Watson, Al Gray , Jerry Weldon , Lilly White and Byard Lancaster . In the 1990s he produced jam sessions ( Organ Jams ) for the Mellon Jazz Festival featuring Jimmy Smith , Jack McDuff , Charles Earland , Bill Doggett , Shirley Scott, Trudy Pitts, Groove Holmes , Joey and Papa John DeFrancesco. In the field of jazz he was involved in eleven recording sessions between 1967 and 2007, most recently with a live performance with Pitts in San Francisco ( Live at the Great American Music Hall , with Carl Lockett ).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Obituary. Meaningful funerals, December 20, 2017, accessed December 31, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed December 31, 2017)
personal data
SURNAME Carney, Bill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carney, William Theodore, Jr.; Carney, Bill junior (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia
DATE OF DEATH December 13, 2017