Bill Goodwin (drummer)
Bill Goodwin (* 8. January 1942 in Los Angeles ) is an American jazz - drummer and producer.
Bill Goodwin began his career as a professional drummer in 1959, working in California with musicians such as Bill Evans , Dexter Gordon , Art Pepper , Jim Hall , George Shearing , Leroy Vinnegar , Anthony Ortega and Bobby Hutcherson ; he also played in the backing bands of June Christy , Joe Williams , Tony Bennett , Mose Allison and Manhattan Transfer . He came to the east coast of the United States in 1969 in the ensemble of vibraphonist Gary Burton , where he stayed in Burton's group for three years. The long-term musical partnership with bassist Steve Gilmore began . In 1969 he worked with Stéphane Grappelli and Steve Swallow on Gary Burton's album Paris Encounter ; In 1974 Goodwin and Gilmore first played in the Phil Woods Quartet.
In the 1980s he worked mostly at Phil Woods; he was a member of his various formations until 1998 and worked on albums such as Phil Woods / Lew Tabackin (1980), Full House (1991) and Plays the Music of Jim McNelly (1995). He also played - mostly together with his long-time partner, bassist Steve Gilmore - with Al Cohn , Meredith D'Ambrosio , Dave Frishberg , Hal Galper , Dizzy Gillespie , Tom Harrell , Dave Liebman , Chuck Marohnic and Jimmy Amadie . In 1991 he worked with Chuck Israels ( On Common Ground ); In 1996 he played for Howard Alden .
In 2000 he worked on Lee Konitz 's album Príde ; In 2004 he performed with Phil Woods, Bud Shank and Mike Wofford at the Yoshi’s jazz club ( Bouncing woith Bud and Phil ).
He also worked on Tom Waits ' album Nighthawks at the Diner (1975) and worked with the Steely Dan formation in the mid-1970s . Bill Goodwin performed at the WC Handy Music Festival for several years as a member of the WC Handy Jazz All-Stars .
Since 1980, Goodwin has also produced the Phil Woods albums and several Tom Harrell albums. His best-known production is the ECM album At the Deer Hat Inn by the Keith Jarrett Trio with Jack DeJohnette and Gary Peacock , which was created in 1992. He taught drums at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey.
Discographic notes
- Solar Energy (Omnisound, 1981)
- No Method ( Fresh Sound Records , 1989)
- THree ia a Crowd (TCB, 1994)
- Kirk Knuffke : Brightness: Live in Amsterdam (2020)
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- Bielefeld catalog. 1988 & 2002.
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 9th edition. Penguin, London 2008, ISBN 978-0141034010 .
Web links
- Works by and about Bill Goodwin in the catalog of the German National Library
- Bill Goodwin at Allmusic (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Goodwin, Bill |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz drummer and producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1942 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |