Evans Bradshaw

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Evans Bradshaw junior (born April 1933 in Memphis (Tennessee) ; † November 17, 1978 there ) was an American jazz pianist .

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Bradshaw's father Evans Bradshaw senior (1912–1978) was a saxophonist and band leader in Memphis. He began performing professionally as a child, having learned to play the piano at the age of nine. Three years later he appeared in his father's band. Bradshaw, who was a childhood friend of Phineas Newborn , played 1952 in Memphis (inter alia with Frank Strozier ) for Sun Records in the backing band of the singer Erskine McLellan ; another Sun session took place that year with Raymond Hill and Houston Stokes . In 1953 he moved to Flint, Michigan , where he found a job in the automotive industry. He also performed with his own trio.

In June 1958 Bradshaw recorded his debut album ( Look Out for Evans Bradshaw ) for Riverside Records in trio with Jamil Nasser and Philly Joe Jones in New York , with an original composition and standards such as " Georgia on My Mind ", " Love for Sale " and " Old Devil Moon ". At the beginning of 1959 a second production for Riverside, Pieces of Eighty-eight , with Alvin Jackson (bass) and Richard Allen (drums) followed. In the field of jazz he was involved in five recording sessions between 1952 and 1959. In the following years he performed with his trio in New York's Village Vanguard and at the Detroit Jazz Festival ; However, no further recordings were made.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Komara, Edward. “Bradshaw, Evans,” in The Blues Encyclopedia , edited by Edward Komara, Peter Lee, 2004, p. 144
  2. ↑ a b Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed June 12, 2018)
personal data
SURNAME Bradshaw, Evans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH April 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Memphis (Tennessee)
DATE OF DEATH 17th November 1978
Place of death Memphis (Tennessee)