Frank Gant
Frank Gant (* 26. May 1931 in Detroit ) is an American drummer of modern jazz .
Gant had learned from and spoken to Art Blakey while attending concerts in Detroit . He made his first appearances with Billy Mitchell and Pepper Adams ; after working with Little John Wilson and his Merry Men at the Madison Ballroom , where he occasionally accompanied Billie Holiday , he joined Alvin Jackson. In 1955 he worked on the debut album of trumpeter Donald Byrd with ( First Flight ), in 1958 that of Barry Harris . In the late 1950s he worked in Yusef Lateef's band ( Cry! Tender ). Around 1970 he was a member of the pianist Ahmad Jamal's trio for Impulse! Records recorded the albums At the Top - Poinciana Revisited , The Awakening and Freeflight . In 1992 he played in the trio of Ronnie Mathews ( Lament for Love ). Gant also worked with Red Garland , Monty Alexander / Ernestine Anderson and Al Haig (1977). Between 1955 and 2001 he took part in the recordings for 53 albums.
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette . 2nd Edition. Penguin, London 1994, ISBN 0-14-017949-6 .
- Richard Cook, Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD. 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
Web links
- Frank Gant at Allmusic (English)
- Frank Gant at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lars Olof Björn Before Motown: A History of Jazz in Detroit, 1920-60 Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press 2001, p. 71
- ^ Lars Olof Björn Before Motown: A History of Jazz in Detroit, 1920-60 Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press 2001, pp. 140ff.
- ^ Lars Olof Björn Before Motown: A History of Jazz in Detroit, 1920-60 Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press 2001, p. 157
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gant, Frank |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit |