Gene Casey
Wesley Eugene "Gene" Casey (born January 16, 1933 in Fort Sill , Oklahoma , † September 28, 2003 in Los Angeles ) was an American jazz pianist , composer and arranger .
Casey played in the Latin Jazz Quintet around 1960 , which Shirley Scott accompanied on her album Mucho Mucho (Prestige). In the same year he recorded the album Caribe with the Latin Jazz Quintet and Eric Dolphy , which was released on the New Jazz label. Shortly afterwards he was involved for Prestige on the album Soul Battle , which appeared under the names of Oliver Nelson , King Curtis and Jimmy Forrest ; In the rhythm group played alongside Casey the bassist George Duvivier and the drummer Roy Haynes . On April 28 and July 7, 1961 at Prestige he got the opportunity to record under his own name, in which George Tucker or Bill Ellington (bass), Mickey Roker (drums) and Ray Barretto (conga) participated, the recordings remained unpublished . During this time he also worked on the Jimmy Forrest album Soul Street . From the 1970s he worked for Labelle as musical director. He also wrote the song "Lucky in Love" with Fredrick Oakes.
Web links
- Gene Casey at Discogs (English)
- Casey, Gene at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Casey, Gene |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Casey, Wesley Eugene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz pianist, composer and arranger |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 16, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fort Sill , Oklahoma |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 28, 2003 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |