George Jenkins (musician)

George Jenkins (born November 19, 1911 , † May 10, 1967 in San Francisco ) was an American jazz musician ( drums ) who was mostly active in the music scene in Los Angeles.

Live and act

Jenkins worked in Lionel Hampton's big band from the early 1940s , he also played with Lucky Millinder and also took part in recordings by Buddy Johnson , Herb Jeffries , Wynonie Harris (1945), Arnett Cobb and Bing Crosby (1946). From 1946 he played with Charlie Barnet , Hot Lips Page , Jerry Jerome ; from 1947 he led his own bands in Detroit and participated in bebop sessions, in 1949 he was briefly with Louis Armstrong's All Stars. In the early 50s he played in California a. a. with Ben Webster , Freddie Slack , Benny Carter and Oscar Moore . In 1955 he recorded the album Drum Magic for the Tampa label under his own name ; his studio formation included Plas Johnson , Ray Johnson (piano) and Duke Harris (bass). In the same year, with Bumps Myers , Gerald Wiggins , Herman Mitchell and Red Callender, other R&B-oriented titles ("Drum Boogie") emerged as George Jenkins and The Tune Twisters for the local label Skylark. He also worked with Plas Johnson, Mike Pacheo and Bubber Johnson in the late 1950s . In the field of jazz he was involved in 38 recording sessions between 1941 and 1966, most recently with Erroll Garner .

Jenkins was briefly married to the singer Dinah Washington .

^ Lars Bjorn, Jim Gallert: Before Motown: A History of Jazz in Detroit, 1920-60 , 2001, p. 99
↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed May 1, 2017)
↑ Joe Darensbourg : Telling It Like It Is . Macmillan, 1987, p. 164

personal data
SURNAME	Jenkins, George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz musician (drums)
DATE OF BIRTH	November 19, 1911
DATE OF DEATH	May 10, 1967
Place of death	San Francisco