Henry Cain

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Henry David Cain Jr. (* 1935 ; † May 10, 2005 in Las Vegas ) was an American musician ( piano , organ ) of soul jazz and rhythm & blues , who was active in the Indianapolis music scene for many years .

Live and act

Caine took music lessons as a child, attended Cathedral High School and studied at Indiana University . From the 1950s he worked as a musician in Indianapolis ; In 1954 he founded the jazz trio The Three Souls with drummer Albert Coleman and bassist Will Scott , which existed until Will Scott's death in 2004. The trio performed successfully in the Indiana Avenue clubs in Indianapolis. A number of singles and a self-titled LP were created for the Chess , Checker and Argo labels ; the most successful was the title “Night Theme”. He also played from 1964 in Los Angeles with Della Reese ( Like It Like Dat!, 1965), Howard Roberts , Lorez Alexandria and Bobby Bryant . In 1968 he presented the album The Funk Organization of Henry Cain , produced by David Axelrod , for which HB Barnum and Oliver Nelson provided the arrangements. The discographer Tom Lord lists his participation in 15 recording sessions from 1960 to 1971. In his later years, Cain worked as an accompanist to vocalists such as Lola Falana , Nancy Wilson , Freda Payne and The Osmonds in Las Vegas, where he died in 2005.

Discographic notes

  • The Funky Organ-ization of Henry Cain (Capitol, 1968), with James Bond, Earl Palmer , Arthur Wright, Howard Roberts, HB Barnum, John Kelson, Plas Johnson , Fred Hill, Tony Terran, Gary Coleman, Jerry Williams

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary (English)
  2. ^ A b David Leander Williams: Indianapolis Jazz: The Masters, Legends and Legacy of Indiana Avenue , 2014.
  3. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed June 10, 2017)
personal data
SURNAME Cain, Henry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cain, Henry David Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1935
DATE OF DEATH May 10, 2005
Place of death Las Vegas