Jesse Powell

Jesse Powell (born October 27, 1924 in Fort Worth , † October 19, 1982 in New York City ) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues tenor saxophonist and band leader.

The from Texas native tenor saxophonist Jesse Powell worked the mid-1940s with Hot Lips Page , Louis Armstrong and Luis Russell . In 1946 he became a member of the Count Basie Orchestra when he replaced Illinois Jacquet . At the end of the decade he took part in numerous blues and rhythm and blues recordings, played a. a. with Brownie McGhee , Willie Jordan and Doc Pomus . He also worked with champion Jack Dupree and toured France with Howard McGhee in 1948 ; 1949 in the orchestra of Dizzy Gillespie . In the 1950s he worked with various R&B groups.

Powell recorded a few pieces for the Federal label under his own name in 1951 and 1953; 1954 followed recordings for the label Josie with bands like the Cadillacs . In the area of ​​R&B he recorded more singles and worked as a studio musician for Atlantic / Atco at the end of the 1950s . a. on the song "Mr. Lee “ heard the Bobbettes playing a tenor saxophone solo. In 1957 the pianist Jutta Hipp played in his touring band. In the early 1960s, Powell took up again under his own name; 1961 the album Party Time for a Prestige Records sub-label . In his later years he worked in Harlem and recorded only a few records. Powell's pieces can be heard on the Texas Tenors (Prestige) anthology .

Discographic notes

• Blow Man Blow ( Jubilee Records )

literature

• Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-102327-9 .
• Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, Oxford et al. 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .

Web links

• Biography at Allmusic
• Jesse Powell at Discogs (English)