Jimmy Rowles
Jimmy Rowles (born August 19, 1918 in Spokane , Washington , † May 28, 1996 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American jazz pianist and composer .
Live and act
Born James George Hunter, Rowles later received his stepfather's name. Rowles studied at the University of Washington in Seattle . In 1940 he went to Los Angeles, where he worked with Slim Gaillard , Lester Young , Benny Goodman and Woody Herman . After military service, he returned to Hermans Band ( First Herd ) and Goodman, and also performed with Les Brown and Tommy Dorsey .
In the 1950s and 1960s he mainly worked as a studio musician and was best known as a companion to Billie Holiday (as with their album Music for Torching ) and Peggy Lee . In 1973 he moved to New York City , where he a. a. Recorded duets with Stan Getz . After working with Ella Fitzgerald (touring 1981 to 1983), he returned to California to perform primarily in nightclubs.
Originally known as a companion with an inexhaustible repertoire, musicians such as Henry Mancini and Tony Bennett also valued it for its voluminous sound. His song The Peacocks , immortalized in the feature film Round Midnight , became a jazz standard . Wayne Shorter , whose ballad style absorbed many of Rowles 'ideas, interpreted his "502 Blues (Drinkin' and Drivin") "on his Blue Note album Adam's Apple (1966). Stacy Rowles , his daughter, became known as a flugelhorn player.
Discographic notes
- Rare, But Well Done with Art Mardigan , Red Mitchell , 1954
- Let's Get Acquainted with Jazz (For People Who Hate Jazz) with Barney Kessel , Harold Land , Mel Lewis , Red Mitchell , Pete Candoli , Larry Bunker , 1958
- Weather in a Jazz Vane with Barney Kessel, Harold Land, Mel Lewis, Red Mitchell, Pete Candoli, Larry Bunker, 1958
- Upper Classmen with Larry Bunker, Pete Candoli, Barney Kessel, Harold Land, Mel Lewis, Red Mitchell, 1959
- Fiorello Uptown, Mary Sunshine Downtown , solo album, 1960
- Kinda Groovy , solo album, 1963
- Our Delight with Max Bennett , Chuck Berghofer , Larry Bunker, Nick Martinis , 1968
- Some Other Spring with Donald Bailey , Monty Budwig , 1972
- The Special Magic of Jimmy Rowles with Rusty Gilder , 1974
- Jazz Is a Fleeting Moment , solo album, 1974
- Grand Paws with Billy Hart , Buster Williams , 1976
- Music's the Only Thing That's on My Mind with George Mraz , 1976
- Heavy Love , solo album, 1977
- We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together with George Mraz, Leroy Williams , 1978
- Isfahan , solo album, 1978
- Shade and Right with George Duvivier , Oliver Jackson , 1978
- Jimmy Rowle's Trio on Tour [live] with George Duvivier, Walter Perkins , 1978
- Tasty! with Ray Brown , 1979
- Paws That Refresh with Billy Hart , Buster Williams , 1980
- Plays Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn , solo album, 1981
- The Peacocks with Stan Getz , Michael Moore , Michael Hashim , Joey Baron , 1983
- I'm Glad There Is You: Jimmy Rowles, Vol. 2 with Colin Bailey , Red Mitchell , Stacy Rowles , 1985
- With the Red Mitchell Trio with Colin Bailey, Red Mitchell, Stacy Rowles, 1985
- Sometimes I'm Happy, Sometimes I'm Blue with Donald Bailey , Ray Brown , Sweets Edison , Stacy Rowles, 1988
- Trio with Red Mitchell, Donald Bailey, 1988
- Plus 2, Plus 3, Plus 4 with Bill Berry , Larry Koonse , Ralph Penland , Eric Von Essen , 1988
- Lilac Time with Eric Von Essen, 1994
Web links
- Works by and about Jimmy Rowles in the catalog of the German National Library
- Jimmy Rowles at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rowles, Jimmy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz pianist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Spokane , Washington |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 28, 1996 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |