Jodie Christian
Jodie Morris Christian (* 2. February 1932 in Chicago , Illinois ; † 13. February 2012 ) was an American pianist of modern jazz .
Life
Jodie Christian was a veteran of the Chicago jazz scene. He played with Lester Young , Coleman Hawkins , Benny Carter , Don Byas , Sonny Rollins , Milt Jackson and was involved in the recordings of Chet Baker , Von Freeman 1992, Stan Getz 1957, Gene Ammons 1970, James Moody , Sonny Stitt , Ira Sullivan 1958 and Eddie Harris , where he appeared on the album Listen Here (1967).
Christian was one of the founding members of the AACM musicians' cooperative in the 1960s, and in the 1990s he was the resident pianist of Delmark Records on recordings by Chicago musicians such as Eric Alexander , Lin Halliday , Carl Leukaufe and Mike Smith , but also worked on the recordings of Roscoe Mitchell with and only in this time began to record five albums under his own name on Delmark Records . The last album Reminiscing was released in 2000 , accompanied by bassist Dennis Carroll and drummer Tony Walton , on which he processed standard material such as André Previn's It's Good to Have You Near and How Sensitive . Most recently he played in the AACM Fire Trio with Reggie Nicholson and Art Brown .
Selection discography
As a leader
- Experience ( Delmark Records , 1991-92)
- Rain Or Shine (Delmark, 1991-93) with Roscoe Mitchell
- Soul Fountain (Delmark, 1994)
- Front Line (Delmark, 1996)
- Reminiscing (Delmark, 2000)
As a sideman
- Eric Alexander: Staplemates (Delmark, 1995)
- Gene Ammons: The Chase! ( Prestige Records , 1970)
- From Freeman: Never Let Me Go (Steeplechase, 1992), Lester Leaps In (SC, 1992), Dedicated to You (SC, 1992)
- Stan Getz: Stan Meets Chet ( Verve Records , 1957) with Chet Baker
- Dexter Gordon : Featuring Joe Newman (Monad, 1976)
- Eddie Harris: The Electrifying Eddie Harris / Plug Me In (Rhino / Atlantic Records 1967/68)
- Roscoe Mitchell: The Flow of Things ( Black Saint , 1984), Hey Donald (Delmark, 1994), In Walked Buckner (Delmark, 1998)
- Ira Sullivan: Nicky's Tune (Delmark, 1958)
Lexical entry
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Jodie Christian in the catalog of the German National Library
- Information from the Delmark label
- Jodie Christian at Allmusic (English)
- Jodie Christian at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary in Chicago Tribune ( Memento of the original from March 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Christian, Jodie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Christian, Jodie Morris (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 13, 2012 |