Malcolm Pinson
Malcolm Pinson (* 1941 in Houston , Texas ; † 4. March 2002 ) was an American jazz - drummer .
Live and act
Pinson played in the Houston a. a. with Eddie Lockjaw Davis , Sweets Edison , Kenny Burrell and Arnett Cobb . In the second half of the 1970s he was a member of the saxophonist Billy Harper's band , with whom he toured Europe. Until 1998 he led his band Matt Pinson and the Jazz Warriors , with whom he played regularly in Houston jazz venues such as Cezanne and Sambuca . He had his last appearance in 2001 at the Jazz Festival in Kemah . Pinson died of kidney failure in early March 2002.
In the field of jazz he was involved in nine recording sessions between 1971 and 1987. Pinson's drumming was influenced by Art Blakey .
Discographic notes
- Arnett Cobb: The Wild Man from Texas (1971)
- Billy Harper: Black Saint: Billy Harper Quintet On Tour in Europe '75 ( Black Saint , 1975)
- Billy Harper Quintet: Trying To Make Heaven My Home (MPS, 1979)
- Billy Harper: The Believer (Baystate, 1980)
- Arnett Cobb / Dizzy Gillespie / Jewel Brown : Show Time (Fantasy, 1987)
Web links
- Malcolm Pinson at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Short portrait at Jazz House
- ↑ https://mailman.xmission.com/lurker/list/thread/message/20020310.213625.1b891572.fi.html
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed May 31, 2014)
- ↑ Jazz Journal 1976, p. 30
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pinson, Malcolm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Houston , Texas |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4, 2002 |
| Place of death | Houston , Texas |