Melvin Rhyne
Melvin Rhyne (born October 12, 1936 in Indianapolis , Indiana ; † March 5, 2013 there ) was an American organist of modern jazz .
Live and act
Originally a pianist, Melvin Rhyne began his career in 1955 in the band of Rahsaan Roland Kirk , then with various blues musicians such as T-Bone Walker . He finally became known through his many years of participation in the band of Wes Montgomery ( Echoes of Indiana Avenue ); he can also be heard on his first album for Riverside Records , Wes Montgomery Trio (1959). After it had become a long time quiet around him, he got in December 1991, the opportunity to participate on the album At the Main Event of Brian Lynch ; With the staff of this session, the material for Rhyne's first album under his own name on the Criss Cross label, The Legend with Lynch, Don Braden , guitarist Peter Bernstein and drummer Kenny Washington was created immediately afterwards . During the 1990s, Rhyne recorded a number of albums for Criss Cross , on which Ryan Kisor , Joshua Redman played as guest musicians. Rhyne also appeared on albums by Herb Ellis ( Roll Call ) and Eric Alexander ( Eric Alexander in Europe ) as a sideman and had a joint quartet with Ray Appleton .
Discographic notes
- Organ-izing (OJC, 1960) with Johnny Griffin, Blue Mitchell, Gene Harris, Andy Simpkins , Tootie Heath
- The Legend (Criss Cross, 1992) with Brian Lynch , Don Braden
- Boss Organ (Criss Cross, 1993) with Joshua Redman
- Stick to the Stick (Criss Cross, 1994/95) with Ryan Kisor, Eric Alexander
- Mel's Spell (Criss Cross, 1996) in a trio with Peter Bernstein and Kenny Washington
- Kojo (Criss Cross, 1997)
- Aztec Blues / The Tenor Triangle with Melvin Rhyne Trio (Criss Cross, 1998) Eric Alexander, Tad Shull , Ralph LaLama , Peter Bernstein, Kenny Washington
- Classmasters (Criss Cross, 1999)
- Tomorrow, Yesterday, Today (Criss Cross, 2003)
Lexical entry
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Bielefeld catalog. 1988 & 2002
Web links
- Works by and about Melvin Rhyne in the catalog of the German National Library
- Jeff Tamarkin's obituary in JazzTimes
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary at Ottawa Citizen ( Memento of the original from October 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Biographical data of Melvin Rhyne in: allaboutjazz
personal data | |
---|---|
SURNAME | Rhyne, Melvin |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American organist of modern jazz |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1936 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Indianapolis , Indiana |
DATE OF DEATH | March 5, 2013 |
Place of death | Indianapolis , Indiana |