Melvin Rhyne

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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)

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Web links

Individual evidence

  1. 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / blogs.ottawacitizen.com
  2. Biographical data of Melvin Rhyne in: allaboutjazz