Mickey Tucker
Michael B. "Mickey" Tucker (born April 28, 1941 in Durham , North Carolina ) is an American jazz pianist and organist.
Tucker started playing the piano at the age of six and played in churches at a young age. He worked in the recording studio in the 1960s with rhythm and blues musicians like Little Anthony & the Imperials and Damita Jo ; he also accompanied the comedian Timmy Rogers . In the late 60s he began to play jazz and stepped 1969-1975 with James Moody , Frank Foster , Roland Kirk (in which Tucker and organ playing), Thad Jones and Mel Lewis , Roy Brooks , Eddie Jefferson and the band Final Edition on . He accompanied the early George Benson before he left jazz.
In 1976 he played with Eric Kloss . In the same year he was also a member of Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers and acted as their musical director on their summer tour through Europe. He then worked at Junior Cook , Philly Joe Jones and Billy Harper .
In the 1980s, Tucker played with the Art Farmer / Benny Golson Jazztet , Richie Cole , Phil Woods , and Louis Hayes . In the 1990s he worked again with Junior Cook and the Jazztet as well as with Bob Ackerman. He occasionally released several albums as a soloist and leader (first in 1975 Triplicity ).
Originally a hard bop pianist, his style is not limited to this, but meets all the requirements of the modern jazz piano. Mickey Tucker was already a sought-after musician, especially by musicians, before he became known on his own. His accompaniment is imaginative and alternating, his solo improvisations are imaginative and technically skillful. For example, instead of dominant chords, he uses glissando-like scale-like runs from bottom to top at the corresponding point.
Discography
- Triplicity ( Xanadu Records , 1975)
- Doublet ( Dan Records , 1976)
- Sojourn (Xanadu, 1977)
- Mister Mysterio ( Muse Records , 1978)
- The Crawl (Muse, 1979)
- Blues in Five Dimensions ( SteepleChase Records , 1989)
- Sweet Lotus Lips ( Denon Records , 1989)
- Hang in There (SteepleChase, 1994)
- Gettin 'There (SteepleChase, 1995)
literature
- Martin Kunzler Jazzlexikon , Rowohlt ISBN 3-499-16317-9
swell
- Mickey Tucker in the All Music Guide
- ↑ In the piece Whisper Not on Bill Hardman's album What´s Up
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tucker, Mickey |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tucker, Michael B. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz pianist and organist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Durham, North Carolina |