Robert Shy

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Robert Shy ( 1939 - November 8, 2018 ) was an American jazz musician ( drums ).

Shy played in the Chicago area since the early 1960s in the local jazz scene; The first recordings were made in 1964 with the band The Three Souls, which he co-founded and led by saxophonist Sonny Cox ( Dangerous Dan Express ). From the 1970s he played a. a. with Roland Kirk , E. Parker McDougal , Richie Cole , Von Freeman , Larry Gray , Willie Pickens , Jodie Christian , John Whitfield , Guy Fricano , Frank Catalano , Harold Ousley and Arthur Hoyle . In the field of jazz, he was involved in 45 recording sessions between 1960 and 2008, most recently with the singer Solitaire Miles . In 2011 he performed at the Chicago Hyde Park Jazz Festival .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Remembering Robert Shy - Friends Share Their Memories of the Legendary Chicago Jazz Drummer. In: CHICAGO JAZZ MAGAZINE. December 13, 2018, accessed March 14, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 9, 2018)
  3. ↑ Chicago based drummer Robert Shy performing at the 2011 Hyde Park Jazz Festival by Chicago Jazz photographer Javet M. Kimble
personal data
SURNAME Shy, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1939
DATE OF DEATH November 8, 2018