Sam Lazar
Sam Lazar (* approx. 1933 in St. Louis , Missouri ) is a former American jazz pianist who emerged as a soul jazz organist from 1958 .
Live and act
Lazar began his career in St. Louis as a pianist with Ernie Wilkins before briefly playing with Count Basie . He then worked in George Hudson's Big Band and Tab Smith . From 1951 to 1953 he did his military service. After his release, he began training as an MTA . Under the influence of a concert by Jimmy Smith and his trio at the Peacock Alley Club in St. Louis in 1958, he switched to the Hammond organ and returned to the music scene. Lazar worked in St. Louis with an organ combo that included musicians such as Grant Green , Joe Diorio, and drummer Phillip Wilson . In 1960 a first album was created for Argo ( Space Flight ), on which bassist Willie Dixon also participated. From 1964 on, Lazar's traces are lost.
Discographic notes
- Space Flight ( Cawthron ; 1960)
- Playback (1962)
- Soul Merchant (1962)
Web links
- Sam Lazar at Allmusic (English)
- Information about Grant Green and Sam Lazar at All About Jazz
- Sam Lazar at Discogs
Individual evidence
- ^ Dennis Owsley: City of Gabriels - The history of jazz in St. Louis 1895-1973
- ^ Dennis Owsley: City of Gabriels , p. 123
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lazar, Sam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz organist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis , Missouri |