Sam Parkins

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Leroy "Sam" Parkins (born September 23, 1926 in Boston , † November 18, 2009 in Tel Aviv ) was an American jazz musician ( clarinet , saxophone , flute , vocals ) and music producer .

Live and act

Sam Parkins began his music career in Massachusetts, where he studied at the New England Conservatory since 1950 . He first played R&B and Bebop with Dick Twardzik , Dick Wetmore and Al Walcott . Since 1954 he was part of the Excalibur Jazz Band , with whom he performed Dixieland ; In 1955 he played in the Sunset Inn Orchestra , with which the first recordings were made. From 1956 he worked in New York; there he appeared with Dick Cary , Kenny Davern , Dick Wellstood . In 1960 he recorded his debut album ( Leroy Parkins and His Yazoo River Jazz Band ) for Bethlehem Records , which included Johnny Letman , Dicky Wells , Dick Wellstood, Danny Barker , Ahmed Abdul-Malik and Manzie Johnson. In the following years he played traditional jazz a. a. with Meg Welles , Marty Grosz , in the 1970s with Max Morath and Petr Dean . In the field of jazz he was involved in 15 recording sessions between 1955 and 1981. From the 1970s he worked as a producer for New World Records ; four of the records he produced were nominated for a Grammy .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Sam Parkins and the Excalibur Jazz Band
  2. ^ Obituary in Jazz Lives. May 15, 2017, accessed May 15, 2017 .
  3. ↑ The obituary in the New York Times, January 3, 2010 contains a date of death that differs from November 19, 2009 , but also this memorial page by Wendy Sayvetz
  4. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography
personal data
SURNAME Parkins, Sam
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Parkins, Leroy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American record producer and jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH September 23, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston
DATE OF DEATH November 18, 2009
Place of death Tel Aviv