Sticks Evans
Samuel "Sticks" Evans (born February 5, 1923 , † April 11, 1994 in New York ) was an American musician ( drums , arrangement ) of jazz and rhythm & blues .
Live and act
Evans recorded in 1950 with Milt Buckner's orchestra as accompanist to Wynonie Harris . In the following years he was part of Buckner's organ trio, which he left in February 1953. The following year he was with Milt Hinton in the trio of Teddy Wilson .
In the early 1960s he was involved, also as a percussionist, in several Third Stream productions, the album Pre-Bird by Charles Mingus , the album Jazz Abstractions by John Lewis and Gunther Schuller, and concerts of which recordings on the album Vintage Dolphy were published. At the same time he played as "Belton Evans" with Leonard Gaskin and blues musicians like Curtis Jones , Sunnyland Slim , Sonny Terry , Big John Greer , LaVern Baker , or King Curtis . for prestige in the recording studio. He also accompanied Ray Bryant's band Aretha Franklin on their second album ( Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo ). He presented Go Go Go Blow under his own name . As a studio musician, he also worked for Tim Hardin and Mickey & Sylvia .
He also gave music lessons in junior high school classes. Evans's students include Lennie McBrowne , Bernard Purdie , Max Neuhaus, and Terry Burrus .
Discographic notes
- Mickey Baker The Wildest Guitar (1959)
- Sunnyland Slim Slim's Shout (1960)
- Charles Mingus Pre-Bird (1960)
- John Lewis / Gunther Schuller / Jim Hall (1961, with Bill Evans , Eric Dolphy , Ornette Coleman , Scott LaFaro, and others)
- Sam Cooke Sam Cooke at the Copa (1964)
Web links
- Sticks Evans at Allmusic (English)
- Sticks Evans at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ "From the Music Capitals of the World" March 20, 1971 Billboard .
- ^ Büttner, Armin (2011) The Recorded Works of Milt Buckner: Part I: 1941 - 1963
- ↑ Teddy Wilson Discography
- ^ Brian Morton & Richard Cook (2010) The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums
- ^ Mike Leadbitter, Neil Slaven (1987) Blues records, 1943-1970: a selective discography . Record Information Services at Google Books. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
- ^ Simonds, R. (1983) King Curtis, a discography
- ↑ Max Neuhaus
- ↑ Terry Burrus
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Evans, sticks |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Evans, Samuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz and R&B musician (drums, arrangement) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1923 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 11, 1994 |
| Place of death | New York , USA |