Trudy Pitts

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Trudy Pitts Carney (* 1933 in Philadelphia ; † December 19, 2010 there ) was an American organist and pianist of soul jazz .

biography

Pitts studied at the Philadelphia Musical Academy, Temple University, and Juilliard School ; She began her career first as a solo pianist and singer in her hometown, then as the assistant to the pianist in the show Raisin . After the musical's tour ended, she was encouraged by her future husband, Bill "Mr C" Carney (1925-2017) - he was the drummer and band leader of the Hi-Tones , to develop her repertoire. Around 1958 she played in Carney's band, which had previously also belonged to Shirley Scott , Tootie Heath and John Coltrane . She went on numerous tours with her husband and two children over the next few years; she also played with Ben Webster , Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt . In the late 1960s she recorded four albums under her own name for Prestige Records , on which u. a. Willis Jackson , Pat Martino and Rahsaan Roland Kirk contributed. She played u. a. Pop cover versions of Herb Alperts “The Spanish Flea”, “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” or “ A Whiter Shade of Pale ”. She also accompanied Pat Martino on his prestige album El Hombre (1967) and Roland Kirk on his albums The Return of the 5000 Lb. Man (1976), Other Folks' Music (1976) and Kirkatron (1977). In the early 1970s, she gave up touring to take care of her family more, but still performed as a pianist in local theaters and restaurants. In the 2000s she released other albums and performed them at the eleventh Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival in Washington, DC in 2008 at the Kennedy Center .

Discography

  • 1967: Introducing (Prestige) * 1967: These blues are mine (Prestige)
  • 1968: Bucket full of soul (Prestige)
  • 1968: Excitement (Prestige)
  • 2006: Vintage Series, Vol. 1 (Mr. C.)
  • 2007: Me, Myself & I (Discography)
  • 2007: Live at the Great American Music Hall (Doodlin)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from October 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. All about jazz @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.allaboutjazz.com
  2. ↑ http://jazztimes.com/articles/18293-trudy-pitts-t .
  3. ↑ In 1999, a compilation of their recordings appeared on Legends of Acid Jazz, Trudy Pitts & Pat Martino .
  4. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from June 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kennedy-center.org
personal data
SURNAME Pitts, Trudy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pitts Carney, Trudy (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American organist and pianist of soul jazz
DATE OF BIRTH 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia
DATE OF DEATH December 19, 2010
Place of death Philadelphia