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Pianists · 1935–1974

Bobby Timmons

American pianist (1935-1974)

Born
19 December 1935
Philadelphia
Died
1 March 1974
New York City
Country
United States
Active
1954–
Record labels
Blue Note, Atlantic Records, Capitol Records, Riverside
Discography
17 albums

Biography

Bobby Timmons was a jazz musician who played piano. Bobby Timmons was born on 19 December 1935 in Philadelphia and died on 1 March 1974 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Blue Note, Atlantic Records, Capitol Records and Riverside. The discography here lists 17 albums, from “Soul Time” (1960) to “The best of Bobby Timmons” (2004).

Robert Henry Timmons (December 19, 1935 – March 1, 1974) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He was a sideman in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers for two periods (July 1958 to September 1959; February 1960 to June 1961), between which he was part of Cannonball Adderley's band. Several of Timmons' compositions written when part of these bands – including "Moanin'", "Dat Dere", and "This Here" – enjoyed commercial success and brought him more attention. In the early and mid-1960s he led a series of piano trios that toured and recorded extensively. Timmons was strongly associated with the soul jazz style that he helped initiate. This link to apparently simple writing and playing, coupled with drug and alcohol addiction, led to a decline in his career. Timmons died, aged 38, from cirrhosis. Several critics have commented that his contribution to jazz remains undervalued.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Soul Time 1960 · Riverside This Here Is Bobby Timmons 1960 · Riverside Sweet and Soulful Sounds 1962 · Riverside Born to Be Blue! 1963 · Riverside From the Bottom 1964 · Riverside Holiday Soul 1964 · Prestige Little Barefoot Soul 1964 · Prestige Chicken and Dumplin's 1965 · Prestige Chun-King 1965 · Prestige Workin' Out! 1965 · Prestige
Soul Food 1966
Live at the Connecticut Jazz Party 1991 · Live
The Soul Man! 1992 · Prestige Workin' Out 1994 Got to Get It! 1998 · Milestone The Prestige Trio Sessions 2003 The best of Bobby Timmons 2004 · Riverside

Also plays on

Albums where Bobby Timmons is credited as a sideman

1957 Boy With Lots of... BRASS — Maynard Ferguson piano
1957 The Opener — Curtis Fuller piano
1958 The Cooker — Lee Morgan piano
1958 Blue Lights, Volume 1 — Kenny Burrell piano
1959 On View at the Five Spot Cafe — Kenny Burrell with Art Blakey piano
1960 Leeway — Lee Morgan piano
1960 Work Song — Nat Adderley piano
1960 The Soul Society — Sam Jones piano
1960 Movin' Right Along — Arnett Cobb piano
1960 Them Dirty Blues — The Cannonball Adderley Quintet feat. Nat Adderley piano
1963 Matador — Kenny Dorham piano
1977 Coast to Coast — Cannonball Adderley featuring Nat Adderley piano
1987 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia, Volume I — Kenny Dorham piano
1987 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia, Volume II — Kenny Dorham piano
1988 Right Down Front — Sam Jones piano
1993 Chet Baker Big Band — Chet Baker piano
1993 En concert avec Europe 1: Olympia, 13 Mai 1961 — Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers feat. Wayne Shorter piano
1995 The Complete 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia — Kenny Dorham piano
1997 Blue Lights, Volumes 1 & 2 — Kenny Burrell piano
1998 Benny Golson and the Philadelphians — Benny Golson piano
1999 Drums Around the Corner — Art Blakey piano
2001 L.T.D.: Live at the Left Bank — Dexter Gordon piano
2002 XXL: Live at the Left Bank — Dexter Gordon piano
2004 Personal Appearance — Sonny Stitt piano
2010 The Complete Chet Baker — Chet Baker piano
2011 Blue Thoughts — Chet Baker piano
2011 I Remember Clifford — Lee Morgan piano
— Milestones of a Legend — Cannonball Adderley piano

Standards written by Bobby Timmons

TitleKeyFormGroove
Dat Dere C minor AABA · 32 Slow swing
Minor Strain G major AAB · 24 Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Bobby Timmons play?

Bobby Timmons is known for playing piano.

When and where was Bobby Timmons born?

Bobby Timmons was born 19 December 1935 in Philadelphia.

What are Bobby Timmons's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Soul Time (1960), This Here Is Bobby Timmons (1960), Sweet and Soulful Sounds (1962), Born to Be Blue! (1963) and From the Bottom (1964).

External links

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