James George Hunter (August 19, 1918 – May 28, 1996), known professionally as Jimmy Rowles (sometimes spelled Jimmie Rowles), was an American

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pianist, vocalist, and composer. As a bandleader and accompanist, he explored multiple styles including swing and

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Music career

Rowles was born in

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, and attended

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in that city. After moving to

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, he joined

Lester Young Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959), nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist. Coming to prominence while a member of Count Basie's orchestra, Young was one of the most i ...

's group in 1942. He also worked with

Benny Goodman Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader, known as the "King of Swing". His orchestra did well commercially. From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing bi ...

Woody Herman Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roo ...

, Les Brown,

Tommy Dorsey Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombone, trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-to ...

, and

Tony Bennett Anthony Dominick Benedetto (August 3, 1926 – July 21, 2023), known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American jazz and traditional pop singer. He received many accolades, including 20 Grammy Awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, ...

, and as a studio musician.

With female singers

Rowles was praised as an accompanist by female singers. He recorded '' Sarah Vaughan with the Jimmy Rowles Quintet'' with

Sarah Vaughan Sarah Lois Vaughan (, March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer and pianist. Nicknamed "Sassy" and "List of nicknames of jazz musicians, The Divine One", she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, ...

and accompanied

Carmen McRae Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920 – November 10, 1994) was an American jazz singer. She is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century and is remembered for her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpretati ...

on her 1972 live album '' The Great American Songbook''. McRae described Rowles as "the guy every girl singer in her right mind would like to work with". In the 1950s and 1960s, he frequently played behind

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and

Peggy Lee Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, and actress whose career spanned seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local r ...

. In the 1980s, he succeeded Paul Smith as

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April25, 1917June15, 1996) was an American singer, songwriter and composer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phra ...

's accompanist. In late 1956 he performed with Fitzgerald at the Mocambo nightclub in Hollywood; from then on, he appeared on several recording sessions with Ella in the 1960s before joining her in 1981 for nearly three years. Rowles appeared, in 1982, on Fitzgerald's final collaboration with

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, '' The Best Is Yet to Come''. His song "Baby, Don't You Quit Now", written with

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, was recorded on her final album, '' All That Jazz'', released in 1989. In 1983, Rowles worked with

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in Los Angeles, shortly after she moved from the

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in Boston. He developed her playing abilities and encouraged her to add singing to her repertoire. In 1994, he accompanied jazz singer Jeri Brown on ''A Timeless Place'', the only album containing only his own compositions.

Compositions

"The Peacocks" is Rowles's best known composition; it has been recorded on the 1975 album of the same name with

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, and subsequently by Gary Foster, John McLaughlin,

Esperanza Spalding Esperanza Emily Spalding (born October 18, 1984), sometimes professionally known with the stylized name of esperanza spalding, is an American bassist, singer, songwriter, and composer. Her accolades include five Grammy Awards, a Boston Music Aw ...

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, and other artists. Singer

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wrote lyrics for the composition and recorded it under the title "A Timeless Place". "The Peacocks" is performed in the soundtrack of

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's movie '' Round Midnight''. Rowles' 1958 composition " 502 Blues" gained wide exposure from

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's 1966 recording. "502 Blues" was subsequently included in the Real Book, a collection of jazz sheet music widely used by students and professionals when playing

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s and casual gigs. Rowles's piano work was featured prominently on the DePatie-Freleng Enterprises cartoon series '' The Ant and the Aardvark'' (1969–1971). In 1986 the 14th of September was declared “Jimmie Rowles Day” in Los Angeles. Rowles died in 1996 of

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in Burbank, California, aged 77. His daughter, Stacy (September 11, 1955 – October 30, 2009), was a jazz trumpeter, singer, and flugelhornist. His son Gary played guitar with

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and Arthur Lee's band

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Discography

As leader/coleader

* 1954 ''Rare, But Well Done'' (

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) * 1957 ''Bill Harris and Friends'' (

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) * 1958 ''Let's Get Acquainted with Jazz (for People Who Hate Jazz)'' (Tampa, ''reissued by'' VSOP) * 1958 ''Weather in a Jazz Vane'' (Andex, ''reissued by'' VSOP) * 1959 ''Upper Classmen'' (Interlude) * 1960 ''Fiorello Uptown, Mary Sunshine Downtown'' (

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) * 1962 ''Kinda Groovy'' ( Capitol) * 1968 ''Our Delight'' (VSOP) * 1972 ''Some Other Spring'' (Blue Angel) * 1974 ''Jazz Is a Fleeting Moment'' (Jazzz) * 1974 ''The Special Magic of Jimmy Rowles'' (Halcyon) * 1975 '' The Peacocks'' ( Columbia) with

* 1976 ''Grandpaws'' (Choice) (reissued in 2014 as ''Jam Face'' Choice CD) * 1976 ''Paws That Refresh'' (Choice) (reissued in 2010 as ''The Chess Player''s, Choice CD'')'' * 1976 ''Music's the Only Thing That's on My Mind'' (

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) * 1977 '' Heavy Love'' ( Xanadu) with

Al Cohn Al Cohn (November 24, 1925 – February 15, 1988) was an American jazz saxophonist, arranger and composer. He came to prominence in the band of clarinetist Woody Herman and was known for his longtime musical partnership with fellow saxophonist ...

* 1978 ''Isfahan'' (

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) * 1978 ''Shade and Light'' (Ahead) * 1978 ''Jimmy Rowles Trio on Tour'' (SIR) * 1978 ''We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together'' (Xanadu) * 1978 ''Nature Boy'' ( Musica) * 1978 ''Scarab'' (Musica) * 1978 ''Red'n Me'' (Dreyfus) * 1979 ''Duets'' (Cymbol) w Joe Newman * 1979 ''Tasty!'' (

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) * 1979 ''My mother's love'' (PolJazz) * 1979 ''Grandpa's Vibrato'' ( Black & Blue 2002) * 1979 ''Ellington by Rowles'' (Cymbol) * 1980 ''Jimmy Rowles in Paris'' (Columbia) * 1981 ''Plays Ellington and Billy Strayhorn'' (Columbia) * 1981 ''Profile/The music of Henri Renaud'' (Columbia) * 1981 ''

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'' (Pablo) with

Joe Pass Joe Pass (born Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalacqua; January 13, 1929 – May 23, 1994) was an American jazz guitarist. Although Pass recorded and performed live with pianist Oscar Peterson, composer Duke Ellington, and vocalist Ella Fitzgerald, he ...

* 1983 ''Peacocks'' ( Stash) with Michael Hashim * 1985 ''The'' ''Jimmy Rowles/Red Mitchell Trio'' (

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) * 1985 ''I'm Glad There Is You: Jimmy Rowles, Vol. 2'' (Contemporary) * 1988 ''Looking Back'' (Delos) * 1988 ''Sometimes I'm Happy, Sometimes I'm Blue'' (Orange Blue) * 1989 ''Plus 2, Plus 3, Plus 4'' (

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) * 1989 ''Remember When'' (Master Mix) * 1990 ''Trio'' (

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) * 1994 ''Lilac Time'' ( Kokopelli) * 1995 '' A Timeless Place'' ( Justin Time) (w Jeri Brown)

As sideman

With

Pepper Adams Park Frederick "Pepper" Adams III (October 8, 1930 – September 10, 1986) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist and composer. He composed 42 pieces, was the leader on eighteen albums spanning 28 years, and participated in 600 sessions as a s ...

* '' Critics' Choice'' ( World Pacific, 1957) *'' Urban Dreams'' (Palo Alto, 1981) With

Louie Bellson Louie Bellson (born Luigi Paolino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni, July 6, 1924 – February 14, 2009), often seen in sources as Louis Bellson, although he himself preferred the spelling Louie, was an American jazz drummer. He was a composer ...

* '' Skin Deep'' ( Norgran, 1953) * '' Music, Romance and Especially Love'' ( Verve, 1957) With

Bob Brookmeyer Robert Edward "Bob" Brookmeyer (December 19, 1929 – December 15, 2011) was an American jazz valve trombone, valve trombonist, Jazz piano, pianist, arranger, and composer. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer first gained widespread public ...

* '' Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others'' (

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, 1955) * '' Back Again'' (

, 1978) With

Hoagy Carmichael Hoagland Howard "Hoagy" Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American musician, composer, songwriter, actor, author and lawyer. Carmichael was one of the most successful Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the 1930s and 1940s, a ...

* '' Hoagy Sings Carmichael'' (Pacific Jazz, 1956) With

Benny Carter Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career ...

* ''

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'' (

, 1958) – two tracks *'' Sax ala Carter!'' (United Artists, 1960) *'' BBB & Co.'' (Swingville, 1962) with

Ben Webster Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27, 1909 – September 20, 1973) was an American jazz tenor Saxophone, saxophonist. He performed in the United States and Europe and made many recordings with Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Johnny Hodges, a ...

and

Barney Bigard Albany Leon "Barney" Bigard (March 3, 1906 – June 27, 1980) was an American jazz clarinetist known for his 15-year tenure with Duke Ellington. He also played tenor saxophone. Biography Bigard was born in New Orleans to Creoles of color, Cr ...

With

Nat King Cole Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, alternatively billed as Nat "King" Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's career as a jazz and Traditional pop, pop ...

* ''

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'' ( Capitol, 1965) With

Harry Edison Harry "Sweets" Edison (October 10, 1915 – July 27, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and a member of the Count Basie Orchestra. His most important contribution was as a Hollywood studio musician, whose muted trumpet can be heard back ...

* '' Sweets'' (Clef, 1956) With

* '' Whisper Not'' (Verve, 1967) * '' The Best Is Yet to Come'' ( Pablo, 1982) * '' All That Jazz'' (Pablo, 1989) With

* '' Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds'' (Verve, 1953–55, 957 * ''The Peacocks'' (Columbia, 1975) With

Jimmy Giuffre James Peter Giuffre (, ; April 26, 1921 – April 24, 2008) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He is known for developing forms of jazz which allowed for free interplay between the musicians, anticipating f ...

* '' The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet'' (

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, 1956) * ''

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'' (Verve, 1959) With

* '' Songs for Hip Lovers'' (Verve, 1957) With

* '' Songs for Distingué Lovers'' (Verve, 1957) With

Barney Kessel Barney Kessel (October 17, 1923 – May 6, 2004) was an American jazz guitarist. Known in particular for his knowledge of chords and inversions and chord-based melodies, he was a member of many prominent jazz groups as well as a "first call" gu ...

* '' To Swing or Not to Swing'' (Contemporary, 1955) * '' Music to Listen to Barney Kessel By'' (Contemporary, 1956) * '' Let's Cook!'' (Contemporary, 1957 962 * ''

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'' (Contemporary, 1959) With

Lee Konitz Leon "Lee" Konitz (October 13, 1927 – April 15, 2020) was an American jazz Alto saxophone, alto saxophonist and composer. He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's ass ...

* '' Tenorlee'' (Choice, 1978) With

Julie London Julie London (born Julie Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch song, torch singer noted for her contralto voice, London recorded over thirty album ...

* '' Julie'' (

, 1957) * '' Julie...At Home'' (

, 1960) With

Herbie Mann Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz Flute, flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet ...

* '' Great Ideas of Western Mann'' ( Riverside, 1957) * '' The Magic Flute of Herbie Mann'' (Verve, 1957) With

* '' The Great American Songbook'' (Atlantic, 1972) With

Gerry Mulligan Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, pianist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing t ...

* '' Gerry Mulligan Quartet Volume 1'' (2 CD tracks) (Pacific Jazz, 1952) * '' Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster'' (Verve 1959) With Mark Murphy * '' This Could Be the Start of Something'' (Capitol, 1958) * '' Mark Murphy's Hip Parade'' (Capitol, 1959) * '' Playing the Field'' (Capitol, 1960) With

Buddy Rich Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time. Rich was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, ...

* '' The Wailing Buddy Rich'' (Norgran, 1955) With

* '' NAT: An Orchestral Portrait of Nat "King" Cole'' (Reprise, 1966) With Pete Rugolo * '' The Music from Richard Diamond'' (EmArcy, 1959) * '' The Original Music of Thriller'' (

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, 1961) * '' 10 Saxophones and 2 Basses'' (Mercury, 1961) With

Bud Shank Clifford Everett "Bud" Shank Jr. (May 27, 1926 – April 2, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist and flautist. He rose to prominence in the early 1950s playing lead alto and flute in Stan Kenton's Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra and thro ...

* '' Bud Shank - Shorty Rogers - Bill Perkins'' (Pacific Jazz, 1955) With

Zoot Sims John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big ...

* ''Party'' (Choice, 1976) * '' If I'm Lucky'' (Pablo, 1977) * '' For Lady Day'' (Pablo, 1978

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* ''

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'' (Pablo, 1978) * ''Passion Flower'' (Pablo, 1979) * ''I Wish I Were Twins'' (Pablo, 1980) * ''The Swinger'' (Pablo, 1982) * ''Suddenly It's Spring'' (Pablo, 1983) * ''Live in San Francisco 1978'' (Fog, 2014) With

Sonny Stitt Sonny Stitt (born Edward Hammond Boatner Jr.; February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982) was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his era, recording over ...

* '' Sonny Stitt Plays Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements'' (Verve, 1959) With

* '' Ben Webster at the Renaissance'' (Contemporary, 1960) With

Buster Williams Charles Anthony "Buster" Williams (born April 17, 1942) is an American jazz bassist. Williams is known for his membership in pianist Herbie Hancock's early 1970s group, as well as working with guitarist Larry Coryell, the Thelonious Monk reperto ...

* ''Heartbeat'' (

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, 1978) With

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* '' California Soul'' (Pacific Jazz, 1968) With

Phil Woods Philip Wells Woods (November 2, 1931 – September 29, 2015) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer. Biography Woods was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. After inheriting a saxophone at age 12, he began t ...

and

Lew Tabackin Lewis Barry Tabackin (born March 26, 1940) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and flutist. He is married to pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi with whom he has co-led large ensembles since the 1970s. Biography Tabackin started learning flute at age 1 ...

* '' Phil Woods/Lew Tabackin'' (Omnisound, 1981) With

Henry Mancini Henry Mancini ( ; born Enrico Nicola Mancini; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flutist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Awards, ...

* '' Experiment in Terror'' (RCA Victor, 1962) * '' Uniquely Mancini'' (RCA Victor, 1963) * '' Charade'' (RCA Victor, 1963) * ''

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'' (RCA Victor, 1963) * '' The Latin Sound of Henry Mancini'' (RCA Victor, 1965) * '' Mancini '67'' (RCA Victor, 1967) * ''The Party'' (RCA Victor, 1968)

References

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