Marvin Jenkins

[Head Man]

I've just noticed that Fresh Sounds have just released a "three-on-two" by this pianist:

I must admit I've never heard of him, or heard anything by him ..... can anyone recommend (or not) this.

[mikeweil]

Same here - I only know his atractive tune "Next Spring" which Les McCann sang on his Pacific Jazz vocal album.

JPC has 30 second samples of the frist disc - reminds me of many soul tinged pianists of the day, like Ramsey Lewis or Gene Harris or McCann, but has not as much individuality, it seems. His rendition of "Cubano Chant" is rather sloppy. Listen to Ray Bryant in comparison.

I'm undecided ...

Edited August 8, 2014 by mikeweil

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

He wrote the song 'Big city' which Ernie Andrews recorded on his album with Cannonball. Les McCann & the Jazz Crusaders did it abut the same time on the 'Jazz waltz' LP.

I think I'd be interested in getting this.

MG

[JSngry]

Seems like a pro type of guy: http://noted.blogs.com/westcoastmusic/2005/03/marvin_jenkins_.html

[Jim R]

I knew I recognized the name, but it took me awhile to remember that I have him on these (and possibly others):

Edited August 8, 2014 by Jim R

[Jim R]

He also played some flute.

[Dan Gould]

Many years ago I picked up Big City for the personnel. I recall liking the album but not so much that I needed to find others.

Personnel on "Big City":

In this album Marvin Jenkins used a different line-up for almost each song, with personnel and instrumentation ranging from quartet to octet, and the accompanying musicians alternating between them. Collective personnel includes: Marvin Jenkins (p, cl, vcl), Carmell Jones & Freddie Hill (tp), Buddy Collette (fl, ts), Clifford Scott (ts), Richard 'Groove' Holmes & Charles Kynard (org), Ray Crawford & John Gray (g), Al McKibbon & Lewis Large (b), Donald Dean & Frank Severino (d).

Recorded in Hollywood, January 1965

Edited August 8, 2014 by Dan Gould

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Many years ago I picked up Big City for the personnel. I recall liking the album but not so much that I needed to find others.

Personnel on "Big City":

In this album Marvin Jenkins used a different line-up for almost each song, with personnel and instrumentation ranging from quartet to octet, and the accompanying musicians alternating between them. Collective personnel includes: Marvin Jenkins (p, cl, vcl), Carmell Jones & Freddie Hill (tp), Buddy Collette (fl, ts), Clifford Scott (ts), Richard 'Groove' Holmes & Charles Kynard (org), Ray Crawford & John Gray (g), Al McKibbon & Lewis Large (b), Donald Dean & Frank Severino (d).

Recorded in Hollywood, January 1965

Goodness!

MG

[Head Man]

Same here - I only know his atractive tune "Next Spring" which Les McCann sang on his Pacific Jazz vocal album.

JPC has 30 second samples of the frist disc - reminds me of many soul tinged pianists of the day, like Ramsey Lewis or Gene Harris or McCann, but has not as much individuality, it seems. His rendition of "Cubano Chant" is rather sloppy. Listen to Ray Bryant in comparison.

I'm undecided ...

Thanks for spotting the record samples, Mike. Like you I'm undecided....I'll add it to my "Perhaps sometime in the future" list.