Shirley Scott • Everybody Loves A Lover

Shirley Scott began playing piano and trumpet in her native Philadelphia. By the mid 1950s, she was playing piano in the city's thriving club scene - often with the very young John Coltrane. A club owner needed her to fill in on organ one night and the young Shirley took to it immediately, crafting a swinging, signature sound unlike anyone else almost from the get go.

On a swing through town, Basie tenor man Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (1922-86) heard Scott and asked her to join his band. They recorded prolifically together - as co-leaders - and released a hugely popular series of “Cookbook” records for Prestige during the late 1950s.

Shirley launched her solo career in 1958, recording 23 albums for Prestige (1958-64), 10 for Impulse (1963-68), three for Atlantic (1968-70), three for Cadet (1971-73), one in 1974 for Strata East, two for Muse (1989-91) and three for Candid (1991-92).

She was married to the late, great tenor sax player Stanley Turrentine (1961-71) and the two made some of their finest music - together - for the Blue Note, Prestige, Impulse and Atlantic labels.

Her playing consistently possessed one of the most graceful and lyrical touches applied to the bulky B-3. But it was her deeply-felt understanding of the blues and gospel that made her playing most remarkable.

Shirley Scott resided in Philadelphia up until her death in early 2002. She occasionally performed locally (on piano, mostly) and was musical director of Bill Cosby's short-lived 1992 show You Bet Your Life

. She successfully won a multi-million dollar lawsuit against a diet-drug company in 2000 and had not performed in public for about five years before her untimely death in early 2002.

https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/shirleyscott

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Shirley Scott comenzó a tocar el piano y la trompeta en su Filadelfia natal. A mediados de la década de 1950, ya tocaba el piano en los prósperos clubes de la ciudad, a menudo con el joven John Coltrane. Una noche, el dueño de un club necesitó que ella reemplazara el órgano y la joven Shirley se puso manos a la obra de inmediato, creando un sonido de swinging y firma como ningún otro, casi desde el primer momento.

En un swing a través de la ciudad, el tenor Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (1922-86) escuchó a Scott y le pidió que se uniera a su banda. Grabaron juntos, como co-líderes, y publicaron una serie muy popular de discos "Cookbook" para Prestige a finales de la década de 1950.

Shirley inició su carrera en solitario en 1958, grabando 23 álbumes para Prestige (1958-64), 10 para Impulse (1963-68), tres para Atlantic (1968-70), tres para Cadet (1971-73), uno en 1974 para Strata East, dos para Muse (1989-91) y tres para Candid (1991-92).

Se casó con el fallecido y gran saxofonista Stanley Turrentine (1961-71) y los dos hicieron algunas de sus mejores músicas -juntos- para los sellos Blue Note, Prestige, Impulse y Atlantic.

Su forma de tocar poseía uno de los toques más elegantes y líricos aplicados al voluminoso B-3. Pero fue su profunda comprensión del blues y del gospel lo que la hizo tocar de manera más notable.

Shirley Scott residió en Filadelfia hasta su muerte a principios de 2002. Ocasionalmente actuó localmente (sobre todo al piano) y fue directora musical del corto show de Bill Cosby en 1992 You Bet Your Life.

. Ella ganó con éxito una demanda multimillonaria contra una compañía de medicamentos dietéticos en el año 2000 y no había actuado en público durante unos cinco años antes de su prematura muerte a principios de 2002.

https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/shirleyscott

Tracklist
A1 Everybody Loves A Lover 8:00
A2 Little Miss Know It All 4:26
A3 Sent For You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today) 5:38
B1 Shirley 4:30
B2 Blue Bongo 3:10
B3 The Lamp Is Low 8:04
B4 The Feeling Of Jazz 4:16

Credits
Organ – Shirley Scott
Saxophone [Tenor] – Stanley Turrentine (tracks: A1 to B1, B3, B4)
Bass – Bob Cranshaw
Drums – Otis Finch
Guitar – Barry Galbraith (tracks: A2, B1, B2), Howard Collins (tracks: A2, B1, B2)
Percussion [Latin] – Willie Rodriguez (tracks: A2, B1, B2)

Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Producer – Bob Thiele

Recorded: September 21 & 23, 1964
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

 

 

 

 

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