Best known as a pianist, Marvin Jenkins (1932-2005) was also a skilled flute player, tenor saxophonist, organist and a proficient composer. In the early 60s, in addition to working with guitarist Barney Kessels quartet, he recorded three excellent piano trio albums as leader.
The first, Marv Jenkins Arrives (1960), an auspicious debut on the small Los Angeles label Orovox, moved a&r Neal Hefti to sign him for Reprise Records, where he recorded A Tribute to My People (1961), and Good Little Man (1962). Bassists Jack Bruce and Stanley Gilbert and drummer Kenny Dennis contributed to the good groove achieved on both.
Jenkins touch was heavy and swinging, funky without being trite. Despite naming Erroll Garner and Oscar Peterson as influences, he sounded like neither. The twelve selections of the fourth album in this set, Big City, produced by Palomar Records in 1965, served as good vehicles for his talents as pianist, singer and composer, in a groovy session backed by some West Coast jazz stalwarts. That year, still with Palomar, he had a hit single, Ive Got the Blues, added here as a bonus.
Jenkins was an underrated jazzman who spent 25 years of his career as an accompanist to singer/actress Della Reese, and is best known today for his piano work on Marvin Gayes classic 1973 recording Lets Get It On.
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Más conocido como pianista, Marvin Jenkins (1932-2005) fue también un hábil flautista, saxofonista tenor, organista y compositor competente. A principios de los 60, además de trabajar con el cuarteto del guitarrista Barney Kessels, grabó tres excelentes álbumes de trío de piano como líder.
El primero, Marv Jenkins Arrives (1960), un auspicioso debut en el pequeño sello de Los Ángeles, Orovox, movió a a&r Neal Hefti a contratarlo para Reprise Records, donde grabó A Tribute to My People (1961), y Good Little Man (1962). Los bajistas Jack Bruce y Stanley Gilbert y el baterista Kenny Dennis contribuyeron al buen ritmo logrado en ambos.
El toque de Jenkins era pesado y swing, funky sin ser trillado. A pesar de nombrar a Erroll Garner y Oscar Peterson como influencias, no sonaba como ninguno de los dos. Las doce selecciones del cuarto álbum de este conjunto, Big City, producido por Palomar Records en 1965, sirvieron como buenos vehículos para sus talentos como pianista, cantante y compositor, en una sesión groovy respaldada por algunos estandartes del jazz de la costa oeste. Ese año, aún con Palomar, tuvo un single de éxito, Ive Got the Blues, añadido aquí como un bonus.
Jenkins fue un jazzista subestimado que pasó 25 años de su carrera como acompañante de la cantante y actriz Della Reese, y es más conocido hoy en día por su trabajo de piano en el clásico de Marvin Gayes de 1973, Lets Get It On.
Fresh Sound Records ...
CD 1
01. Bluesology
02. A Foggy Day
03. Duet
04. I’ve Never Been In Love Before
05. One Mint Julep
06. Stella by Starlight
07. Cubano Chant
08. Fugue for Lulu
09. Marv’s Blues
10. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
11. St. Louis Blues
12. Someday Sweetheart
13. Don’t Be That Way
14. Misty
15. Cherry
16. Undecided
17. Canadian Sunset
18. When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
19. Hallelujah, I Love Her So
20. Basin Street Blues
21. One O’Clock Jump
CD 2
01. Time After Time
02. My Man’s Gone Now
03. Blues Cha Cha
04. What’s New?
05. Trane’s Message
06. Blues Waltz
07. I’ll Drown in My Own Tears
08. Good Lil’ Man
09. Big City
10. I Love Paris
11. I’m Always Drunk in San Francisco
12. Kansas City
13. A Long Way from St. Louis
14. City Blues
15. A Rainy Day in L.A.
16. Autumn in New York
17. Chicago
18. Small Town
19. Memphis Tennessee
20. Visit Me Today
21. I've Got the Blues (*) Bonus Track
Personnel:
Marvin Jenkins (p, vcl), Bob Martin, Jack Bruce, Stanley Gilbert (b), Jack Dean, Kenny Dennis (d)
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CD 1 (1-9) from the Orovox album Marv Jenkins Arrives (MG 1001)
MARVIN JENKINS, piano
BOB MARTIN, bass
JACK DEAN, drums
Recorded in Los Angeles, 1960
CD 1 (10-21) from the Reprise album A Tribute to My People (R9-6013)
MARVIN JENKINS, piano
JACK BRUCE, bass
KENNY DENNIS, drums
Recorded at United Studios, Hollywood, November 14 & 15, 1961
CD 2 (1-8) from the Reprise album Good Little Man – At the Rubaiyat Room (R9-6077)
MARVIN JENKINS, piano
STANLEY GILBERT, bass
KENNY DANNIS, drums
Recorded at United Studios, Hollywood, October 22, 1962
CD 2 (9-20) from the album Big City (Palomar GS 34001)
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
CD 2 (21) Bonus track: MARVIN JENKINS, piano, with unknown bass & drums
Recorded in Hollywood, 1965
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