Artist Biography by Alex Henderson
An
admirer of the seminal Jimmy Smith, Shirley Scott has been one of the
organ's most appealing representatives since the late '50s. Scott, a
very melodic and accessible player, started out on piano and played
trumpet in high school before taking up the Hammond B-3 and enjoying
national recognition in the late '50s with her superb Prestige dates
with tenor sax great Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis. Especially popular was their
1958 hit "In the Kitchen." Her reputation was cemented during the '60s
on several superb, soulful organ/soul-jazz dates where she demonstrated
an aggressive, highly rhythmic attack blending intricate bebop harmonies
with bluesy melodies and a gospel influence, punctuating everything
with great use of the bass pedals. Scott married soul-jazz tenor man
Stanley Turrentine, with whom she often recorded in the '60s. The
Scott/Turrentine union lasted until the early '70s, and their musical
collaborations in the '60s were among the finest in the field. Scott
wasn't as visible the following decade, when the popularity of organ
combos decreased and labels were more interested in fusion and pop-jazz
(though she did record some albums for Chess/Cadet and Strata East). But
organists regained their popularity in the late '80s, which found her
recording for Muse. Though known primarily for her organ playing, Scott
is also a superb pianist -- in the 1990s, she played piano exclusively
on some trio recordings for Candid, and embraced the instrument
consistently in Philly jazz venues in the early part of the decade. At
the end of the '90s, Scott's heart was damaged by the diet drug
combination, fen-phen, leading to her declining health. In 2000 she was
awarded $8 million in a lawsuit against the manufacturers of the drug.
On March 10, 2002 she died of heart failure at Presbyterian Hospital in
Philadelphia.
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Biografía del artista por Alex Henderson
Admiradora
del seminal Jimmy Smith, Shirley Scott ha sido una de las
representantes más atractivas del órgano desde finales de los años
cincuenta. Scott, un jugador muy melódico y accesible, comenzó a tocar
el piano y tocó la trompeta en la escuela secundaria antes de tomar el
Hammond B-3 y disfrutar del reconocimiento nacional a finales de los
años 50 con sus magníficas citas de Prestige con el gran saxo Eddie
"Lockjaw" Davis. . Especialmente popular fue su éxito de 1958 "En la
cocina". Su reputación se consolidó durante la década de los sesenta en
varias fechas magníficas y conmovedoras / soul-jazz donde demostró un
ataque agresivo y altamente rítmico que mezcla intrincadas armonías de
bebop con melodías de blues y una influencia del evangelio, puntuando
todo con gran uso de los pedales de bajos. Scott se casó con el tenor
del soul-jazz Stanley Turrentine, con quien grabó a menudo en los años
60. La unión Scott / Turrentine duró hasta principios de los años 70, y
sus colaboraciones musicales en los años 60 estaban entre las mejores en
el campo. Scott no era tan visible en la siguiente década, cuando la
popularidad de los combos de órgano disminuyó y las discográficas
estaban más interesadas en la fusión y el pop-jazz (aunque sí grabó
algunos álbumes para Chess / Cadet y Strata East). Pero los organistas
recuperaron su popularidad a finales de los 80, que encontró su
grabación para Muse. Aunque es conocido principalmente por su forma de
tocar el órgano, Scott también es un excelente pianista: en la década de
1990, tocó el piano exclusivamente en algunas grabaciones de trío para
Candid, y abrazó el instrumento de manera consistente en los locales de
jazz de Filadelfia a principios de la década. A finales de los años 90,
el corazón de Scott fue dañado por la combinación de drogas de la dieta,
fen-phen, lo que llevó a su salud en declive. En el 2000 recibió $ 8
millones en una demanda contra los fabricantes de la droga. El 10 de
marzo de 2002, murió de insuficiencia cardíaca en el Hospital
Presbiteriano de Filadelfia.
1 - Roll 'Em - 4:08
2 - For Dancers Only - 3:43
3 - Sophisticated Swing - 2:51
4 - Sometimes I'm Happy - 3:54
5 - Little Brown Jug - 3:57
6 - Stompin' at the Savoy - 3:57
7 - Ain't Misbehavin' - 3:30
8 - A-Tisket, A-Tasket - 3:55
9 - Things Ain't What They Used to Be - 5:19
10 - Tippin' In - 4:33
Personnel
Shirley Scott - organ
Oliver Nelson - arranger, conductor
Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry - trumpet
Quentin Jackson, Melba Liston, Tom McIntosh - trombone
Paul Faulise - bass trombone
Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods - alto saxophone
Bob Ashton, Jerome Richardson - tenor saxophone
Danny Bank - baritone saxophone
Attila Zoller - guitar
Richard Davis, George Duvivier - bass
Ed Shaughnessy, Grady Tate - drums
Release Date: 1966
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Hard Bop, Soul Jazz
Recording Date: April 15, 1966 - April 19, 1966
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2 - For Dancers Only - 3:43
3 - Sophisticated Swing - 2:51
4 - Sometimes I'm Happy - 3:54
5 - Little Brown Jug - 3:57
6 - Stompin' at the Savoy - 3:57
7 - Ain't Misbehavin' - 3:30
8 - A-Tisket, A-Tasket - 3:55
9 - Things Ain't What They Used to Be - 5:19
10 - Tippin' In - 4:33
Personnel
Shirley Scott - organ
Oliver Nelson - arranger, conductor
Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry - trumpet
Quentin Jackson, Melba Liston, Tom McIntosh - trombone
Paul Faulise - bass trombone
Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods - alto saxophone
Bob Ashton, Jerome Richardson - tenor saxophone
Danny Bank - baritone saxophone
Attila Zoller - guitar
Richard Davis, George Duvivier - bass
Ed Shaughnessy, Grady Tate - drums
Release Date: 1966
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Hard Bop, Soul Jazz
Recording Date: April 15, 1966 - April 19, 1966
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