Jimmy Lovelace
James Ross Lovelace (February 6, 1940 – October 29, 2004) was an American jazz drummer.
Jimmy Lovelace | |
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| Birth name | James Ross Lovelace |
| Born | February 6, 1940 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | October 29, 2004 (aged 64) Manhattan, New York |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
Biography
He was born in Kansas City, Missouri. By the early 1960s, he had begun performing in jazz clubs in New York City. From the mid-1960s to the 1980s, he was a session musician on albums by performers such as Junior Mance, Tony Scott, George Benson, and Wes Montgomery, with whom he also played regularly. In 1967 he played on the debut album by singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen.[1][2]
In later years, he regularly played at Smalls Jazz Club in West Village, with pianist Frank Hewitt, and as a member of the band Across 7th Street, that also featured Sacha Perry (piano), Chris Byars (saxophone), and Ari Roland (bass). They released an album, The Eternal Pyramid, in 2004.[1][2]
He died from pancreatic cancer in Manhattan in 2004, at the age of 64.[2]
Playing style
Pianist Brad Mehldau described playing with Lovelace: "He had a swing that was right down the middle — maybe comparable to Art Taylor, but all his own. Whereas Jimmy Cobb and others had pulled me, Lovelace held me in place with his beat, gently but absolutely."[3]
References
- Biography by Jason Ankeny, Allmusic. Retrieved October 16, 2022
- "Jimmy Lovelace, 64, Veteran Jazzman, Dies", New York Times, 22 November 2004. Retrieved October 16, 2022
- Mehldau, Brad (2023). Formation: Building a Personal Canon, Part One. Equinox. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-80050-313-7.
External links
- Jimmy Lovelace discography at Discogs