Jimmy Rowles Trio
Selected Discography
THE MEMBERS OF THE JIMMY ROWLES TRIO ARE JIMMY ROWLES (PIANO), RED MITCHELL (BASS), AND DONALD BAILEY (DRUMS).
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JIMMY ROWLES (AUGUST 19, 1918-MAY 28, 1996) WAS AN AMERICAN JAZZ PIANIST WHO WAS BEST KNOWN AS AN ACCOMPANIST. HE ALSO RELEASED A NUMBER OF ALBUMS UNDER HIS OWN NAME, AND EXPLORED VARIOUS IDIOMS INCLUDING SWING AND COOL JAZZ.
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BORN IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, JIMMY ROWLES STUDIED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE. AFTER MOVING TO LOS ANGELES, ROWLES JOINED LESTER YOUNG'S GROUP IN 1942.
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ROWLES ALSO WORKED WITH BENNY GOODMAN, WOODY HERMAN, LES BROWN, TOMMY DORSEY, TONY BENNETT, BILLIE HOLIDAY, PEGGY LEE AND ALSO WORKED AS A STUDIO MUSICIAN. JIMMY ROWLES DIED FROM CARDIOVASCUL A R DISEASE IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AT THE AGE OF 78.
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