Bobby Timmons

小簡介
Bobby Timmons1935年12月19日生于美國費城，1974年3月1日在紐約去世。
　　
Bobby Timmons 最為樂迷所熟知的是他那些帶有福音、Funky風(fēng)格的作曲，以至于他那些Bud Powell風(fēng)格的bebop鋼琴技藝反倒被人們忽略了。Bobby Timmons從6歲開始學(xué)習(xí)鋼琴，在費城爵士樂圈子展露頭角后又來到紐約，先后與眾多著名樂手合作，1956年加入Kenny Dorham的Jazz Prophets樂團，1956-1957年與Chet Baker，1957年與Sonny Stitt，1957-1958年在Maynard Ferguson大樂團。
　　
真正讓Bobby Timmons成名的是他1958-1959年加入Art Blakey的Jazz Messengers，以及1959年加入Cannonball Adderley五重奏。這兩組樂團的成功Bobby Timmons功不可沒。他為Art Blakey寫了經(jīng)典的Moanin'一曲，而且專輯Moanin'也成為了Art Blakey在Jazz Messengers生涯中最重要的專輯之一。1959年Bobby Timmons與Cannonball Adderley合作時所寫的“This Here”（收于專輯Cannonball Adderley quintet in San Francisco），以及接下來的"Dat Dere"（收于專輯Cannonball Adderley：them dirty blues），都成為了熱門曲目。
　　
1960年Bobby Timmons又回歸Jazz Messengers待了一小段時間，之后在Riverside公司旗下作為leader開始錄制唱片，組成了自己的三重奏，但始終無法取得如Jazz Messengers時期的那種成功。Bobby Timmons似乎被自己早期作曲方面的成就所束縛，沒有找到新的突破。此后，他的音樂生涯開始走向下坡，本人也受酗酒的困擾。38歲時Bobby Timmons死于肝硬化.
Bobby Timmons became so famous for the gospel and funky blues clichés in his solos and compositions that his skills as a Bud Powell-inspired bebop player have been long forgotten. After emerging from the Philadelphia jazz scene, Timmons worked with Kenny Dorham (1956), Chet Baker, Sonny Stitt, and the Maynard Ferguson Big Band. He was partly responsible for the commercial success of both Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers and Cannonball Adderleys Quintet. For Blakey (who he was with during 1958-1959), Timmons wrote the classic Moanin and, after joining Adderley in 1959, his song This Here (followed later by Dat Dere) became a big hit; it is little wonder that Adderley was distressed when, in 1960, Timmons decided to return to the Jazz Messengers. Dat Dere particularly caught on when Oscar Brown, Jr. wrote and recorded lyrics that colorfully depicted his curious son. Timmons, who was already recording as a leader for Riverside, soon formed his own trio but was never able to gain the commercial success that his former bosses enjoyed. Stereotyped as a funky pianist (although an influence on many players including Les McCann, Ramsey Lewis, and much later on Benny Green), Timmons career gradually declined. He continued working until his death at age 38 from cirrhosis of the liver.