Jimmy Forrest
A fine all-round tenor player, Jimmy Forrest is best-known for recording "Night Train," a song that he "borrowed" from the last part of Duke Ellington's "Happy Go Lucky Local." While in high school in St. Louis, Forrest worked with pianist Eddie Johnson, the legendary Fate Marable, and the Jeter-Pillars Orchestra. In 1938, he went on the road with Don Albert and then was with Jay McShann's Orchestra (1940-1942). In New York, Forrest played with Andy Kirk (1942-1948) and Duke Ellington (1949) before returning to St. Louis. After recording "Night Train," Forrest became a popular attraction and recorded a series of jazz-oriented R&B singles. Among his most important later associations were with Harry "Sweets" Edison (1958-1963), Count Basie's Orchestra (1972-1977), and Al Grey, with whom he co-led a quintet until his death. Forrest recorded for United (reissued by Delmark), Prestige/New Jazz (1960-1962), and Palo Alto (1978).
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Night Train Revisited
Jazz - Erschienen bei Storyville am 20.07.1999
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Out of the Forrest (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Avid Entertainment am 08.09.2013
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First Recording
Jazz - Erschienen bei Gambit Records am 01.01.2007
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Most Much (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Avid Entertainment am 08.09.2013
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Jimmy Forrest: All The Gin Is Gone
Jazz - Erschienen bei Blue Velvet am 18.07.2017
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Jimmy Forrest: Black Forrest
Jazz - Erschienen bei Blue Velvet am 18.07.2017
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Presenting Jimmy Forrest
Jazz - Erschienen bei Universal Digital Enterprises am 03.12.1961
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Soul Battle (Remastered 1992)
Oliver Nelson, King Curtis, Jimmy Forrest
Jazz - Erschienen bei Original Jazz Classics am 09.09.1960
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The Swinger (Complete 1958 Sextet Sessions)
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Jimmy Forrest
Jazz - Erschienen bei Fresh Sound Records am 11.11.2011
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Jimmy Forrest - The Jazz Legends
Jazz - Erschienen bei Golden Arrow am 20.11.2015
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Anthology: The Definitive Selection (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Master Tape Records am 06.08.2021
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Soul Street
Oliver Nelson, King Curtis, Jimmy Forrest
Jazz - Erschienen bei Dobre Classic Media am 03.04.2010
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Soul Street (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Avid Entertainment am 08.09.2013
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Yesterdays (Jazz Club Collection)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz Tune am 29.08.2014
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Sit Down and Relax with Jimmy Forrest (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Avid Entertainment am 15.01.2021
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You Got To My Head
Jazz - Erschienen bei Nostalgia Gold Records am 29.04.2016
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