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Ellis Larkins
Born (1923-05-15 ) May 15, 1923Origin Baltimore, Maryland , U.S.Died September 29, 2002(2002-09-29) (aged 79 ) Genres Jazz Occupation(s ) Musician Instrument(s ) Piano
Musical artist
Ellis Larkins (May 15, 1923[1] [2] jazz pianist born in Baltimore, Maryland , known for his two recordings with Ella Fitzgerald : the albums Ella Sings Gershwin Songs in a Mellow Mood [3] Chris Connor on her album Chris (1954).
Larkins was the first African American to attend the Peabody Conservatory of Music , an institute in Baltimore. He began his professional playing career in New York City after moving there to attend the Juilliard School .[1] Café Society Uptown and over the next ten years in his own groups, or in support of, clarinetist Edmond Hall and singers Helen Humes and Mildred Bailey .[4] Coleman Hawkins , and Dicky Wells in the 1940s. In the 1950s, he recorded with Ella Fitzgerald, Ruby Braff , and Beverly Kenney .[1] Eartha Kitt , Joe Williams , Georgia Gibbs and Harry Belafonte .
Though he was best known as an accompanist, Larkins recorded several solo albums in the 1950s. In the 1970s, he performed regularly at several New York venues, including Gregory's, a small bar on the Upper East Side .
Discography
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Title
Label
Notes
1952
Blues in the Night
Decca
Solo piano; DL 5391, subtitled The Melodies of Harold Arlen
1954
Perfume and Rain
Storyville
Solo piano[5]
1956
Do Nothin’ ‘Til You Hear From Me
Storyville
Duo with Beverly Peer (bass)[6]
1956
Manhattan at Midnight
Decca
Trio, with Art Ryerson (guitar), Beverly Peer (bass)[7]
1958
Blue and Sentimental
Decca
Some tracks duo, with Joe Benjamin (bass); some tracks quartet[7]
1970
Lost in the Wood
Stanyan
Trio, with Al McKibbon (bass), Panama Francis (drums)
1977
A Smooth One
Black & Blue
Trio, with George Duvivier (bass), J. C. Heard (drums)[8]
1990
Ellis Larkins
DGTL
Some tracks solo piano; some tracks trio, with Bill Popp (bass), Jackie Williams (drums)[9]
1992
Ellis Larkins at Maybeck Concord Jazz
Solo piano; in concert[10]
As sideman
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With Ruby Braff
Ellis Larkins & Ruby Braff: Duets Volume 1 , (Vanguard , 1955 [1991])
Ellis Larkins & Ruby Braff: Duets Volume 2 , (Vanguard , 1955 [2000])
Ruby Braff and Ellis Larkins: 2 Part Inventions in Jazz , (Vanguard , 10-inch LP, 1955) – reissued as Ruby Braff/Ellis Larkins: Pocket Full of Dreams , (Vanguard , 1957) & on the Duets CDs
Ruby Braff and Ellis Larkins: The Grand Reunion , (Chiaroscuro , 1972) – CD reissue, 1999
Ruby Braff and Ellis Larkins: Calling Berlin, Vol. 1 (Arbors , 1994 [1995])
Ruby Braff and Ellis Larkins: Calling Berlin, Vol. 2 (Arbors, 1994 [1996])
With Anita Kert Ellis
A Legend Sings (Red Onion, 1979)
With Ella Fitzgerald
With Beverly Kenney
Sings for Playboys (Decca, 1958)
With Sonny Stitt
With Joe Williams
That Holiday Feelin (Verve , 1990)
References
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^ "Jazz Profiles – Ellis Larkins" . National Public Radio . Retrieved 2021-06-16 .
^ Keepnews, Peter (October 3, 2002). "Ellis Larkins, 79, Jazz Pianist Of Sensitive and Elegant Style" . The New York Times . Retrieved May 3, 2021 .
^ Dryden, Ken. "Ellis Larkins: Perfume and Rain" . AllMusic . Retrieved June 15, 2019 .
^ "Ellis Larkins – Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear From Me (1956, Vinyl)" . Discogs.com . Retrieved 25 September 2021 .
^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Ellis Larkins: Manhattan at Midnight" . AllMusic . Retrieved June 15, 2019 .
^ Cook, Richard ; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Penguin . p. 866. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0
^ Dryden, Ken. "Ellis Larkins: Ellis Larkins" . AllMusic . Retrieved June 15, 2019 .
^ Cook, Richard ; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD Penguin . p. 788. ISBN 978-0-14-051368-4
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