Jodie Christian

Jodie Christian Morris ( born February 2, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois; † 13 February 2012) was an American pianist of modern jazz.

Life

Jodie Christian was a veteran of the Chicago jazz scene. He played with Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Benny Carter, Don Byas, Sonny Rollins, Milt Jackson and was on recordings by Chet Baker, Von Freeman 1992, Stan Getz in 1957, Gene Ammons, 1970, James Moody, Sonny Stitt, Ira Sullivan in 1958 involved as well as Eddie Harris, where he worked on the album Listen Here (1967). Christian belonged in the 1960s to the founding members of the Musicians Cooperative AACM and was in the 1990s worked as house pianist for the Delmark label with recordings of Chicago musicians such as Eric Alexander, Lin Halliday, Carl Leukaufe and Mike Smith, but also worked with recordings of Roscoe Mitchell with and only began at this time under his own name five albums on Delmark Records record. In 2000 he recorded the last album Reminiscing, accompanied by bassist Dennis Carroll and drummer Tony Walton, on which he processed standard material such as André Previn It's Good to Have You Near and How Sensitive. Most recently, he played in the AACM Fire Trio with Reggie Nicholson and Art Brown.

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As a leader

  • Experience ( Delmark Records, 1991-92 )
  • Rain Or Shine ( Delmark, 1991-93 ) with Roscoe Mitchell
  • Soul Fountain ( Delmark, 1994)
  • Frontline ( Delmark, 1996)
  • Reminiscing ( Delmark, 2000)

As a sideman

  • Eric Alexander: Staplemates ( Delmark, 1995)
  • Gene Ammons: The Chase! ( Prestige Records, 1970)
  • Von Freeman: Never Let Me Go ( Steeplechase, 1992), Lester Leaps In ( SC, 1992), Dedicated to You (SC, 1992)
  • Stan Getz: Stan Meets Chet ( Verve Records, 1957) with Chet Baker
  • Dexter Gordon: Featuring Joe Newman ( Monad, 1976)
  • Eddie Harris: The Electrifying Eddie Harris / Plug Me In ( Rhino / Atlantic Records 1967/68 )
  • Roscoe Mitchell: The Flow of Things ( Black Saint, 1984) Hey Donald ( Delmark, 1994), In Walked Buckner ( Delmark, 1998)

Lexical entry

  • Richard Cook & Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, 6th Edition, London, Penguin, 2002 ISBN 0-14-017949-6.
Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians Eric Alexander (jazz saxophonist) Mike Smith (jazz saxophonist) Joe Newman (trumpeter) Black Saint/Soul Note Richard Cook (journalist) Brian Morton (Scottish writer) Name Authority File
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