Ram Ramirez

Roger " Ram " Ramirez (* as Roger Amares on September 15, 1913 in San Juan (Puerto Rico); † January 13, 1994 ) was an American jazz pianist and composer of Swing. Together with Jimmy Davis, he composed the jazz standard Lover Man.

Life and work

In 1920 he immigrated to the United States. Earlier in his career played Ramirez in 1933 at the Louisiana Stompers, the Spirits of Rhythm, and Monette Moore. In 1934, he worked at Rex Stewart, 1936 at Willie Bryant and went 1937/38, with Bobby Martin on tour in Europe. He then worked in the orchestra of Ella Fitzgerald, with Ike Quebec, where he was involved in the tracks She's Funny That Way, Tiny's Exercises, Blue Harlem, Mad About You, Facin ' The Face (1944). Later he played with John Kirby and various smaller formations in New York and accompanied Helen Humes. In 1946 he took on as a trio ( with Jimmy Shirley and Al Hall ) Ellington compositions Prelude to a Kiss, Sophisticated Lady and Dancers In Love. From 1953 he turned to the organ. In the 1960s he toured with T -Bone Walker ( in Europe ) and in the 1970s with the Harlem Blues and Jazz Band. In 1981, he joined during the Kool Jazz Festival at Carnegie Hall.

His written by Jimmy Davis and Jimmy Sherman composition Lover Man (1944 ) made ​​, inter alia, Billie Holiday to a jazz standard.

Auswahldiskographie

  • Putney Dandridge: 1935-1936 ( Classics )
  • The Duke's Men - Small Groups, Vol 1 (Columbia, 1934-38 )
  • Ella Fitzgerald: 1939-1940 ( Classics )
  • Helen Humes: 1945-1946 ( Classics )
  • John Kirby: 1945-1946 ( Classics )
  • Ike Quebec: 1944-1946 ( Classics ), The Blue Note Swingtets ( Blue Note, 1944)
  • Rex Stewart: 1934-1946 ( Classics )
  • Annie Ross & King Pleasure: Sings ( OJC, 1952, 1953)

Collection

Sources and links

  • Martin Kunzler: Jazz Encyclopedia, Reinbek, Rowohlt, 1993
  • Bielefeld catalog 1988 & 2002
  • Richard Cook & Morton, Brian: The Penguin Guide To Jazz on CD, 6th Edition, London, Penguin, 2002 ISBN 0-14-017949-6.
  • All about jazz to Ramirez
  • Jazz Pianist
  • Blues musicians
  • American musician
  • Born in 1913
  • Died in 1994
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Jazzstandard Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) Bobby Martin (musician) John Kirby (musician) Al Hall (musician) Duke Ellington Prelude to a Kiss (song) T-Bone Walker Mosaic (disambiguation) Richard Cook (journalist) Integrated Authority File
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