Joe Evans (musician)
| Joe Evans | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Joseph James Evans |
| Born | October 7, 1916 |
| Died | January 17, 2014 (aged 97) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Alto saxophone |
| Labels | Carnival Records |
Joe Evans (October 7, 1916 – January 17, 2014) was a jazz alto saxophonist.[1][2]
Born in Pensacola, Florida,[1] he was active between 1939 and 1965, playing in the big bands of Jay McShann (coinciding with Charlie Parker), Jimmy Forrest and Gene Ramey; Don Redman and Louis Armstrong.[2] In 1944 he recorded with Mary Lou Williams, as a member of a band including Coleman Hawkins, Bill Coleman and Denzil Best.[3] At the beginning of 1945, he recorded for J. Mayo Williams's independent label, Chicago, leading a combo comprising Jesse Drakes, Duke Jordan, Gene Ramey, J. C. Heard and Etta Jones.[4] Later that same year[5] and in 1946, he recorded with Andy Kirk's orchestra as part of a lineup that included Fats Navarro, Reuben Phillips, Jimmy Forrest, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Hank Jones, Floyd Smith, Al Hall and Ben Thigpen.[6] Other musicians he performed and recorded with include Cab Calloway, Billie Holiday, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Lionel Hampton,[2] and Ivory Joe Hunter. In 2008, University of Illinois Press published his autobiography, Follow Your Heart, co-authored by Christopher Brooks, a professor of anthropology at Virginia Commonwealth University. He died in Richmond, Virginia of renal disease on January 17, 2014.[7]
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References
- 1 2 Biography at Soul Express Online
- 1 2 3 Biography at allmusic
- ↑ 'A Little “Rifftide” Geneology' Retrieved 2012-0826
- ↑ Paulus, G., Campbell, R., Pruter, R., Stallworth, R., Sax, D. and O'Neal, J. "Ebony, Chicago, Southern, and Harlem: The Mayo Williams Indies" Retrieved 2012-08-26
- ↑ Kirk, Andy. Twenty Years on Wheels at Google Books. Retrieved 2012-08-27
- ↑ "Fats Navarro Discography" Retrieved 2012-0826
- ↑ http://www.press.uillinois.edu/wordpress/?p=13913