Calvin Keys
Calvin Keys is an American jazz guitarist, known for the several albums he released for Black Jazz Records.[1]
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Born | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | February 6, 1943
Genres | Jazz, soul jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instruments | Electric guitar |
Years active | 1969–present |
Labels | Black Jazz, Wide Hive |
Associated acts | Ray Charles, Ahmad Jamal, Jimmy Smith |
Keys has performed and recorded with Ray Charles, Ahmad Jamal, John Handy, Bobby Hutcherson, Eddie Marshall, Sonny Stitt, Pharoah Sanders, Joe Henderson and Leon Williams.[2]
Discography
As leader
- Shawn-Neeq (Black Jazz, 1971)
- Proceed with Caution! (Black Jazz, 1974)
- Criss Cross (Ovation, 1977)
- Full Court Press (Olive Branch, 1985)
- Maria's First (1987)
- Standard Keys (Lifeforce, 1997)
- Detours into Unconscious Rhythms (Wide Hive, 2000)
- Touch (Olive Branch, 2000)
- An Evening With Calvin Keys (Lifeforce, 2003)
- Calvinesque (Silverado, 2005)
- Vertical Clearance (Wide Hive, 2006)
- Hand Made Portrait (Silverado, 2006)
- Electric Keys (Wide Hive, 2013)
As sideman
With Ahmad Jamal
- Recorded Live at Oil Can Harry's (Catalyst, 1976)
- Steppin Out with a Dream (20th Century Fox, 1976)
- One (20th Century Fox, 1978)
- Night Song (Motown, 1980)
- Live in Paris 1996 (Birdology/Dreyfus, 1999)
With others
- Azeem, Mayhem Mystics (Wide Hive, 2004)
- Billy Brooks, Windows of the Mind (Crossover, 1974)
- Doug Carn, Adam's Apple (Black Jazz, 1974)
- Doug Carn, Higher Ground (Ovation, 1976)
- James Newton Howard, Dying Young (Arista, 1991)
- Gene Russell, Talk to My Lady (Black Jazz, 1973)
- Gene Russell, Listen Here (Ovation, 1976)
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References
- Allmusic Discography
- Calvin Keys at Totally Guitars. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
External links
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