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'''Calvin Keys''' (born February 6, 1942) is an American jazz guitarist, known for the several albums he released for [[Black Jazz Records]].<ref name=ALLMUSIC>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p93610|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic Discography]</ref> |
'''Calvin Keys''' (born February 6, 1942) is an American jazz guitarist, known for the several albums he released for [[Black Jazz Records]].<ref name=ALLMUSIC>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p93610|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic Discography]</ref> |
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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.<ref>[http://www.totallyguitars.com/thelisteningpost/calvin-keys/ ''Calvin Keys''] at Totally Guitars. Retrieved 2013-01-25.</ref> |
Keys has performed and recorded with [[Ray Charles]], [[Ahmad Jamal]], [[Jimmy Smith]], [[John Handy]], [[Bobby Hutcherson]], [[Eddie Marshall]], [[Sonny Stitt]], [[Pharoah Sanders]], [[Joe Henderson]] and Leon Williams.<ref>[http://www.totallyguitars.com/thelisteningpost/calvin-keys/ ''Calvin Keys''] at Totally Guitars. Retrieved 2013-01-25.</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:41, 15 April 2024
Calvin Keys | |
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| Born | February 6, 1942 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, soul jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Electric guitar |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Labels | Black Jazz, Wide Hive |
Calvin Keys (born February 6, 1942) is an American jazz guitarist, known for the several albums he released for Black Jazz Records.[1]
Keys has performed and recorded with Ray Charles, Ahmad Jamal, Jimmy Smith, 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, 1976)
- Full Court Press (Olive Branch, 1985)
- Maria's First (Olive Branch, 1987)
- Standard Keys [live] (Lifeforce Jazz, 1992 [1997])
- Detours into Unconscious Rhythms (Wide Hive, 2000)
- Touch (Olive Branch, 2000) compilation
- An Evening With Calvin Keys [live] (Lifeforce Jazz, 2003) 2-CD
- Calvinesque (Silverado, 2005)
- Vertical Clearance (Wide Hive, 2006)
- Hand Made Portrait (Silverado, 2007)
- Electric Keys (Wide Hive, 2013)
- Close Enough For Love (Lifeforce Jazz, 2015)
- Simply Calvin (Lifeforce Jazz, 2022)
- Blue Keys (Wide Hive, 2022)
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
- Gene Russell, Talk to My Lady (Black Jazz, 1973)
- Billy Brooks, Windows of the Mind (Crossover, 1974)
- Doug Carn, Adam's Apple (Black Jazz, 1974)
- Doug Carn, Higher Ground (Ovation, 1976)
- Gene Russell, Listen Here (Ovation, 1976)
- James Newton Howard, Dying Young (Arista, 1991)
- Denise Perrier, I Wanna Be Loved (Chezz Perrier, 1996)
- Dissent, Dissent (Wide Hive, 1999)
- Azeem, Mayhem Mystics (Wide Hive, 2004)
References
- ^ AllMusic Discography
- ^ Calvin Keys at Totally Guitars. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
External links
- Official site
- Calvin Keys discography at Jazzlists
- Calvin Keys Page at Wide Hive Records
- "Electric Keys" Page at Wide Hive Records
- "Vertical Clearance" Page at Wide Hive Records
- "Detours Into Unconscious Rythms(sic)" Page at Wide Hive Records
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Categories:
- Living people
- 1943 births
- American jazz guitarists
- Black Jazz Records artists
- African-American guitarists
- Musicians from the San Francisco Bay Area
- American male guitarists
- 20th-century American guitarists
- Jazz musicians from California
- Guitarists from California
- 20th-century American male musicians
- American male jazz musicians
- 20th-century African-American musicians
- 21st-century African-American people