Sticks Evans
Sticks Evans | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Jazz, Blues |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Drums |
| Years active | 1948-1994 |
Samuel "Sticks" Evans (5 February 1923 - 11 April 1994) was a drummer, percussionist, music teacher, arranger and musical director.[1] He was credited variously as Sammy "Stick" Evans, Samie Evans, Sammy Evans, Sammie Evans, Stick Evans, and Sticks Evans.
Biography
In 1950, he recorded with the Milt Buckner Orchestra backing Wynonie Harris, and in 1952-3 he was playing and recording with Milt Buckner's Organ Trio. He left the trio in February 1953,[2] and in 1954 he was with the Teddy Wilson Trio with Milt Hinton.[3]
In the early 1960s, he was recording on the Prestige label, credited as Belton Evans, and accompanied on bass by Leonard Gaskin, for blues artists such as Curtis Jones, Sunnyland Slim,[4] Sonny Terry,[5] Big John Greer, LaVern Baker,[6] and King Curtis.[7]
He appears on John Lewis’ Jazz Abstractions album (1961), with Bill Evans, Eric Dolphy, Ornette Coleman and Jim Hall, among others.[8] That same year he was a member of the Ray Bryant Combo backing Aretha Franklin on her second album, Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo.
His pupils included Bernard Purdie,[9] Max Neuhaus,[10] and Terry Burrus.[11]
Discography
- 1959: The Wildest Guitar - Mickey Baker
- 1960: Slim's Shout - Sunnyland Slim
- 1960: Sonny's Story - Sonny Terry
- 1960: Sonny Is King - Sonny Terry
- 1960: Pre Bird (later re-released as Mingus Revisited) - Charles Mingus
- 1961: Beauty is a Rare Thing - Ornette Coleman
- 1961: Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo - Aretha Franklin
- 1964: Sam Cooke at the Copa - Sam Cooke
References
- ^ “From the Music Capitals of the World” 20 March 1971 Billboard. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Büttner, Armin (2011) The Recorded Works of Milt Buckner: Part I: 1941 - 1963 Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Teddy Wilson Discography Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Blues Discography Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Sonny Terry Discography Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Mike Leadbitter, Neil Slaven (1987) Blues records, 1943-1970: a selective discography. Record Information Services at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Simonds, R. (1983) King Curtis, a discography at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Morton, Brian and Cook, Richard (2010) The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Chadbourne, Eugene. Biography at allmusic allmusic. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Biography Max Neuhaus's official website. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "Commissioning innovation" The Prague Post. Retrieved 1 April 2013.