Artist: Tommy Flanagan Genre(s):
Jazz
Rock
Discography:
Giant Steps Year: 2007
Tracks: 6
Thelonica Year: 1987
Tracks: 9
Eclypso Year: 1977
Tracks: 7
Known for his flawless and tasteful playing, Tommy Flanagan received long delinquent realisation for his talents in the eighties. He played clarinet when he was six-spot and switched to pianissimo phoebe eld later. Flanagan was an important part of the productive Detroit jazz picture (other than 1951-1953 when he was in the Army) until he stirred to New York in 1956. He was exploited for many recordings after his arriver during that era; cut roger Sessions as a loss leader for New Jazz, Prestige, Savoy, and Moodsville; and worked regularly with Oscar Pettiford, J.J. Johnson (1956-1958), Harry "Sweets" Edison (1959-1960), and Coleman Hawkins (1961). Flanagan was Ella Fitzgerald's regular accompanist during 1963-1965 and 1968-1978, which resulted in him organism underrated as a soloist. However, starting in 1975, he began leading a serial publication of superior record book roger Sessions and since going Fitzgerald, Flanagan has been in exact as the head of his own triad, systematically admired for his swing and creative bop-based style. Among the many labels he has recorded for since 1975 ar Pablo, Enja, Denon, Galaxy, Progressive, Uptown, Timeless, and several European and Japanese companies. For Blue Note, he cut
Sundown and Mockingbird in 1998, followed a twelvemonth later on by
Samba for Felix. Despite a spunk shape, Flanagan continued performing until the terminal of his life sentence, acting two-week stints at the Village Vanguard twice a yr, transcription and touring. He died on November 16, 2001, in Manhattan from an arterial aneurism.
