Bobby Timmons

piano · 1935–1974 · Philadelphia

Pianist born in Philadelphia, who died at 38. With Art Blakey he wrote Moanin'; with Cannonball Adderley, This Here and Dat Dere, pieces that helped popularize soul jazz in the late 1950s.

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Styles

• Soul jazz, boogaloo
• Hard bop

Landmark tracks

• This Here (1960)

Cited in 2 radio episodes

• Mar 7, 2024: Bobby Timmons, l'anti-héros du soul jazz, seconde partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Mar 6, 2024: Bobby Timmons, l'anti-héros du soul jazz, première partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Bobby Timmons
• EN : This Here Is Bobby Timmons

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