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Intro
Jazz pianist
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Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A.
Place of death
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A.
Age
80 years
The details (from wikipedia)
Biography
Jodie Christian (February 2, 1932 – February 13, 2012) was an American jazz pianist, noted for bebop and free jazz.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Christian was one of the founders of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) with pianist Muhal Richard Abrams, drummer Steve McCall, and composer Phil Cohran. He and Abrams were also part of the Experimental Band.
He worked at the Jazz Showcase club in Chicago and performed with Eddie Harris, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Gene Ammons, Roscoe Mitchell, Buddy Montgomery, and John Klemmer. Christian led a group on albums. He died on February 13, 2012, aged 80, in Chicago.
Discography
As leader
- Experience (Delmark, 1991–92)
- Rain or Shine (Delmark, 1991-2231
- Soul Fountain (Delmark, 1994)
- Blues Holiday (SteepleChase, 1994)
- Front Line (Delmark, 1996)
- Reminiscing (Delmark, 2000)
As sideman
- Eric Alexander: Stablemates (Delmark, 1995)
- Gene Ammons: The Chase! (Prestige, 1970) with Dexter Gordon, Chicago Concert (Prestige, 1971) with James Moody
- Von Freeman: Never Let Me Go (Steeplechase, 1992), Lester Leaps In (Steeplechase, 1992), Dedicated to You (Steeplechase, 1992)
- Stan Getz: Stan Meets Chet (Verve, 1958) with Chet Baker
- Dexter Gordon: Featuring Joe Newman (Monad, 1976)
- Lin Halliday: Delayed Exposure (Delmark, 1991)
- Lin Halliday: East of the Sun (Delmark, 1992)
- Eddie Harris: The Electrifying Eddie Harris (Atlantic, 1967), Pourquoi L'Amérique (Atlantic, 1968), Plug Me In (Atlantic, 1968), Silver Cycles (Atlantic, 1968), High Voltage (Atlantic, 1969), Free Speech (Atlantic, 1969), Live at Newport (Atlantic, 1970), Excursions (Atlantic, 1966–73)
- Les McCann: Invitation to Openness (Atlantic, 1972)
- Roscoe Mitchell: The Flow of Things (Black Saint, 1986), Hey Donald (Delmark, 1995), In Walked Buckner (Delmark, 1998)
- Buddy Montgomery: This Rather Than That (Impulse!, 1969)
- Ira Sullivan: Nicky's Tune (Delmark, 1958)
- Ira Sullivan: Blue Stroll (Delmark, 1961)
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Famous American Pianists
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Famous American Jazz Musicians
If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know. ― Louis Armstrong
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