Calvin Keys
Calvin Keys (February 6, 1942 – April 14, 2024) was an American jazz guitarist, known for the several albums he released for Black Jazz Records. Keys 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. Keys died from a stroke in Berkeley, California, on April 14, 2024, at the age of 82.
Calvin Keys
- Name
- Calvin Keys
- Born
- 6 February 1942
- Birthplace
- Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
- Died
- 14 April 2024
- Place of death
- Berkeley, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Musician, composer
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- jazz · soul jazz
- Languages
- English
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Calvin Keys, guitariste, musicien de jazz et musicien, naquit le 6 février 1943 à Omaha, Nebraska. et mourut le 14 avril 2024 à Berkeley, California.
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La naissance est enregistrée par la Bibliothèque nationale de France et la Deutsche Nationalbibliothek ; le décès par la Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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• Name — Calvin Keys • Born — 6 February 1942 • Birthplace — Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. • Died — 14 April 2024 • Place of death — Berkeley, California, U.S. • Genre — Jazz, soul jazz • Occupation — Musician, composer • Instrument — Electric guitar • Years Active — 1969–2024 • Label — Black Jazz, Wide Hive
As leader
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
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)
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