Recorded 13th & 14th January 1960. This release 2006 on JVC.
Bobby Timmons – Piano
Sam Jones – Bass
Jimmy Cobb – Drums
01. This Here
02. Moanin’
03. Lush Life
04. The Party’s Over
05. Prelude To A Kiss
06. Dat Dere
07. My Funny Valentine
08. Come Rain Or Come Shine
09. Joy Ride
Robert Henry “Bobby” Timmons (December 19, 1935 March 1, 1974) was an African American jazz pianist and composer.[1]
He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is best known for his role as sideman in Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers (19581961) and the composition of “Moanin'”, “Dat Dere”, and “This Here”, each of which are typical of his distinctive gospel soul-jazz style. He also played with Cannonball Adderley, Chet Baker, Kenny Dorham (with whom he made his recording debut in a live set from May 1956), Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan, Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell, Sonny Stitt and Maynard Ferguson.
In March 1974, Timmons died from cirrhosis, at the age of 38, in New York.
reviewby Scott Yanow
This is a classic Riverside set that has been reissued on CD in the Original Jazz Classics series. Pianist Bobby Timmons by early 1960 had already had successful stints with Art Blakey (where he contributed “Moanin'”) and Canonball Adderley (writing “This Here” and “Date Dere”). For his first recording as a leader, Timmons (whose “funky” style was beginning to become very influential) performs those three hits along with his own “Joy Ride” and five standards in a trio with bassist Sam Jones and drummer Jimmy Cobb. Always more than just a soul-jazz pianist, Timmons (who effectively takes “Lush Life” unaccompanied) became a bit stereotyped later in his career but at this early stage was at the peak of his creativity. Essential music.