Bobby Timmons
Hard bop, Musical Artist
1935 – 1974
Who was Bobby Timmons?
Robert Henry "Bobby" Timmons was an American jazz pianist and composer. He was a sideman in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers for two periods, between which he was part of Cannonball Adderley's band. Several of Timmons' compositions written when part of these bands – including "Moanin'", "Dat Dere", and "This Here" – enjoyed commercial success and brought him more attention. In the early and mid-1960s he led a series of piano trios that toured and recorded extensively.
Timmons was strongly associated with the soul jazz style that he helped initiate; this link to apparently simple writing and playing, coupled with drug and alcohol addiction, led to a decline in his career. Timmons died, aged 38, from cirrhosis. His contribution to jazz remains undervalued.
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- Born
- Dec 19, 1935
Philadelphia - Also known as
- Timmons, Bobby
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Mar 1, 1974
New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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