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American jazz, blues, and pop singer (1927–2022)
Ernie Andrews
Birth name Ernest Mitchell Andrews Jr. Born (1927-12-25 ) December 25, 1927
Philadelphia , U.S.Died February 21, 2022(2022-02-21) (aged 94) Genres
Blues ,
jazz ,
pop Occupation(s) Singer Labels
GNP ,
Capitol ,
Dot ,
GNP Crescendo ,
Discovery ,
Muse ,
HighNote
Musical artist
Ernest Mitchell Andrews Jr.
[1] (December 25, 1927 – February 21, 2022) was an American
jazz ,
blues , and
pop singer.
Life and career
Andrews was born in
Philadelphia ,
Pennsylvania , but grew up in
Los Angeles ,
[2] and is said to have been discovered by songwriter
Joe Greene in 1945. Greene wrote his biggest hit, "Soothe Me".
[3]
He was a member of the
Harry James orchestra, debuting on November 26, 1958, at the Blue Note jazz club in Chicago. He recorded with
Columbia Records and others.
[2] His career declined in the 1960s and 1970s but would rebound in the 1980s. He recorded with the
Capp/Pierce Juggernaut Band ,
Gene Harris ,
Jay McShann , and the Harper Brothers. Andrews played a leading part in the
documentary film , Blues for Central Avenue .
[4]
Andrews died on February 21, 2022, at the age of 94.
[5]
Discography
As leader
In the Dark (GNP, 1957)
The Importance of Being Ernest (GNP, 1959)
Live Session! Cannonball Adderley with Ernie Andrews (
Capitol , 1965)
This Is Ernie Andrews (
Dot , 1967; CD reissue:
Verve , 2005)
Soul Proprietor (Dot, 1968)
Ernie Andrews Sings with the Fuzzy Kane Trio (Phil-L.A. of Soul, 1970)
Travelin' Light (
GNP Crescendo 1975) compilation
Hear Me Now! (LMI, 1979)
Sings from the Heart (
Discovery , 1981)
No Regrets (
Muse , 1993; CD reissue:
32 Jazz , 1998)
The Great City (Muse, 1995)
The Many Faces of Ernie Andrews (
HighNote , 1998)
Girl Talk (HighNote, 2001)
Jump For Joy (HighNote, 2003)
How About Me (HighNote, 2006)
As sideman
With
Kenny Burrell
With
Frank Capp &
Nat Pierce
Frank Capp & Nat Pierce: Juggernaut (
Concord , 1977)
The Frank Capp-Nat Pierce Orchestra: Juggernaut Strikes Again! (Concord, 1982)
With
Harry James
"Blue Baiao" b/w "She's Got to Go" [45rpm single] (
MGM , 1959) Andrews sings on the B-side
[6]
Live at the Riverboat (
Dot , 1966)
[7]
Our Leader! (Dot, 1967)
[8]
Duke Ellington, Harry James, Herb Pomeroy, Jon Hendricks (Europa Jazz, 1981).
[9] Live with Harry James & His Orchestra at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1965
One Night Stand with Harry James at the Blue Note (Joyce, 1983)
[10]
With others
Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra , The L.A. Treasures Project: Live at Alvas Showroom with
Barbara Morrison (
Capri , 2014)
Bob Cooper and
Snooky Young , In a Mellotone (
Contemporary , 1986)
Lionel Hampton , Live at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre (Phillip, 1998 [2001]) 2-CD
The Harper Brothers, You Can Hide Inside the Music (Verve, 1992)
Gene Harris & the Philip Morris Superband, Live at Town Hall, N.Y.C. (Concord, 1989)
Gene Harris & the Philip Morris All-Stars, Live (Concord, 1998)
Al Hibbler , I Surrender Dear (Score [Aladdin subsidiary], 1957)
Plas Johnson , Christmas in Hollywood (Carell, 2000)
Saskia Laroo ,
Sunset Eyes 2000 (Laroo, 1999)
The Legacy Band, The Legacy Lives On (
Mack Avenue , 2000)
Jay McShann & the Paris All-Stars, Paris All-Star Blues: A Tribute to Charlie Parker (MusicMasters/BMG;
Musical Heritage Society , 1991)
References
^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues – A Regional Experience . Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. p. 335.
ISBN
978-0313344237 .
^
a
b
[1]
Archived October 25, 2005, at the
Wayback Machine
^ Chadbourne, Eugene.
"Joe Greene | Biography & History | AllMusic" .
AllMusic . Retrieved 15 September 2016 .
^ Yanow, Scott.
"Ernie Andrews | Biography & History | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 15 September 2016 .
^
Ernie Andrews, charismatic jazz singer and mainstay on the Central Avenue music scene, dies
^
"Harry James And His Orchestra – K12776" . 45cat.com. Retrieved March 19, 2017 .
^
"Harry James live at the Riverboat [sound recording]" . Mobius. 1966. Retrieved December 20, 2018 .
^
OCLC
28844294
^
OCLC
36401002
^
"One Night Stand with Harry James at The Blue Note [sound recording]" . Mobius. 1980. Retrieved March 21, 2017 .
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