Jazz Articles about Bobby Timmons

Bobby Timmons (Riverside: From the Bottom

by C. Andrew Hovan
January 1, 2000

Although he's largely remembered for his “soul-jazz" hits such as “Dat Dere" and “Moanin'," pianist Bobby Timmons was an accomplished enough musician that the range of his abilities far exceeded his commercial successes. As a result, over the course of a half dozen trio dates he led for Riverside in the early '60s Timmons put on tape some of the best performances of his career; records that also demonstrated how diverse his talents really were.

The recently reissued From the ...

Bobby Timmons Trio: Down In the Bottom

by Derek Taylor
January 1, 2000

Unbeknownst to many, Bobby Timmons was much more than the heavy funk hitman his compositions and playing made him out to be during his lengthy tenure with Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. His memorable tunes such as “Moanin’” and ‘Dat Dere” were so infectiously soulful that many among the jazz listening public simply assumed finely crafted groove music was the width and breadth of his muse. Contrary to these contentions Timmons’ talents and interests regularly moved outside this style and he used ...

Bobby Timmons: From the Bottom

by AAJ Staff
December 1, 1999

The cover offers a hint: a silhouette of Bobby Timmons in all colors, but just a pinch of blue. No one can explain it, but the music Timmons wrote has always been more famous than the music he played. A father of soul-jazz, he was a sparkplug with Blakey and Cannonball, his times there magic. But here could do more, as he shows here. He turns wistful on ballads, highlights his partners (Sam Jones gets a lot of space) and ...

Bobby Timmons: Moanin' Blues

by Douglas Payne
November 1, 1998

Moanin' Blues isn't really a blues set as much as it's a collection of pianist Bobby Timmons's (1935-74) better known hits. “Moanin'," “Dat Dere" and “This Here" (all from 1960's This Here Is Bobby Timmons on Riverside) are here as well as three tracks from 1960's Soul Time and two tracks apiece from 1961's Easy Does It, 1963's Born to be Blue and 1964's underrated Workin' Out!. These songs, each one worthwhile and interesting, are really only ...