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Billy James

Born: April 20, 1936

The 2013 Jazz Bridge Calendar: A Great Day In Philadelphia!

December 6, 2012

Author/jazz historian Nat Hentoff describes the Jazz Bridge Calendar as a treasure and collector’s item. And indeed it is. Beautifully designed by bassist/graphic artist Kathy Ridl, the brand-new 2013 edition honors saxophonists Ken Ulansey, Bobby Zankel, John Coltrane and Tim Warfield; vocalists Joanna Pascale and Ella Gahnt; bassists Jimmy Garrison and Henry Grimes; drummer Billy James; ...

Take Five With Larry Tamanini

by AAJ Staff
January 12, 2012

Meet Larry Tamanini:Larry Tamanini is a professional musician with lots of experience in various high-level musical settings. Instrument: Guitar. Teachers and/or influences? My primary teachers for learning guitar have been Pat Martino, Dennis Sandole and Tom Giacabetti. Like most musicians, I have many influences. My big four on guitar are Grant Green, ...

Don Williams' Tribute to Billy James

by David A. Orthmann
March 11, 2010

Don Williams' Tribute to Billy James Trumpets Jazz Club Montclair, NJ February 18, 2010 Revered by Hammond B-3 organ and soul-jazz aficionados, drummer Billy James, who died last November at the age of 73, is best known for his role in the bands of organist Don Patterson. James' galvanizing ride ...

Jazz Drummer Billy James Dies at 73

November 24, 2009

Legendary jazz drummer Billy James has died in Philadelphia at the age of 73. James died Friday night at Mercy Hospital after struggling with complications from asthma. That's according to his longtime girlfriend, Danita Lyburn. James was originally from Pittsburgh and played with jazz greats including Eddie “Lockjaw" Davis, Sonny Stitt, Don Patterson, Pat Martino, Bootsie ...

Billy James

by David A. Orthmann
March 30, 2005

Despite the fact that he never clamors for attention and seldom takes a solo, Billy James has a distinctive style of drumming that flourishes in the confines of the soul jazz idiom. His discography largely consists of recordings in the company of the legendary organist Don Patterson, along with other expansive, go-for-broke players like Sonny Stitt ...

Just The Way It Was - "Live" At The Left Bank

By Sonny Stitt

Label: Label M
Released: 2000
Track listing: Deuces Wild, Samba de Orpheus, Who Can I Turn To?, Cry Me A River, John Brown's Body, The Shadow Of Your Smile, Blues Up And Down

The Boss Men

By Don Patterson

Label: Prestige
Released: 1967
Track listing: Diane; Someday My Prince Will Come; Easy To Love; What's New?; Big C's Rock; They Say That Falling In Love Is Wonderful;

Night Crawler

By Sonny Stitt

Label: Prestige
Released: 1965
Track listing: All God's Chillun Got Rhythm; Answering Service; Tangerine; Night Crawler; Who Can I Turn To?; Star Eyes.