Jimmy Amadie
{{Short description|American jazz pianist and educator}}
Jimmy Amadie (January 5, 1937 – December 10, 2013) was a jazz pianist and educator from Philadelphia.{{cite web |last1=Hum |first1=Peter |title=RIP, Jimmy Amadie |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/jazzblog/rip-jimmy-amadie |website=Ottawa Citizen |accessdate=28 November 2018 |date=20 May 2014}} He worked with Woody Herman and Mel Tormé. In 1960, his career as a musician was hindered by tendonitis. Surgery in the 1990s allowed him to return to the piano. In 1995 he released his first solo album, Always with Me.{{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=Gary |title=Jimmy Amadie |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jimmy-amadie-mn0000348146/biography |website=AllMusic |accessdate=28 November 2018}} He died of lung cancer on December 10, 2013 at the age of 76.
Books
- {{cite book | last = Amadie | first = Jimmy| authorlink = Jimmy Amadie | title = Harmonic Foundation for Jazz and Popular Music | publisher = Thornton Publishing | date = January 1981 | isbn = 0-9613035-0-6}}
- {{cite book | last = Amadie | first = Jimmy | authorlink = Jimmy Amadie | title = Jazz Improv: How to Play It and Teach It | publisher = Thornton Publishing | date = January 1991 | isbn = 0-9613035-1-4}}
Discography
- 1995 Always with Me (TP)
- 1997 Savoring Every Note (TP)
- 2002 In a Trio Setting: A Tribute to Frank Sinatra (TP)
- 2003 Live at Red Rock Studio: A Tribute to Tony Bennett (TP)
- 2006 Let's Groove! (TP)
- 2007 The Philadelphia Story (TP)
- 2011 Something Special (TP)
- 2013 Live at Philadelphia Museum of Art (TP)
References
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External links
- [http://www.jimmyamadie.com/ Official site]
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Category:Mainstream jazz pianists
Category:American jazz musicians
Category:Jazz musicians from Philadelphia
Category:20th-century American pianists
Category:20th-century American male musicians
Category:American male jazz pianists
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