Bobby Timmons: The Soulful Voice of Hard Bop
American jazz pianist and composer, a key figure in the hard bop and soul jazz movements of the late 1950s and 1960s.Bobby Timmons gained prominence as the pianist for Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and Cannonball Adderley's Quintet, composing several jazz standards including 'Moanin'', 'Dat Dere', and 'This Here' (also known as 'Dis Here' or 'P.T.'s Blues'). His gospel-infused playing style was a defining element of the soul jazz sound....