Uploaded by ramoburg on Mar 14, 2011
An underground legend in Chicago, Don Bennett has never gotten the recognition he deserves as a pianist and a talent scout. He started piano lessons when he was four and was part of the Chicago jazz scene by the late '50s, inspired by Ahmad Jamal, whom he used to see on a nightly basis. In the 1960s, Bennett moved to Los Angeles, studied with Phineas Newborn, and worked on the local scene with Harold Land, Carmell Jones and Curtis Amy, among others. He cut an album with Amy in the late '60s and led a trio date after returning to Chicago, but neither have ever been released. In 1978, he quit music altogether, working at a variety of day jobs (including as a private investigator) for ten years. In 1988, Bennett returned to jazz with his talents unimpaired. He spent time living in New York and then moved to Holland in 1993. Bennett cut a CD in Chicago in 1990 for the Southport label, which was later reissued by Candid. In addition to such fine players as trumpeter Arthur Hoyle and tenor saxophonist Ed Peterson, Bennett featured the young unknown Art Porter (on alto and soprano) on the bop-oriented material, which included five of the leader's originals. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
3 videosYouTube Mix for Don Bennett- 3:43
Don Bennett - Euphoriaby ramoburg541 views
- 7:07
Curtis Amy & Paul Bryant - Meetin' Here.wmvby SoulvilleByNight864 views
- 0:23
Estonia Concert Grand Piano - NAMM 2010 - PianoWorksby PianoWorksAtlanta2,691 views
- 7:18
Frank Singer: My Romance - Solo Jazz Guitarby chelaBOP157 views
- 2:21
DON BENNETT - Go on sleep girlby TheSOULPARANOS578 views
- 5:43
my romanceby greenbunny2245 views
- 3:45
My Romanceby lbjapple116 views
- 3:06
www.exposuretv.com My Romance - Jazz Standardby hittfactory38,329 views
- 6:29
Don Bennett - Look Of Loveby ladybret236 views
- 4:08
Harold Land Quintet 1963 ~ Scarlet Ribbonsby JckDupp570 views
- 6:00
West Coast Jazz: A Tributeby dadocerra2,038 views
- 3:51
Curtis Amy & Dupree Bolton - Lonley Woman -by umHeyOK796 views
- 9:48
Howie Becker, Douglas Mitchell, Robert Faulkner, and Don Bennett Jazz Jam session at ASAby diagrams221,565 views
- 1:19
My Romanceby pennyco9,945 views
- 7:15
1-3 My Romanceby acarranger0312267 views
- 4:51
My Romance - jazz piano Lessonby jazz251144,214 views
- 2:16
Dorothy Kirsten/Frank Sinatra "My Romance"by ShawDAMAN9,810 views
- 4:41
My Romance on Guardala Tenor Sax with Freddie Gregory Mouthpiece "7*"by chayjazz13,451 views
- 9:53
My Romance (study)by nthwilliam1,521 views
- 3:33
Don Bennett - Simplexcityby ramoburg178 views
Link to this comment:
All Comments (0)