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| - | '''Stanley Cowell''' (born [[1941]] in [[Toledo, Ohio]]) is an American [[jazz]] [[piano|pianist]] and founder of the [[Strata-East Records]] label. He played with [[Roland Kirk]] while studying at the [[Oberlin Conservatory of Music]], and later with [[Marion Brown]], [[Max Roach]], [[Bobby Hutcherson]], [[Clifford Jordan]], and [[Harold Land]]. Cowell played with trumpeter Charles Moore and others in the Detroit Artist's Workshop Jazz Ensemble in 1965-66. | ||
| - | == References == | + | '''Stanley Cowell''' (1941 – 2020) was an [[American pianist]] and co-founder of the [[Strata-East Records]] label, noted for such compositions as "[[Travelin' Man]]" (1974) and "[[Smiling Billy Suite Pt.II ]]" (1975). |
| - | Hazell, Ed. "Cowell, Stanley A". In Barry Kernfeld (Ed.), ''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'' (1994), p. 252. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-11357-9. | + | ==Early life== |
| + | Cowell was born in [[Toledo, Ohio]]. He began playing the piano around the age of four, and became interested in jazz after seeing [[Art Tatum]] at the age of six. Tatum was a family friend. | ||
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| + | After high school, Cowell studied at [[Oberlin College]] and the [[University of Michigan]]. During his time at college he played with jazz multi-instrumentalist [[Roland Kirk]], which proved to be formative for the pianist. He moved to New York in the mid-1960s. | ||
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| + | ==Later life and career== | ||
| + | Cowell played with [[Marion Brown]], [[Max Roach]], [[Bobby Hutcherson]], [[Clifford Jordan]], [[Harold Land]], [[Sonny Rollins]] and [[Stan Getz]]. Cowell played with trumpeter Charles Moore and others in the Detroit Artist's Workshop Jazz Ensemble in 1965–66. | ||
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| + | During the late 1980s, Cowell was part of a regular quartet led by [[J.J. Johnson]]. Cowell taught in the Music Department of the Mason Gross School of the Arts at [[Rutgers University]] in New Jersey. | ||
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| + | On December 17, 2020, Cowell died at [[Bayhealth Medical Center|Bayhealth Hospital]] in Dover, Delaware from [[hypovolemic shock]]. | ||
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| + | ==Discography== | ||
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| + | ===As leader=== | ||
| + | ;[[Freedom Records]] | ||
| + | *1969: ''[[Blues for the Viet Cong]]'' (also released as ''Travellin' Man'' on [[Black Lion Records]]) | ||
| + | *1969: ''[[Brilliant Circles]]'' | ||
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| + | ;[[ECM Records]] | ||
| + | *1973: ''[[Illusion Suite (album)|Illusion Suite]]'' | ||
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| + | ;[[Strata-East Records]] | ||
| + | *1974: ''[[Handscapes]]'' with The Piano Choir | ||
| + | *1974: ''[[Musa: Ancestral Streams]]'' | ||
| + | *1974: ''[[Handscapes 2]]'' with The Piano Choir | ||
| + | *1975: ''[[Regeneration (Stanley Cowell album)|Regeneration]]'' | ||
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| + | ;[[Galaxy Records]] | ||
| + | *1977: ''[[Waiting for the Moment]]'' | ||
| + | *1978: ''Talkin' 'Bout Love'' | ||
| + | *1978: ''[[Equipoise (Stanley Cowell album)|Equipoise]]'' | ||
| + | *1981: ''New World'' | ||
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| + | ;[[SteepleChase Records]] | ||
| + | *1989: ''Sienna'' | ||
| + | *1993: ''Angel Eyes'' | ||
| + | *1994: ''Departure 2'' | ||
| + | *1994: ''Games'' | ||
| + | *1995: ''Setup'' | ||
| + | *1995: ''Bright Passion'' | ||
| + | *1995: ''Mandara Blossoms'' | ||
| + | *1995: ''Live'' | ||
| + | *1997: ''Hear Me One'' | ||
| + | *2012: ''It's Time'' | ||
| + | *2013: ''Welcome to This New World'' | ||
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| + | ;[[DIW Records]] | ||
| + | *1987: ''We Three'' | ||
| + | *1990: ''Close to You Alone'' | ||
| + | |||
| + | ;Other labels | ||
| + | *1985: ''Live at Cafe Des Copains'' (Unisson) | ||
| + | *1989: ''[[Back to the Beautiful]]'' ([[Concord Jazz]]) | ||
| + | *1990: ''[[Maybeck Recital Hall|Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 5]]'' (Concord Jazz) | ||
| + | *1999: ''Dancers in Love'' (Venus) | ||
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| + | ===As sideman=== | ||
| + | '''With [[Gary Bartz]]''' | ||
| + | *''[[Another Earth (album)|Another Earth]]'' (Milestone, 1969) | ||
| + | '''With [[Marion Brown]]''' | ||
| + | *''[[Why Not? (Marion Brown album)|Why Not?]]'' (1966) | ||
| + | *''[[Three for Shepp]]'' (Impulse!, 1966) | ||
| + | *''[[Vista (album)|Vista]]'' (Impulse!, 1975) | ||
| + | '''With [[Richard Davis (double bassist)|Richard Davis]]''' | ||
| + | *''[[Way Out West (Richard Davis album)|Way Out West]]'' (Muse, 1977 [1980]) | ||
| + | *''[[Fancy Free (Richard Davis album)|Fancy Free]]'' (Galaxy) | ||
| + | '''With [[Sonny Fortune]]''' | ||
| + | *''[[Long Before Our Mothers Cried]]'' (Strata-East, 1974) | ||
| + | '''With [[Jimmy Heath]]''' | ||
| + | *''[[Love and Understanding (album)|Love and Understanding]]'' (Muse, 1973) | ||
| + | *''[[The Time and the Place (Jimmy Heath album)|The Time and the Place]]'' (Landmark, 1974 [1994]) | ||
| + | '''With [[The Heath Brothers]]''' | ||
| + | *''[[Marchin' On (album)|Marchin' On]]'' (1975) | ||
| + | *''[[Passing Thru]]'' (1978) | ||
| + | *''[[In Motion (album)|In Motion]]'' (1979) | ||
| + | *''[[Live at the Public Theater]]'' (1980) | ||
| + | *''[[Expressions of Life]]'' (1980) | ||
| + | *''[[Brotherly Love (album)|Brotherly Love]]'' (1982) | ||
| + | *''[[Brothers and Others]]'' (1984) | ||
| + | '''With [[Stan Getz]]''' | ||
| + | *''[[The Song Is You (Stan Getz album)|The Song Is You]]'' (1969) | ||
| + | '''With [[Johnny Griffin]]''' | ||
| + | *''[[Birds and Ballads]]'' (1978) | ||
| + | '''With [[Bobby Hutcherson]]''' | ||
| + | *''[[Patterns (album)|Patterns]]'' (1968) | ||
| + | *''[[Medina (album)|Medina]]'' (1969) | ||
| + | *''[[Now! (Bobby Hutcherson album)|Now!]]'' (1969) | ||
| + | '''With [[J.J. Johnson]]''' | ||
| + | *''[[Standards-Live At The Village Vanguard]]'' (1988) | ||
| + | '''With [[Clifford Jordan]]''' | ||
| + | *''[[Glass Bead Games]]'' (1973) | ||
| + | '''With [[Art Pepper]]''' | ||
| + | *''[[Art Pepper Today]]'' (1978) | ||
| + | *''[[Winter Moon (Art Pepper album)|Winter Moon]]'' (1980) | ||
| + | *''[[One September Afternoon]]'' (1980) | ||
| + | '''With [[Max Roach]]''' | ||
| + | *''[[Members, Don't Git Weary]]'' (Atlantic, 1968) | ||
| + | '''With [[Charles Sullivan (musician)|Charles Sullivan]]''' | ||
| + | *''[[Genesis (Charles Sullivan album)|Genesis]]'' (Strata-East, 1974) | ||
| + | '''With [[Charles Tolliver]]''' | ||
| + | *''[[The Ringer (album)|The Ringer]]'' (Polydor, 1969) | ||
| + | *''[[Live at Slugs']]'' (Strata-East, 1970) | ||
| + | *''[[Music Inc.]]'' (Strata-East, 1971) | ||
| + | *''[[Impact (1972 Charles Tolliver album)|Impact]]'' (Enja, 1972) | ||
| + | *''[[Live in Tokyo (Charles Tolliver album)|Live in Tokyo]]'' (Strata-East, 1973) | ||
| + | *''[[Impact (1975 Charles Tolliver album)|Impact]]'' (Strata-East, 1975) | ||
| - | Stanley Cowell was mentioned briefly by [[hip-hop]] artist [[Madlib]] (under the name Quasimoto) in the album "The Unseen" in the track "Return of the Loop Digga" In wish Madlib is attemptin to buy a Stanley Cowell record in a record store. | ||
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Stanley Cowell (1941 – 2020) was an American pianist and co-founder of the Strata-East Records label, noted for such compositions as "Travelin' Man" (1974) and "Smiling Billy Suite Pt.II " (1975).
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Early life
Cowell was born in Toledo, Ohio. He began playing the piano around the age of four, and became interested in jazz after seeing Art Tatum at the age of six. Tatum was a family friend.
After high school, Cowell studied at Oberlin College and the University of Michigan. During his time at college he played with jazz multi-instrumentalist Roland Kirk, which proved to be formative for the pianist. He moved to New York in the mid-1960s.
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Later life and career
Cowell played with Marion Brown, Max Roach, Bobby Hutcherson, Clifford Jordan, Harold Land, Sonny Rollins and Stan Getz. Cowell played with trumpeter Charles Moore and others in the Detroit Artist's Workshop Jazz Ensemble in 1965–66.
During the late 1980s, Cowell was part of a regular quartet led by J.J. Johnson. Cowell taught in the Music Department of the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
On December 17, 2020, Cowell died at Bayhealth Hospital in Dover, Delaware from hypovolemic shock.
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Discography
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As leader
- 1969: Blues for the Viet Cong (also released as Travellin' Man on Black Lion Records)
- 1969: Brilliant Circles
- 1973: Illusion Suite
- 1974: Handscapes with The Piano Choir
- 1974: Musa: Ancestral Streams
- 1974: Handscapes 2 with The Piano Choir
- 1975: Regeneration
- 1977: Waiting for the Moment
- 1978: Talkin' 'Bout Love
- 1978: Equipoise
- 1981: New World
- 1989: Sienna
- 1993: Angel Eyes
- 1994: Departure 2
- 1994: Games
- 1995: Setup
- 1995: Bright Passion
- 1995: Mandara Blossoms
- 1995: Live
- 1997: Hear Me One
- 2012: It's Time
- 2013: Welcome to This New World
- 1987: We Three
- 1990: Close to You Alone
- Other labels
- 1985: Live at Cafe Des Copains (Unisson)
- 1989: Back to the Beautiful (Concord Jazz)
- 1990: Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 5 (Concord Jazz)
- 1999: Dancers in Love (Venus)
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As sideman
With Gary Bartz
- Another Earth (Milestone, 1969)
With Marion Brown
- Why Not? (1966)
- Three for Shepp (Impulse!, 1966)
- Vista (Impulse!, 1975)
With Richard Davis
- Way Out West (Muse, 1977 [1980])
- Fancy Free (Galaxy)
With Sonny Fortune
- Long Before Our Mothers Cried (Strata-East, 1974)
With Jimmy Heath
- Love and Understanding (Muse, 1973)
- The Time and the Place (Landmark, 1974 [1994])
With The Heath Brothers
- Marchin' On (1975)
- Passing Thru (1978)
- In Motion (1979)
- Live at the Public Theater (1980)
- Expressions of Life (1980)
- Brotherly Love (1982)
- Brothers and Others (1984)
With Stan Getz
- The Song Is You (1969)
With Johnny Griffin
- Birds and Ballads (1978)
With Bobby Hutcherson
With J.J. Johnson
With Clifford Jordan
- Glass Bead Games (1973)
With Art Pepper
- Art Pepper Today (1978)
- Winter Moon (1980)
- One September Afternoon (1980)
With Max Roach
- Members, Don't Git Weary (Atlantic, 1968)
With Charles Sullivan
- Genesis (Strata-East, 1974)
With Charles Tolliver
- The Ringer (Polydor, 1969)
- Live at Slugs' (Strata-East, 1970)
- Music Inc. (Strata-East, 1971)
- Impact (Enja, 1972)
- Live in Tokyo (Strata-East, 1973)
- Impact (Strata-East, 1975)
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