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ALBUMQueen Talk: Live at the Left BankShirley Scott & George Coleman
Albums by Shirley Scott
ALBUMTelepathy & Animal CommunicationShirley Scott
ALBUMTrio Classics, Vol. 1Shirley Scott
ALBUMTalkin' Verve: Shirley ScottShirley Scott
ALBUMLegends Of Acid Jazz: Soul SisterShirley Scott
ALBUMSkylarkShirley Scott
ALBUMSoul Shoutin' (Remastered 1994) [feat. Stanley Turrentine]Shirley Scott
ALBUMBlues EverywhereShirley Scott
ALBUMA Walkin' Thing (Remastered)Shirley Scott
ALBUMOne for MeShirley Scott
ALBUMSomethingShirley Scott
Artist Playlists
Shirley Scott Essentials
Joyous jazz instrumentals led by snake-charming organ runs.
Artist Biography
The "Queen of the Organ," pianist and Hammond B-3 specialist Shirley Scott helped to define the sound of small-group soul-jazz. Scott initially came to prominence in the 1950s alongside saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, with whom she recorded a string of seminal albums for Prestige, spawning the 1958 hit "In the Kitchen" and proving a lasting template for the organ-trio-and -sax sound. She debuted as a leader with 1958's Great Scott!, and with (then-husband) tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine collaborated on albums like 1963's Never Let Me Go and 1968's Common Touch, that again proved highly influential in soul-jazz's development. Scott later recorded for Cadet and Strata East, putting her organically funky spin on pop and R&B hits. She rode a wave of resurgent interest in organ jazz into the '90s and even revisited the piano on record, as on 1991's Blues Everywhere, before her death in 2002.
Hometown
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Genre
Jazz