Biography
Robert Henry Timmons (December 19, 1935 – March 1, 1974) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He was a sideman in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers for two periods (July 1958 to September 1959; February 1960 to June 1961), between which he was part of Cannonball Adderley's band. Several of Timmons' compositions written when part of these bands – including "Moanin'", "Dat Dere", and "This Here" – enjoyed commercial success and brought him more attention. In the early and mid-1960s he led a series of piano trios that toured and recorded extensively. Timmons was strongly associated with the soul jazz style that he helped initiate. This link to apparently simple writing and playing, coupled with drug and alcohol addiction, led to a decline in his career. Timmons died, aged 38, from cirrhosis. Several critics have commented that his contribution to jazz remains undervalued.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers
1959
Genius + Soul = Jazz
1961
A Night In Tunisia
1961
Just Coolin'
2020
The Cooker
1958
The Big Beat
1960
First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings
2021
The Witch Doctor
1967
Playboys
1958
Roots & Herbs
1970
Kenny Burrell
1956
Like Someone In Love
1967
The Freedom Rider
1964
Matador
1963
Meet You At The Jazz Corner Of The World (Volume 1)
1961
Leeway
1961
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet In San Francisco
1960
Deciphering The Message
2021
Ekseption
1969
Meet You At The Jazz Corner Of The World (Volume 2)
1962
The Trio : Live From Chicago
1961
At The Jazz Corner Of The World Vol. 2
1960
On View At The Five Spot Cafe
1960
Phenix
1975
Credited work
4,386 releases · 614 albums · active 1956–2026
- Performance · 6,178
- Other credits · 103
Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Birdland · Reeves Sound Studios