Shirley Scott
- MatchShirley Scott
- 75%Lonnie Smith
- 63%Jimmy Smith
- 47%Jimmy McGriff
- 42%Lou Donaldson
- 42%Richard "Groove" Holmes
- 41%Stanley Turrentine
- 37%Joey DeFrancesco
- 36%Ike Quebec
- 34%Grant Green
- 33%Larry Young
Biography
14 March 1934, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, d. 10 March 2002, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Although she had studied both piano and trumpet as a child, Scotts breakthrough occurred when she switched to organ in the mid-50s. Mostly working in small groups with a saxophone leader and a drummer, she became very popular. Her musical associates included outstanding jazzmen such as Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Stanley Turrentine (to whom she was married for a while), Jimmy Forrest... Read more