Jimmy Forrest
A fine all-round tenor player, Jimmy Forrest is best-known for recording "Night Train," a song that he "borrowed" from the last part of Duke Ellington's "Happy Go Lucky Local." While in high school in St. Louis, Forrest worked with pianist Eddie Johnson, the legendary Fate Marable, and the Jeter-Pillars Orchestra. In 1938, he went on the road with Don Albert and then was with Jay McShann's Orchestra (1940-1942). In New York, Forrest played with Andy Kirk (1942-1948) and Duke Ellington (1949) before returning to St. Louis. After recording "Night Train," Forrest became a popular attraction and recorded a series of jazz-oriented R&B singles. Among his most important later associations were with Harry "Sweets" Edison (1958-1963), Count Basie's Orchestra (1972-1977), and Al Grey, with whom he co-led a quintet until his death. Forrest recorded for United (reissued by Delmark), Prestige/New Jazz (1960-1962), and Palo Alto (1978).
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Night Train Revisited
Jazz - Released by Storyville on 20 Jul 1999
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Out of the Forrest (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 8 Sep 2013
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Most Much (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 8 Sep 2013
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Jimmy Forrest: All The Gin Is Gone
Jazz - Released by Blue Velvet on 18 Jul 2017
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Jimmy Forrest: Black Forrest
Jazz - Released by Blue Velvet on 18 Jul 2017
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Presenting Jimmy Forrest
Jazz - Released by Universal Digital Enterprises on 3 Dec 1961
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Soul Battle (Remastered 1992)
Oliver Nelson, King Curtis, Jimmy Forrest
Jazz - Released by Original Jazz Classics on 9 Sep 1960
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The Swinger (Complete 1958 Sextet Sessions)
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Jimmy Forrest
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 11 Nov 2011
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Jimmy Forrest - The Jazz Legends
Jazz - Released by Golden Arrow on 20 Nov 2015
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Anthology: The Definitive Selection (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Master Tape Records on 6 Aug 2021
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Soul Street
Oliver Nelson, King Curtis, Jimmy Forrest
Jazz - Released by Dobre Classic Media on 3 Apr 2010
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Soul Street (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 8 Sep 2013
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Yesterdays (Jazz Club Collection)
Jazz - Released by Jazz Tune on 29 Aug 2014
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Sit Down and Relax with Jimmy Forrest (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 15 Jan 2021
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You Got To My Head
Jazz - Released by Nostalgia Gold Records on 29 Apr 2016
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