Melvin Rhyne
| Melvin Rhyne | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 12, 1936 Indianapolis, United States |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Indianapolis, United States |
| Genres | Jazz, Hard bop |
| Occupation(s) | Organist, Bandleader, Composer |
| Instruments | Organ |
| Years active | 1955-2013 |
| Associated acts | Wes Montgomery, Rob Dixon, Herb Ellis, Brian Lynch |
Melvin Rhyne (October 12, 1936 – March 5, 2013 Indianapolis, Indiana[1]), was a jazz organist best known for his work with Wes Montgomery.[2]
Biography
Melvin Rhyne was born in Indianapolis in 1936 and started playing the piano shortly thereafter. At 19 years old, Rhyne started playing piano with then-unknown tenor saxophonist Rahsaan Roland Kirk but quickly switched over to the instrument that would make him famous: the Hammond B3 organ. Rhyne's piano skills translated to the organ fluently and before long he was backing famous blues players like B.B. King and T-Bone Walker.[3] In 1959 he was asked to join fellow Indianapolis musician Wes Montgomery's newly formed trio.[4]
Rhyne then moved to Wisconsin and largely kept to himself for the next two decades. In 1991, however, Rhyne returned to the jazz scene, playing on Herb Ellis' album Roll Call, Brian Lynch's At the Main Event, and his own comeback The Legend. Rhyne continued to be prolific in the years to come, releasing eight more solo albums on the Criss Cross jazz label.[5] Rhyne also recorded with The Mark Ladley Trio for the 1992 release, Strictly Business[6] and the 1994 release, Evidence.[7] Both landed in the Jazz Charts at CMJ New Music Report and The Gavin Report. The group also appeared on a Jazziz Magazine sampler disc during that time.[8] Altenburgh Records posthumously released, Final Call in 2013 by the same group.[9]
In 2008 Rhyne teamed up with fellow Indianapolis jazz musician Rob Dixon to form the Dixon-Rhyne Project, a boundary-pushing jazz quartet that also includes Chicago guitarist Fareed Haque and drummer Kenny Phelps. The quartet released the album Reinvention in 2008 on Indianapolis jazz label Owl Studios.[10] Rhyne's later career trio included drummer Kenny Washington and guitarist Peter Bernstein in the same organ, guitar, drum formation of the original Wes Montgomery Trio.[11]
Discography
| Year | Artist | Title | Label |
| 1959 | The Wes Montgomery Trio | Guitar on the Go | Riverside |
| 1959 | The Wes Montgomery Trio | Round Midnight | Riverside |
| 1960 | Melvin Rhyne | Organ-izing | Jazzland |
| 1963 | The Wes Montgomery Trio | Boss Guitar | Riverside |
| 1963 | The Wes Montgomery Trio | Portrait of Wes | Riverside |
| 1969 | Johnny Shacklett | At The Hofman House | Universal Artists |
| 1969 | Buddy Montgomery | This Rather Than That | Impulse! |
| 1991 | Herb Ellis | Roll Call | Justice Records |
| 1991 | Brian Lynch Quintet | At The Main Event | Criss Cross |
| 1991 | Melvin Rhyne Trio | The Legend | Criss Cross |
| 1992 | Mark Ladley | Strictly Business | Altenburgh Records |
| 1992 | Melvin Rhyne | To Cannonball with Love | Paddle Wheel Records |
| 1993 | Ronald Muldrow | Yesterdays | Enja Records |
| 1993 | Mark Ladley | Evidence | Altenburgh Records |
| 1993 | Mark Ladley | Coop's Blues | Jazziz Magazine Sampler Disc Volume 7 |
| 1993 | Melvin Rhyne Quartet | Boss Organ | Criss Cross |
| 1993 | The Tenor Triangle with The Melvin Rhyne Trio | Tell it Like it Is | Criss Cross |
| 1994 | The Tenor Triangle with The Melvin Rhyne Trio | Aztec Blues | Criss Cross |
| 1994 | Project G-5 | A Tribute to Wes Montgomery | Evidence |
| 1995 | Royce Campbell Trio | Make Me Rainbows | Positive |
| 1995 | Melvin Rhyne Trio | Mel's Spell | Criss Cross |
| 1995 | Melvin Rhyne Quartet | Stick to the Kick | Criss Cross |
| 1999 | Melvin Rhyne Trio | Kojo | Criss Cross |
| 1999 | Mel Rhyne | Remembering Wes | Savant |
| 2000 | Melvin Rhyne Quartet | Classmasters | Criss Cross |
| 2004 | Melvin Rhyne Trio | Tomorrow Yesterday Today | Criss Cross |
| 2007 | Melvin Rhyne | Front & Center | Criss Cross |
| 2008 | The Dixon-Rhyne Project | Reinvention | Owl Studios |
| 2013 | Mark Ladley | Final Call | Altenburgh Records |
References
- ↑ Obituary by Jeff Tamarkin in JazzTimes
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- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/strictly-business/id625160175
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/evidence-mw0000595850
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Various-Jazziz-Magazine-On-Disc-September-1993-Volume-7/release/2360935
- ↑ http://www.altenburgh.com/the-mark-ladley-trio-with-melvin-rhyne.html
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External links
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