Michael Abene (born July 2, 1942) is an American jazz pianist known for accompanying singers and arranging music.[1][2]
Mike Abene | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Michael Abene |
| Born | July 2, 1942 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instruments | Piano |
Early life and education
editAbene was born in Brooklyn, New York.[3] His father, grandfather, and aunt were musicians. He studied composition at the Manhattan School of Music.[4]
Career
editAbene has accompanied Susannah McCorkle[5] Julius La Rosa,[6] and others. He had his first solo album Solo Piano in 1986.[7] Abene co-produced the album Avant Gershwin, which won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album in 2007.[8]
Discography
editAs leader
edit1986: You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby (recorded December 1984)
As sideman
editWith Maynard Ferguson
- Maynard '62 (Roulette, 1962)
- Si! Si! M.F. (Roulette, 1962)
- Maynard '63 (Roulette, 1962)
- Message from Maynard (Roulette, 1962)
- Maynard '64 (Roulette 1959-62 [1963])
- The New Sounds of Maynard Ferguson (Cameo, 1963)
- Come Blow Your Horn (Cameo, 1963)
- Color Him Wild (Mainstream, 1965)
- The Blues Roar (Mainstream, 1965)
- The Maynard Ferguson Sextet (Mainstream, 1965)
- Ridin' High (Enterprise, 1967)
With Dizzy Gillespie
- Cornucopia (Solid State, 1969)
With Urbie Green
- The Fox (CTI, 1976)
With Cal Tjader
- Solar Heat (Skye, 1968)
References
edit- ^ JazzTimes Apr 1996, pg 50. April 1996. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
- ^ Stewart, Alex (2007). Making the scene: contemporary New York City big band jazz by Alex Stewart, pg 262. ISBN 9780520249530. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
- ^ Smith, Gregory E.; Kernfeld, Barry (2002). "Abene, Mike". In Barry Kernfeld (ed.). The new Grove dictionary of jazz (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 4. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
- ^ Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (2007). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 4. ISBN 9780195320008. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ Dahl, Linda (28 March 2008). Haunted Heart: A Biography of Susannah McCorkle by Linda Dahl, pg 148. ISBN 978-0472032730. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
- ^ Balliett, Whitney (2006). American Singers: Twenty-seven Portraits in Song by Whitney Balliett, pg 161. ISBN 9781578068357. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
- ^ Texas Monthly: June 1986, pg 161. June 1986. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
- ^ "("Abene" search results)". The Grammys. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.