Bobby Timmons

Bobby Timmons


Robert Henry "Bobby" Timmons (Philadelphia, December 19, 1935 - New York City, March 1, 1974) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He is best known for his role as sideman in Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1958 - 1959) and as the composer of a.o. "Moanin'", "Dat Dere", and "This Here", typical of his distinctive gospel soul-jazz style. Timmons was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a minister. Both of his parents, plus several aunts and uncles, played the piano. From an early age Timmons studied music with an uncle, Robert Habershaw, who also taught McCoy Tyner.

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S'posin'

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Why Was I Born

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One Mo'

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N.Y. Theme

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Easy Does It

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Autumn in New York

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Ghost of a Chance

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Samba Triste

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From the Bottom

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If I Should Lose You

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Why Was I Born?

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Groovin' High

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