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词条 Sam Lazar
释义

  1. Early career in music

  2. Transition to organ

  3. Recording career

  4. Discography

  5. References

  6. External links

Sam Lazar (born 1933) was an American pianist and Hammond organist originally from St. Louis, Missouri, United States.[1] A mysterious figure who disappeared from the music scene in the early 1960s,[1][2] he is best known for fronting a group that included early work from guitarist Grant Green.[3] Lazar's career was heavily influenced by fellow organist Jimmy Smith.[4]

Early career in music

Little is known about Lazar's life, with much of his biographical information coming from the liner notes of his albums.[5]

The liner notes on his first LP on Argo Records approximates his birth year as 1933. Initially a pianist, Lazar played in Ernie Wilkins group before Wilkins left St. Louis to join Count Basie. This was followed by a stint in George Hudson's big band which also included Clark Terry and Jimmy Forrest at various times. After a tour with alto saxophonist Tab Smith, Lazar was in the United States Army from 1951-1953. Upon discharge, he began studying medical technology.

Transition to organ

In 1958, Lazar saw the Jimmy Smith Trio at the Peacock Alley club in St. Louis and was inspired to play the Hammond organ and return to music. His St. Louis-based organ combo later included guitarists Grant Green, Joe Diorio, George Eskridge, drummer Chauncey Williams and saxophonist Miller Brisker among others. Lazar's group played a variety of gigs from strip clubs to jazz clubs, and was reportedly one of the first interracial combos in the area.[1][3]

Recording career

Sam Lazar spent a week around Christmas, 1959, playing at the Holy Barbarian nightclub in St. Louis. He performed as part of a quartet with Grant Green, Chauncey Williams, and tenor saxophonist Bob Graf. Their performances at the club were recorded, but went unreleased for decades, until Uptown Records released the concerts as an album titled Grant Green: The Holy Barbarian, St. Louis, 1959, in 2012. Lazar made his first recording to be released a few months later in 1960, a single on Cawthorn Records. He signed with Chicago-based Argo Records, a division of Chess Records in 1960, and released his first album, Space Flight later that year.[9] Lazar made a total of three albums for Argo: Space Flight, Playback, and Soul Merchant.

Space Flight is most notable because it was recorded in 1960 with bassist Willie Dixon, along with Williams and Green.[3][6]

Lazar's Argo releases were well received by critics. His first single on Cawthorn Records, "Space Flight, Parts 1 and 2", was given a rating of four stars by Billboard, indicating "Very Strong Sales Potential".[7] When "Space Flight" was released as single by Argo, it was named one of the top songs just outside of the Billboard Hot 100 Pop singles.[8] Lazar's 1962 album Playback also received a 4-star rating from Billboard, noting that he played with a lot blues and soul in a style very similar to Jimmy Smith. The review also stated that he "had the touch to do very well for himself."[4] Despite the positive reviews, Lazar's albums were not commercially successful.[9][10][11]

Discography

Singles:

  • "Space Flight, Parts 1 and 2" (Cawthron 507, released 1960, with guitarist Grant Green)
  • "Camp Meeting" / "I Ain't Mad At You" (Argo 5247, released 1962. Also issued as Checker single 1030)

Albums:

  • Space Flight (Argo, 1960)
  • Playback (Argo, 1962)
  • Soul Merchant (Argo, 1962)[12]
  • Grant Green: The Holy Barbarian, St. Louis, 1959 (Uptown Records, 2012)[13]

References

1. ^1 2 Owsley, Dennis. [https://books.google.com/books?id=lNb3NwTdivoC&pg=PA178&lpg=PA178&dq=sam+lazar+band&source=bl&ots=y_ns5VBdKp&sig=e8zBowTZxskCtUR2dz7PaPSKucM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEkQ6AEwC2oVChMI-ZyVqYnPxwIVi3-SCh1Abgfg#v=onepage&q=sam%20lazar%20&f=false City of Gabriels: The History of Jazz in St. Louis, 1895-1973.] St. Louis: Reedy Press, 2006. {{ISBN|1933370041}}. Google Books. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
2. ^[https://crownpropeller.wordpress.com/ "The Sam Lazar discography."] Crownpeller.wordpress.com. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
3. ^1 2 Green, Sharony Andrews. [https://books.google.com/books?id=WsGC1UrMsZEC&pg=PA250&lpg=PA250&dq=sam+lazar&source=bl&ots=JnoBFIeTU5&sig=T0WvVZnRQDz99kJFUN_2_pAYiEA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjxxdyNtNfQAhUW3mMKHUSZAE04FBDoAQg6MAg#v=onepage&q=sam%20lazar&f=false Grant Green: Rediscovering the Forgotten Genuis of Jazz Guitar.] San Francisco: Miller Freeman, Inc., 1999. 8-72. {{ISBN|0879305568}}. Google Books. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
4. ^1 [https://books.google.com/books?id=qxcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA74&dq=sam+lazar&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjGu_iA4qvbAhVHR6wKHfwxA-AQ6AEIRzAI#v=onepage&q=sam%20lazar&f=false "'Playback': Sam Lazar Trio."] Billboard, September 22, 1962. 74. Google Books. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
5. ^van de Linde, François. "Sam Lazar Space Flight (Argo 1960)." Flophousemagazine.com, January 5, 2016.
6. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=IiEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&dq=Chauncey+Williams+percussion&source=bl&ots=IX22466GNS&sig=WtGhPihZGhjYxUPINBA1X7gsG9A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjBhZbL1bfXAhVGzlQKHT1tCc8Q6AEIUjAJ#v=onepage&q=Chauncey%20Williams%20percussion&f=false "Reviews and Ratings of New Albums: 'Space Flight'] Billboard, March 20, 1961. 30. Google Books. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
7. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=vh8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA93&dq=sam+lazar&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjLm7m_pfbZAhXiq1QKHUkOAsMQ6AEILzAC#v=onepage&q=sam%20lazar&f=false "Sam Lazar Trio: 'Space Flight (Parts 1 and 2)."] Billboard, May 9, 1960. 93. Google Books. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
8. ^1 [https://books.google.com/books?id=mB8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA48&dq=sam+lazar&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjLm7m_pfbZAhXiq1QKHUkOAsMQ6AEIKzAB#v=onepage&q=sam%20lazar&f=false "Bubbling Under the Hot 100: Sam Lazar Trio: 'Space Flight' b/w 'Dig a Little Deeper.'"] Billboard, June 13, 1960. 28, 48. Google Books. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
9. ^Porter, Bob. (Liner notes) to Oleo. By Grant Green. Blue Note Records. LP. 1980.
10. ^"Sam Lazar: Space Flight." Artistdirect.com. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
11. ^Whitehead, Kevin. [https://www.npr.org/2013/01/11/169130324/grant-green-the-holy-barbarian-of-st-louis-jazz "Grant Green: The 'Holy Barbarian' Of St. Louis Jazz."] Fresh Air, January 11, 2013. Npr.org. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
12. ^"Sam Lazar: Album Discography." Allmusic.com. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
13. ^Dryden, Ken. "AllMusic Review: Grant Green: The Holy Barbarian, St. Louis, 1959." Allmusic.com. Retrieved December 2, 2016.

External links

  • Sam Lazar Discography, from the collection of Armin Büttner
  • Sam Lazar at The Hammond Jazz Inventory
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