NORMAN SIMMONS

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Norman Simmons (October 6, 1929 – May 13, 2021) was an American musician, arranger, composer, educator, and most prominently a pianist who worked extensively with Helen Humes, Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, Anita O'Day, and Joe Williams among others.

Simmons was born in Chicago on October 6, 1929. During the early 1950s, he was house pianist at the Beehive Lounge on East 55th Street, playing with visiting musicians such as Wardell Gray, Lester Young and with Charlie Parker on his final Chicago performance in February 1955.

In 1966, his arrangement for Ramsey Lewis' hit of "Wade in the Water" became a large commercial success. He was a member of the Ellington Legacy Band from 2002.

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NORMAN SIMMONS Norman Simmons Trio album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Norman Simmons Trio
Hard Bop 1956
NORMAN SIMMONS Norman Simmons Quartet : Ramira The Dancer album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Norman Simmons Quartet : Ramira The Dancer
Hard Bop 1977
NORMAN SIMMONS Midnight Creeper album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Midnight Creeper
Hard Bop 1980
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 Vanguard Studios
Hard Bop 1981
NORMAN SIMMONS 13th Moon album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 13th Moon
Hard Bop 1986
NORMAN SIMMONS The Heat And The Sweet album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 The Heat And The Sweet
Hard Bop 1997
NORMAN SIMMONS The Art Of Norman Simmons album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 The Art Of Norman Simmons
Hard Bop 2000
NORMAN SIMMONS Synthesis album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Synthesis
Hard Bop 2002
NORMAN SIMMONS Manha De Carnaval album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Manha De Carnaval
Hard Bop 2002
NORMAN SIMMONS In Private album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 In Private
Hard Bop 2004

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