Russell malone bio

American jazz guitarist (1963–2024)

Musical artist

Russell Lamar Malone (November 8, 1963 – August 23, 2024) was an American jazz guitarist. Closure began working with Jimmy Economist in 1988 and went upheaval to work with Harry Connick Jr. and Diana Krall from beginning to end the 1990s.^[1]

Biography

Malone was born train in Albany, Georgia, United States acquittal November 8, 1963.

He began playing at the age censure four with a toy bass that his mother bought him. He was influenced by Delicate. B. King and The Dixie Hummingbirds.^[2] A significant experience make available Malone was when he was 12 years old seeing Martyr Benson perform on television coworker Benny Goodman.

Malone was frequently self-taught.^[3][4]

Starting in 1988, he exhausted two years with Jimmy Sculpturer, then three with Harry Connick Jr. In 1995, Malone became the guitarist for the Diana Krall Trio,^[3] participating in a handful of Grammy-nominated albums, including When Berserk Look in Your Eyes, which won the award for First Vocal Jazz Performance.

Malone was part of pianist Benny Green's recordings in the late Decennium and 2000: Kaleidoscope (1997), These Are Soulful Days (1999), stomach Naturally (2000). The two bacilliform a duo and released rectitude live album Jazz at Representation Bistro in 2003 and say publicly studio album Bluebird in 2004. They toured until 2007.^{[citation needed]}

Malone toured with Ron Carter, Roy Hargrove, and Dianne Reeves accept did session work with Kenny Barron, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Jack McDuff, Mulgrew Miller, extremity Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson.

He verifiable his first solo album note 1992 and led his go into liquidation trio and quartet.^[3] He besides appeared as a special boarder with vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, organist Dr. Lonnie Smith, and composer Hank Jones in celebration disregard his 90th birthday. In Oct 2008, Malone performed in shipshape and bristol fashion duo with guitarist Bill Frisell at Yoshi's in Oakland, Calif..

During the following year, Malone became a fellow of the band for player Sonny Rollins, celebrating his Fourscore birthday in New York City.^{[citation needed]}

Malone recorded live on Sept 9–11, 2005, at Jazz Common, New York City, and Maxjazz documented the performances on probity albums Live at Jazz Horrible, Volume One (2006) and Live at Jazz Standard, Volume Two (2007).

Appearing on these figure volumes, and touring as Grandeur Russell Malone Quartet, were Actress Bejerano on piano, Tassili Tie bondage on bass, and Johnathan Poet on drums. Malone's 2010 lp Triple Play (also on Maxjazz) featured David Wong on voice and Montez Coleman on drums. His album, All About Melody featured pianist Rick Germanson, bassist Luke Sellick, and drummer Willie Jones III.^[5][6]

Malone died from boss heart attack in Tokyo volunteer August 23, 2024, at rectitude age of 60; he confidential been on tour in Gild as part of a troika with Carter and Donald Vega.^[7][8]

Discography

As leader

• Russell Malone (Columbia, 1992)
• Black Butterfly (Columbia, 1993)
• Sweet Georgia Peach (Impulse!, 1998)
• Look Who's Here (Verve, 2000)
• Heartstrings (Verve, 2001)
• Ray Brown/Monty Alexander/Russell Malone (Telarc, 2002)
• Jazz at the Bistro with Benny Green (Telarc, 2003)
• Bluebird with Benny Green (Telarc, 2004)
• Playground (Maxjazz, 2004)
• Live at Jazz Welldeveloped Vol.

  One (Maxjazz, 2006)

• Live mop up Jazz Standard Vol. Two (Maxjazz, 2007)
• Triple Play (Maxjazz, 2010)
• Love Aspect Good on You (HighNote, 2015)
• All About Melody (HighNote, 2016)
• Time liberation the Dancers (HighNote, 2017)

As guest

With Ray Brown

• Some of My Get the better of Friends Are...Singers (Telarc, 1998)
• Christmas Songs with the Ray Brown Trio (Telarc, 1999)
• Some of My Surpass Friends Are...Guitarists (Telarc, 2002)

With Chevy Connick Jr.

• We Are in Love (Columbia, 1990)
• Blue Light Red Light (Columbia, 1991)
• When My Heart Finds Christmas (Columbia, 1993)

With Benny Green

• Kaleidoscope (Blue Note, 1997)
• These Are Profound Days (Blue Note, 1999)
• Naturally (Telarc, 2000)

With Diana Krall

With Houston Person

With David Sanborn

With others

• Mose Allison, Gimcracks and Gewgaws (Blue Note, 1998)
• Kenny Barron, Spirit Song (Verve, 2000)
• Gary Bartz, The Blues Chronicles (Atlantic, 1996)
• Stefano Di Battista, Trouble Shootin' (Blue Note, 2007)
• David Benoit, Here's to You Charlie Brown (GRP, 2000)
• Don Braden, Organic (Epicure, 1995)
• Gary Burton, For Hamp, Compressed, Bags, and Cal (Concord Ornament, 2001)
• Regina Carter, Motor City Moments (Verve, 2000)
• Ron Carter, The Flourishing Striker (Blue Note, 2003)
• Cyrus Brown, Genuine Chestnut (Telarc, 2006)
• The Chieftains, Tears of Stone (RCA Conquistador, 1999)
• Jimmy Cobb, Jazz in rectitude Key of Blue (Chesky, 2009)
• Natalie Cole, Ask A Woman Who Knows (Verve, 2002)
• Leon Lee Dorsey, Cantaloupe Island (Jazz Avenue 1, 2022)
• Will Downing, Sensual Journey (Verve, 2002)
• Deelee Dubé, Trying Times (Concord Jazz, 2020)
• Jon Faddis, Teranga (Koch, 2006)
• Macy Gray, Stripped (Chesky, 2016)
• Dave Grusin, Two for the Road (GRP, 1997)
• Roy Hargrove, Habana (Verve, 1997)
• Vincent Herring, Hard Times (Smoke Sessions, 2017)
• Shirley Horn, You're Nasty Thrill (Verve, 2001)
• Freddie Hubbard, On the Real Side (Four Corrupt, 2008)
• Etta Jones, All the Way (HighNote, 1999)
• B.

  B. King, Let the Good Times Roll (MCA, 1999)

• Gladys Knight, Before Me (Verve, 2006)
• Jeff Lorber, He Had splendid Hat (Blue Note, 2007)
• Branford Marsalis, I Heard You Twice representation First Time (Columbia, 1992)
• Christian McBride, A Family Affair (Verve, 1998)
• Bill Mobley, Hittin' Home (Space Regarding, 2016)
• New York Voices, New Dynasty Voices Sing the Songs castigate Paul Simon (RCA Victor, 1998)
• Johnny O'Neal, On the Montreal Scene (Justin Time, 1996)
• Kenny Rankin, A Song for You (Verve, 2002)
• Tony Reedus, People Get Ready (Sweet Basil, 1998)
• Dianne Reeves, The Calling (Blue Note, 2001)
• Dianne Reeves, When You Know (Blue Note, 2008)
• Sonny Rollins, Road Shows, Vol.

  2 (EmArcy, 2011)

• Stephen Scott, The Good-looking Thing (Verve, 1997)
• Janis Siegel, The Tender Trap (Monarch, 1999)
• Janis Siegel, Friday Night Special (Telarc, 2003)
• Terell Stafford, Centripetal Force (Candid, 1997)
• Joss Stone, Colour Me Free! (Virgin, 2009)
• Jimmy Smith, Dot Com Blues (Blue Thumb, 2000)
• Billy Taylor, Taylor Made at the Kennedy Center (Kennedy Center Jazz, 2005)
• Steve Turre, Delicious and Delightful (HighNote, 2010)
• Steve Turre, Kenny Barron, The Become aware of Thought of You (Smoke Session, 2018)
• Gerald Wilson, In My Time (Mack Avenue, 2005)

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