Jimmy Amadie (January 5, 1937 – December 10, 2013) was a jazz pianist and educator from Philadelphia.[1] He worked with Woody Herman and Mel Tormé. In 1960, his career as a musician was hindered by tendonitis. Surgery in the 1990s allowed him to return to the piano. In 1995 he released his first solo album, Always with Me.[2] He died of lung cancer on December 10, 2013 at the age of 76.

Books

  • Amadie, Jimmy (January 1981). Harmonic Foundation for Jazz and Popular Music. Thornton Publishing. ISBN 0-9613035-0-6.
  • Amadie, Jimmy (January 1991). Jazz Improv: How to Play It and Teach It. Thornton Publishing. ISBN 0-9613035-1-4.

Discography

  • 1995 Always with Me (TP)
  • 1997 Savoring Every Note (TP)
  • 2002 In a Trio Setting: A Tribute to Frank Sinatra (TP)
  • 2003 Live at Red Rock Studio: A Tribute to Tony Bennett (TP)
  • 2006 Let's Groove! (TP)
  • 2007 The Philadelphia Story (TP)
  • 2011 Something Special (TP)
  • 2013 Live at Philadelphia Museum of Art (TP)

References

  1. ↑ Hum, Peter (20 May 2014). "RIP, Jimmy Amadie". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  2. ↑ Hill, Gary. "Jimmy Amadie". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 November 2018.


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