Mickey Tucker

 

Mickey Tucker (born April 28, 1941, in Durham, North Carolina) is an American jazz pianist and organist.

When he was six, he started on the piano, eventually playing in church. He performed in the 1960s with Little Anthony and the Imperials and Damita Jo, and also accompanied comedian Timmy Rogers. He entered the jazz world in 1969, working for the next several years with Eric Kloss, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, James Moody, the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, Eddie Jefferson, and George Benson. He was music director for Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. During the 1980s, he appeared on albums by Phil Woods, Art Farmer, Richie Cole, and Benny Golson.

Discography

As leader

Triplicity (Xanadu, 1975)

Doublet (Dan, 1976)

Sojourn (Xanadu, 1977)

Mister Mysterious (Muse, 1978)

The Crawl (Muse, 1979)

Blues in Five Dimensions (SteepleChase, 1989)

Sweet Lotus Lips (Denon, 1989)

Hang in There (SteepleChase, 1994)

Gettin' There (SteepleChase, 1995)

As sideman

With Richie Cole

New York Afternoon (Muse, 1977)

 

With Junior Cook

Pressure Cooker (Catalyst, 1977)

The Place to Be (SteepleChase, 1988)

On a Misty Night (SteepleChase, 1989)

You Leave Me Breathless (SteepleChase, 1991)

 

With Frank Foster

1968 Manhattan Fever

1978 Twelve Shades of Black

1979 Non-Electric Company

1998 Swing

2007 Well Water

 

With Bill Hardman

Home (Muse, 1978)

What's Up (SteepleChase, 1989)

 

With Louis Hayes

The Crawl (Candid, 1989)

 

With Willis Jackson

1973 West Africa

1974 Headed and Gutted

 

With Eddie Jefferson

Things Are Getting Better (Muse, 1974)

Still on the Planet (Muse, 1976)

1999 Vocal Ease

 

With Rahsaan Roland Kirk

1971 Blacknuss

1978 The Vibration Continues

1999 Left Hook Right Cross

 

With Eric Kloss

1974 Essence (Muse)

1976 Battle of the Saxes (Muse)

 

With Johnny Lytle

1980 Fast Hands

1997 Easy Easy

 

With the Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet

Stablemates, Art Farmer/Tommy Flanagan (1979)

Moment to Moment (Soul Note, 1983)

Nostalgia (Baystate, 1983)

Back to the City (Contemporary, 1986)

Real Time (Contemporary, 1986 [1988])

 

With Philly Joe Jones

Mean What You Say (Sonet, 1977)

 

With Archie Shepp

1978 Live in Tokyo

1989 Tray of Silver

 

With George Benson

1985 Love Walked In

1985 The Electrifying George Benson

1987 4 for an Afternoon

1993 Witchcraft

1995 Par Excellence

1998 San Francisco: 1972

1999 Live: Early Years

1999 The Masquerade Is Over

2002 After Hours

2002 Blue Bossa

 

With others

1972 Never Again!, James Moody

1973 The New Heritage Keyboard Quartet, Roland Hanna, Mickey Tucker

1974 Live at Town Hall, Roy Brooks

1976 Illusions, Jimmy Ponder

1976 Invitation, David Schnitter

1977 New Horizons, Charles McPherson

1978 The Eleventh Day of Aquarius, Ronnie Cuber

1982 Sentimental Mood, Mickey Bass

1984 Nostalgia, Benny Golson

1994 Gentle Time Alone, Ted Dunbar

1998 Big Daddy, Bob Ackerman

1998 Richie & Phil & Richie, Richie Cole

2004 Village in Bubbles, Kazumi Watanabe

2007 The Crawl: Live at Birdland, Louis Hayes