Terry Pollard (August 15, 1931 – December 16, 2009) was an American jazz pianist and vibraphonist active in the Detroit jazz scene of the 1940s and 1950s. She has been described as a "major player who was inexplicably overlooked."[1]
Pollard began her career by collaborating with other Detroit musicians, such as Billy Mitchell (and Elvin Jones, in the house band at the Blue Bird Inn),[2] Johnny Hill, and the Emmitt Slay Trio.[3] She was discovered by Terry Gibbs and toured with him in the early 1950s, playing piano and vibraphone. They recorded several albums, including Terry Gibbs Quartet - Featuring Terry Pollard.[4] Pollard appeared with Gibbs on an episode of The Tonight Show hosted by Steve Allen.[5] Her collaborations with Gibbs from 1953 to 1957 marked the height of her career.[6][3]
Pollard also performed with John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Nat King Cole, Dinah Washington, Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald.[5]
Pollard recorded a self-titled solo album for Bethlehem Records in 1955 and won DownBeat magazine's New Artist award in 1956. Pollard retired from her full-time music career shortly thereafter in order to raise a family, but she continued to play locally in Detroit and performed with artists including Diana Ross and The Supremes.[5] She was inducted into the Michigan Jazz Hall of Fame.[7]
Her contributions to the mid-century Detroit jazz scene were recognized in the book Before Motown: A History of Jazz in Detroit 1920-1960, by Lars Bjorn and Jim Gallert.[5]
^Chell, Samuel (23 October 2007). "Terry Gibbs: Terry Gibbs Quartet Featuring Terry Pollard (2007)". All About Jazz. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
^Björn, Lars Olof (2001) Before Motown: A History of Jazz in Detroit, 1920-60, p. 126. University of Michigan Press At Google Books. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
^"Terry Gibbs Quartet - Featuring Terry Pollard - Terry Gibbs - Blues Sounds". Freshsoundrecords.com. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
^ abcdEverett, Aubrey (1931-08-15). "Jazz Articles: Jazz Pianist Terry Pollard Dies at 78 - By Aubrey Everett — Jazz Articles". Jazztimes.com. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
^Cotterrell, Roger. ‘Terry Pollard: Vibe Virtuoso’ Jazz Journal, vol 71, no 5 (May 2018), 40.
^"Terry Pollard, Detroit-born jazz pianist succumbs to long illness". The Michigan Citizen. March 22, 2012. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
TerryPollard (August 15, 1931 – December 16, 2009) was an American jazz pianist and vibraphonist active in the Detroit jazz scene of the 1940s and 1950s...
with her own trio and as a duo with vibraphonist TerryPollard. In 1962–63, she played with Terry Gibbs' quartet, during which time she met John Coltrane...
Norvo Cale Parks Bobby Paunetto Dave Pike Werner Pirchner Paul Plimley TerryPollard Jože Privšek Tito Puente Johnny Rae Christos Rafalides Gene Rains Louie...
Have Eyes for Shu BCP 1014 Jonah Jones Jonah Jones BCP 1015 TerryPollardTerryPollard BCP 1016 Conte Candoli Sincerely, Conte BCP 1017 Stan Levey Stan...
Passino Freda Payne Scherrie Payne Lawrence Payton Peekaboo Dave Pike TerryPollard Iggy Pop Porcelain Black Mike Posner Proof Psychopathic Rydas Mike Quatro...
Piket (born 1966) Jean-Michel Pilc (born 1960) Mika Pohjola (born 1971) TerryPollard (1931–2009) Paul Posnak Bud Powell (1924–1966) Mel Powell (1923–1998)...
Gryce Art Farmer Prestige (PRLP 181) 1954 Cats vs. Chicks Clark Terry and TerryPollard MGM (E 255) 1954 The Art Farmer Septet Art Farmer Prestige (PRLP...
Scot L. Pollard (born February 12, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. In an 11-year NBA career, he played for five teams, spending...
Cox, pianist and composer Alice Coltrane, pianist and vibraphonist TerryPollard, drummers Louis Hayes, Eddie Locke, Oliver Jackson, Roy Brooks, Frank...
bandleader) Ann Patterson (saxophones, woodwinds) Billie Pierce (piano) TerryPollard (piano, vibraphone, and bandleader) Vi Redd (alto saxophone, and bandleader)...
Terry Edward Branstad (born November 17, 1946) is an American politician and former diplomat. A member of the Republican Party, he served three terms...
Justin David Pollard (born 30 January 1968) is a British historian, television producer, writer and entrepreneur. He is best known for his work on such...
Jackson (bass), as well as Thad Jones, but later becoming a quartet with TerryPollard, Beans Richardson and Elvin Jones 1954: Beans Anderson 1955: Alvin Jackson...
related to Terry McAuliffe. Wikiquote has quotations related to Terry McAuliffe. Campaign website Appearances on C-SPAN Terry McAuliffe at Curlie Terry McAuliffe...
Cruickshank, Australian singer, actress, and writer (born 1946). 16 – TerryPollard, American pianist and vibraphonist (born 1931). 20 – Pete King, British...
Orleans Saints Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1977, the Saints traded Pollard and guard Terry Stieve, to the St. Louis Cardinals for Pro Bowler guard Conrad...
Davidoff Diego Luna as Francisco Vega Liev Schreiber as Roland Pollard Kelly Rohrbach as Terry Annaleigh Ashford as Lily Rebecca Hall as Connie Davidoff Cherry...
p. 709. Chell, Samuel (2007-10-23). "CD/LP Review: Terry Gibbs Quartet Featuring TerryPollard". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2010-09-24. Jurek, Thom (2017)...
BEM (born 19 May 1948) is an English actor, known for his role as Eric Pollard in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He has portrayed the role since 1986,...
flute, oboe, argol, percussion Frank Morelli - baritone saxophone TerryPollard - piano William Austin - bass, rabat Frank Gant - drums, gong, finger...
saxophone, flute track 5 Bernard McKinney - euphonium except track 5 TerryPollard - piano William Austin - bass, rabat Frank Gant - drums, percussion...
Global Information