- Jimmy Ponder
Jimmy Ponder (b. May 10, 1946,
Pittsburgh ,Pennsylvania ) is an Americanjazz guitarist.Ponder started playing guitar at age 14, and was heavily influenced by
Wes Montgomery andKenny Burrell . [Scott Yanow , [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wifrxqy5ldke~T1 Jimmy Ponder] atAllmusic ] He began playing withCharles Earland at 17, and in the following years played withLou Donaldson ,Houston Person ,Donald Byrd ,Stanley Turrentine , andJimmy McGriff . He moved toPhiladelphia and laterNew York City in the 1970s, and recorded extensively as a leader for a number of jazz labels. His most commercially successful releases were his 1978Muse Records set "All Things Beautiful" (U.S. Billboard Jazz Albums #38) and 2000's "Ain't Misbehavin' ", forHighNote (U.S. Jazz #16). [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wifrxqy5ldke~T5 Billboard] , Allmusic.com]Discography
*"Soul Crib" (
Choice Records , 1969) withCharles Earland
*"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (Cadet Records , 1973)
*"Illusions" (ABC Records , 1976)
*"White Room" (ABC, 1978)
*"All Things Beautiful" (LRC, 1978)
*"So Many Stars" (Milestone Records , 1983)
*"Mean Streets:No Bridges" (Muse Records , 1987)
*"Jump" (Muse, 1988)
*"Come On Down" (Muse, 1990)
*"Soul Eyes" (Muse, 1991)
*"To Reach a Dream" (Muse, 1991)
*"Something to Ponder" (Muse, 1994)
*"James Street" (HighNote Records , 1997)
*"Steel City Soul" (32 Jazz , 1998)
*"Guitar Christmas" (HighNote, 1998)
*"Ain't Misbehavin' " (HighNote, 2000)
*"Thumbs Up" (HighNote, 2001)
*"Alone" (HighNote, 2003)
*"What's New" (HighNote, 2005)
*"Live at the Other End" (Explore Records , 2007)
*"Sonny Lester Collection" (LRC, 2007)References
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