Artist:Bill Carrothers
Song:A Squirrel's Tale
Album:Duets with Bill Stewart
Pianist Bill Carrothers has recorded as a leader since the 90s. But mostly he is an in demand sideman. He was born July 13, 1964 in Minneapolis. But he grew up in the Michigan peninsula. Carrothers started playing piano in church at age five. Bobby Peterson taught him to play jazz. Carrothers' biggest influence is Oscar Peterson. As a teen he played local clubs. After attending North Texas State, Carrothers moved to New York in 1988. He worked mostly as a sideman in clubs. He didn't record much until the late 90s. He recorded with bassist Scott Colley and trumpeter Dave Douglas. One guy Carrothers has worked with a lot is drummer Bill Stewart. He was on two of Stewart's mid-90s Blue Note albums. A Squirrel's Tale is from the 1999 album Duets with Bill Stewart. It was released on the French label Birdology and then Dreyfus Jazz rereleased it in 2002. Carrothers wrote A Squirrel's Tale and half the songs. The rest are standards. Stewart also recorded A Squirrel's Tale on the 2008 album Home Row on the German label Pirouet. Stewart is also on that album along with bassist Gary Peacock. That album is out of print. But the Duets album is available on CD. Carrothers hasn't recorded as a leader since 2013. He is currently a member of drummer Kevin Brady's band The Kevin Brady Electric Quartet. And he is still a very busy sideman. Here's Bill Carrothers with Bill Stewart performing A Squirrel's Tale at the 1999 Marciac Jazz Festival in Marciac, France.
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