Shirley Scott - Smoky Tones (Remastered) (2025) [Official Digital Download]

Scott was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her father operated a jazz club in the basement of the family home and her brother played saxophone. At the age of eight, Scott began taking piano lessons. After enrolling at the Philadelphia High School for Girls, where she was awarded a scholarship, Scott switched to playing trumpet and performed in the all-city schools band.

She received bachelor and master's degrees at Cheyney University in Cheyney, west of Philadelphia. Later in life, Scott returned to the university as a teacher.

As a performer in the 1950s, she played the Hammond B-3 organ. Her recordings with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis included the hit "In the Kitchen". Influenced by gospel and blues, she played soul jazz in the 1960s with Stanley Turrentine, who became her husband during the same decade; the couple divorced in 1971. Although organ trios declined in popularity during the 1970s, they resurged in the 1980s and she recorded again. In the 1990s, she recorded as pianist in a trio and performed at venues in Philadelphia.

TRACKLIST

1. Shirley Scott - Hip Soul (Remastered)
2. Shirley Scott - 411 West (Remastered)
3. Shirley Scott - By Myself (Remastered)
4. Shirley Scott - Trane's Blues (Remastered)
5. Shirley Scott - Stanley's Time (Remastered)
6. Shirley Scott - Out of This World (Remastered)



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