- Tintin Deo · 1953
- Night Train (Digitally Remastered) - Single · 1952
- Milestones of Jazz Legends: Hammond Organ, Vol. 10 · 1960
- Milestones of Jazz Legends: Hammond Organ, Vol. 10 · 2019
- Soul Street (with King Curtis & Jimmy Forrest) · 1953
- Milestones of Jazz Legends: Hammond Organ, Vol. 10 · 1960
- Milestones of Jazz Legends: Hammond Organ, Vol. 10 · 1960
- The Jazz Masters Collection (Remastered) · 2014
- The Swinger (Complete 1958 Sextet Sessions) · 1999
- Black Forrest · 1972
- Milestones of Jazz Legends: Hammond Organ, Vol. 10 · 2019
- Rumba Blues Gone Mambo · 2017
- Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1959-1960-1961 · 2017
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- 2015
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014
Singles & EPs
- 1953
Live Albums
- 1992
Compilations
Appears On
About Jimmy Forrest
A fine all-round tenor player, Jimmy Forrest is best-known for recording "Night Train," a song that he "borrowed" from the last part of Duke Ellington's "Happy Go Lucky Local." While in high school in St. Louis, Forrest worked with pianist Eddie Johnson, the legendary Fate Marable, and the Jeter-Pillars Orchestra. In 1938, he went on the road with Don Albert and then was with Jay McShann's Orchestra (1940-1942). In New York, Forrest played with Andy Kirk (1942-1948) and Duke Ellington (1949) before returning to St. Louis. After recording "Night Train," Forrest became a popular attraction and recorded a series of jazz-oriented R&B singles. Among his most important later associations were with Harry "Sweets" Edison (1958-1963), Count Basie's Orchestra (1972-1977), and Al Grey, with whom he co-led a quintet until his death. Forrest recorded for United (reissued by Delmark), Prestige/New Jazz (1960-1962), and Palo Alto (1978). ~ Scott Yanow
- HOMETOWN
- St. Louis, MO, United States
- BORN
- 24 January 1920
- GENRE
- Jazz