Norman Simmons

Pianist Norman Simmons is an excellent arranger and great accompanist most well-known for providing the strike agreement of “Wade in water” for the Ramsey Lewis group. Simmons proved helpful in the ’50s and ’60s for many vocalists, included in this Dakota Staton, Ernestine Anderson, and Carmen McRae. He proved helpful in 1960 using the Johnny Griffin-Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis group. In 1979 Simmons became a normal pianist for Joe Williams, executing using the acclaimed vocalist through the 1990s. Pursuing Williams’ loss of life in 1999, Simmons led his initial session in quite a while, leading to the 2000 Savant discharge Artwork of Norman Simmons. In 2002 he released Synthesis, his second work for Savant. In Personal, a Savant day also offering bassist Lisle Atkinson and drummer Paul Humphrey, found its way to 2004.