John Jenkins discography

[bertrand]

When did this interesting alto saxophonist pass away?

Here are the recording I know of:

Teddy Charles - Coolin' 4/14/57 (one Jenkins original)

Hank Mobley - Hank 4/21/57

Jackie McLean - John Jenkins: Alto Madness 5/3/57 (2 Jenkins originals)

Paul Quinichette - On The Sunny Side 5/27/57

Cliff Jordan 6/2/57 (one Jenkins original)

John Jenkins/Clifford Jordan/Bobby Timmons 7/26/57 (2 Jenkins originals)

John Jenkins With Kenny Burrell 8/11/57 (3 Jenkins originals)

John Jenkins - Jazz Eyes 9/10/57 (3 Jenkins originals)

Wilbur Ware - The Chicago Sound 10/16/57 and 11/18/57 (2 Jenkins originals)

Anything else?

Thanks,

Bertrand.

[Peter A]

One more track of the Alto Madness session on:

Various Artists - Bird Feathers (NJ 8204), May 3, 1957.

[couw]

Sahib Shihab 1957.06.06. three tunes released on a Savoy side with three Herbie Mann led tunes on the other side: "Jazz We Heard Last Summer" (Savoy)

AMG mentions he dropped off the scene in the 1960s and has him on a 1990 Clifford Jordan Big Band album "Play What You Feel" (Mapleshade)

[brownie]

Bertrand, in addition to all the sessions listed, my source (you know who I mean) also has a John Jenkins appearance on clarinet and tenor on a Washington, D.C., November 21, 1982 date by the Potomac River Jazz Club.

John Jenkins appears on one track 'Cake-walking babies from home'.

Doubt that it's the same Jenkins but if it's the same one, would love to hear this album!

[Eric]

So nine albums in ~ 6 months and that's it.  His Discogs entry has him passing in 1993 at age 62.  He is listed as appearing on the 1997 Clifford Jordan Big Band record (the one on Mapleshade, not Milestone), which came out in 1997 but was recorded in 1990, so the timeline fits.

How does a guy make such a splash then disappear (on records anyway) fir 33 years?

[T.D.]

Disc 5 of Sun Ra: The Eternal Myth Revealed Vol. 1 (Transparency) has 4 rehearsal tracks: 2 from 1950 with Ra and Jenkins, 2 from 1951 with Ra, Jenkins, Leo Blevins and Wilbur Ware.

[Eric]

Wow, interesting, thank-you for that.  Jenkins was from Chicago according to Discogs.