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Bobby Forrester

Bobby (* 1947) was one of the greats of the Hammond Organ in Jazz and Rhythm & Blues. He worked for years with countless legends of Black music, from Lena Horne to Ruth Brown and everyone in between. However his life was tragically cut short at the age of 54, while he was still an extremely active sideman in the New York City Jazz scene. In 1993 Bobby took his working group into the studio in hopes that a label would pick it up, but to date it had never been released. He died in 2002.

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Discography

Organist Dobre Records DR-1012 released 1977	Bobby Forrester, organ Elijah Williams jr, guitar Johnny Kirkwood, drums
Touch Me In The Morning DJ DA 2030 released 1979	Ruth Brown, vocals Bob Magnusson, bass Bill Williams, guitar Bobby Forrester, organ Victor Vanacore, piano Rozzelle, drums
Have A Good Time Fantasy FCD-9661-2 released 1988 recorded live 10 and 11 June 1988 at the Cinegrill in Hollywood, CA/USA	Ruth Brown, vocals Charles "C.I." Williams, alto sax Red Holloway, tenor sax Bill Williams, guitar Bobby Forrester, Hammond B-3 organ Clarence "Tootsie" Bean, drums
Blues On Broadway Fantasy FCD-9662-2 released 1989 recorded June 1989 in New York City/USA	Ruth Brown, vocals Hank Crawford, alto sax Red Holloway, tenor sax Britt Woodman, trombone Spanky Davis, trumpet Rodney Jones, guitar, banjo Bobby Forrester, piano, Hammond B-3 organ Al McKibbon, bass Grady Tate, drums
Fine And Mellow Fantasy FCD-9663-2 released 1991 recorded August 1991 in New York City/USA	Ruth Brown, vocals Bill Berry, cornet Jeff Clayton, alto sax Bill Easley, alto sax Herman Riley, tenor sax Victor Goines, tenor sax Jack Nimitz, baritone sax Buster Cooper, trombone Virgil Jones, trumpet Rodney Jones, guitar Frank Owens, piano Bobby Forrester, Hammond B-3 organ Bob Cranshaw, bass Al McKibbon, bass Sherman Ferguson, drums Akira Tana, drums
The Songs Of My Life Fantasy FCD-9665-2 released 1993 recorded March 1993 in New York City/USA	Ruth Brown, vocals Robert Kenmotsu, flute, tenor saxophone C.I. Williams, alto saxophone Rodney Jones, guitar Mark Sherman, piano, vibes Frank Owens, piano Mike Renzi, piano Bobby Forrester, Hammond B-3 organ William Galison, harmonica Rufus Reid, bass Akira Tana, drums
Going Wess Town Crier Recordings TCD 518 released 1993 recorded September 1993	Frank Wess, tenor sax, flute Bobby Forrester, organ Clarence "Tootsie" Bean, drums
Five by Five Cats Paw Records CDP-2101 released 1994 recorded December 1993 in New York, NY/USA	Jerry Weldon, tenor sax John Hart, guitar Bobby Forrester, Hammond organ Clarence 'Tootsie' Bean, drums Daniel G. Sadownick, percussion
R + B Bullseye Blues CD BB 9583 recorded in New Orleans/USA	Ruth Brown, vocals Johnny Adams, vocals Bonnie Raitt, vocals, slide guitar Wessell Anderson, alto sax Ed Petersen, tenor sax Victor Goines, baritone sax Delfeayo Marsalis, trombone Barney Floyd, trumpet Charlie Miller, trumpet Duke Robillard, guitar Rodney Jones, guitar Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, guitar Bobby Forrester, piano, Hammond B-3 organ James Singleton, bass Rufus Reid, bass Akira Tana, drums Herlin Riley, drums
Organic Chemistry Lollipop Records 9593 recorded live at Smalls in New York City/USA	Bobby Forrester, Hammond B-3 organ William Ash, guitar David "Bubba" Brooks, tenor sax Clarence "Tootsie" Bean, drums
Seasons Of A Life Blue Note 7243 8 73930 2 8 recorded 1994 to 2000, Compilation	Lena Horne, vocals Rodney Jones, guitar Donald Harrison, sax Mike Renzi, piano, keyboards Herbie Hancock, piano Frank Owens, piano Bobby Forrester, organ Oliver Von Essen, organ Mark Sherman, vibes Benjamin Brown, bass Akira Tana, drums Lewis Nash, drums
Bobby's Blues Squatty Roo Records SR-0193 recorded 1993 in USA	Bobby Forrester, organ Joey "G-Clef" Cavaseno, alto sax William Ash, guitar Clarence "Tootsie" Bean, drums
Live With Bobby Forrester Squatty Roo Records SR-0199 recorded 1994 in Brookhaven, NY/USA	Joey "G-Clef" Cavaseno, alto sax William Ash, guitar Bobby Forrester, organ Clarence "Tootsie" Bean, drums Daniel Sadownick, percussion

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