Mickey Tucker

Mickey Tucker (born Michael B. Tucker; April 28, 1941) is an American jazz pianist and organist.

Biography Tucker was born in Durham, North Carolina in 1941. When he was six, he started learning piano, eventually playing in church. Aged 15, Tucker received an early admission scholarship to attend Morehouse College.

In 1989, Tucker move to Melbourne, Australia.

In Melbourne, Tucker worked at the Victorian College of the Arts' School of Music.

Discography

As leader Triplicity (Xanadu, 1975) Doublet (Dan, 1976) Sojourn (Xanadu, 1977) Mister Mysterious (Muse, 1978) The Crawl (Muse, 1979) Blues in Five Dimensions (SteepleChase, 1989) Sweet Lotus Lips (Denon, 1989) Hang in There (SteepleChase, 1994) Gettin' There (SteepleChase, 1995)

As sideman With Richie Cole New York Afternoon (Muse, 1977) With Junior Cook Pressure Cooker (Catalyst, 1977) The Place to Be (SteepleChase, 1988) On a Misty Night (SteepleChase, 1989) You Leave Me Breathless (SteepleChase, 1991) With Frank Foster 1968 Manhattan Fever 1978 Twelve Shades of Black 1979 Non-Electric Company 1998 Swing 2007 Well Water With Bill Hardman Home (Muse, 1978) What's Up (SteepleChase, 1989) With Louis Hayes The Crawl (Candid, 1989) With Willis Jackson 1973 West Africa 1974 Headed and Gutted With Eddie Jefferson Things Are Getting Better (Muse, 1974) Still on the Planet (Muse, 1976) 1999 Vocal Ease With Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1971 Blacknuss 1978 The Vibration Continues 1999 Left Hook Right Cross With Eric Kloss 1974 Essence (Muse) 1976 Battle of the Saxes (Muse) With Johnny Lytle 1980 Fast Hands 1997 Easy Easy

With the Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet Stablemates, Art Farmer/Tommy Flanagan (1979) Moment to Moment (Soul Note, 1983) Nostalgia (Baystate, 1983) Back to the City (Contemporary, 1986) Real Time (Contemporary, 1986 ) With Philly Joe Jones Mean What You Say (Sonet, 1977) With Archie Shepp 1978 Live in Tokyo 1989 Tray of Silver With George Benson 1981 Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon, Volume 1 (rec. 1973) 1981 Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon, Volume 2 1982 Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon, Volume 3 1985 Love Walked In 1985 The Electrifying George Benson 1987 4 for an Afternoon 1993 Witchcraft 1995 Par Excellence 1998 San Francisco: 1972 1999 Live: Early Years 1999 The Masquerade Is Over 2002 After Hours 2002 Blue Bossa

With others 1972 Never Again!, James Moody 1973 The New Heritage Keyboard Quartet, Roland Hanna, Mickey Tucker 1974 Live at Town Hall, Roy Brooks 1976 Illusions, Jimmy Ponder 1976 Invitation, David Schnitter 1977 New Horizons, Charles McPherson 1978 The Eleventh Day of Aquarius, Ronnie Cuber 1982 Sentimental Mood, Mickey Bass 1984 Nostalgia, Benny Golson 1994 Gentle Time Alone, Ted Dunbar 1998 Big Daddy, Bob Ackerman 1998 Richie & Phil & Richie, Richie Cole 2004 Village in Bubbles, Kazumi Watanabe 2007 The Crawl: Live at Birdland, Louis Hayes