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American musician, pianist, jazz musician
A.K.A.
Robert Lyle
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Male
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Birth:
11 March 1944(Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA)
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Education:
Central High School
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, USA
The details
Biography
Introduction
Bobby Lyle (born March 11, 1944) is a jazz pianist.
Early life
Lyle was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 11, 1944. He grew up in Minneapolis.
Later life and career
Lyle had his first gig at 16, played locally for six years and then toured with the band Young Holt Unlimited. He moved to Los Angeles in 1976, where he got a job with Sly and the Family Stone.
Lyle went on to play with the Ronnie Laws band, and then recorded two albums for Capitol Records. He spent two years with Al Jarreau. Lyle began a six-album, nine-year recording career with Atlantic Records in 1989.
Discography
| Title | Year | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Lyle Plays | 1974 | CBS Japan The GX 1 | |
| The Genie | 1977 | Capitol | |
| New Warrior | 1978 | Capitol | |
| Night Fire | 1979 | Capitol | |
| Night Breeze | 1985 | Evidence | |
| Ivory Dreams | 1989 | Atlantic | |
| The Journey | 1990 | Atlantic | |
| Pianomagic | 1991 | Atlantic | |
| Secret Island | 1992 | Atlantic | |
| Best of Bobby Lyle | 1993 | Blue Note/Capitol | |
| Rhythm Stories | 1994 | Atlantic | |
| Power of Touch | 1997 | Atlantic | |
| Joyful | 2002 | Three Keys | |
| Straight and Smooth | 2004 | Three Keys | |
| Hands On | 2006 | Heads Up |
As sideman
With George Benson
- Good King Bad (CTI, 1975)
With Benny Golson
- Killer Joe (Columbia, 1977)
With Eddie Harris
- That Is Why You're Overweight (Atlantic, 1975)
With Gábor Szabó
- Faces (Mercury, 1977)