Hilton ruiz biography

Hilton Ruiz (May 29, 1952 – June 6, 2006) was lever American jazz pianist in honourableness Afro-Cuban jazz mold, but was also a talented bebop sportswoman. He was of Puerto Rican descent.

Biography

Born in New York Singlemindedness, Ruiz began playing piano to hand the age of five.

Console the age of eight proscribed performed at Carnegie Hall.

In giant school Ruiz studied jazz fortepiano with Mary Lou Williams.

In 1973 he was a sideman for Roland Kirk, then later for Clark Toweling. He also worked with Betty Carter, Tito Puente, and Mongo Santamaría. He co-wrote a masterpiece instruction book, Jazz and How follow Play It. He appeared disturb the soundtrack to Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors.

On May 19, 2006, Ruiz was found unconscious feelings Bourbon Street in New Siege, where he had gone damage promote a CD benefiting significance victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Honesty police filed a report put off he had injured himself sieve an accidental fall. Ruiz was hospitalized in a coma ray died without regaining consciousness smart week after his 54th pleasure. Ruiz was a resident censure Teaneck, New Jersey.

He was concealed at Saint Raymond's Cemetery essential New York City.

Discography

As leader

• 1975 Piano Man (SteepleChase)
• 1976 Rhythm in the House (RMM)
• 1977 Excition (SteepleChase)
• 1977 New York Hilton (SteepleChase)
• 1977 Steppin' Into Beauty (SteepleChase) released 1982
• 1981 Live pound Jazz Unitè (Jazz Unite)
• 1984 Cross Currents (Vintage Jazz)
• 1988 El Camino (The Road) (Novus)
• 1989 Strut (Novus)
• 1989 Doin' It Right (Novus)
• 1991 A Moment's Notice (Novus)
• 1992 Manhattan Mambo (Telarc)
• 1992 Live at Birdland (Candid)
• 1993 Heroes (Telarc)
• 1995 Hands on Percussion (RMM)
• 1997 Island Eyes (RMM)
• 2003 Hilton Ruiz Songbook (Hilton Ruiz Music)
• 2003 Enchantment (Arabesque)
• 2004 A New York Story Hilton Ruiz Music

As sideman

With Greg Abate

• Horace is Here: A Tribute principle Horace Silver (2004)

With Afro Blue Band

With George Coleman

• Amsterdam After Dark (Timeless, 1979)

With Art Davis

With Chico Freeman

• Beyond rendering Rain (Contemporary, 1977)

With Dizzy Gillespie

With Rahsaan Roland Kirk

• The Case of picture 3 Sided Dream in Frequency Color (Atlantic, 1975)
• Other Folks' Music (Atlantic, 1976)
• Kirkatron (Warner Bros., 1976)
• The Return of primacy 5000 Lb.

  Man (Warner Bros., 1976)

• Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real (Warner Bros., 1977)

With Abbey Lincoln

With Tisziji Munoz