Father Tom Vaughn

about

As suggested by his name, Father Tom Vaughn is an ordained Episcopal priest, now retired. He began performing in his home state Michigan His performance and recording career spanned barely a decade beginning around 1965, except for a few cameos after he returned to a parish role in California. His trio for the first album included noted drummer Elvin Jones, who also worked in the John Coltrane Quartet and others, and Art Davis on bass. The liner notes suggest early influences: "He started to play piano at age seven and planned to become a classic concert pianist. But in his mid-teens he began listening to Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell, Art Tatum, and Al Haig." His style is typically light and airy, sometimes funky, and very fast. One of his notable recordings (on the 1976 album Joyful Jazz) is a jazz interpretation of Battle Hymn of the Republic. This is a spirited, multi-tempo jazz rendition, in which the drummer and bassist play a respectful background support to the piano - to the point some of Father Tom's fast, syncopated runs sound almost like a piano emulating a drum roll. This song is the lead theme music on Atlanta jazz show host H Johnson's Saturday evening broadcast (9 pm WABE 90.1 FM) None of his recordings have been issued on CD or .mp3 by his original record labels. No definitive discography appears to have been compiled, but but the 4 albums below were released on LP. Greater detail on his life is available on Wikipedia. Track List: Jazz in Concer

top songs

albums

Motor City Soul

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Jazz in Concert at the Village Gate (Live)

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Cornbread (Meat Loaf, Greens And Devilled Eggs)

Jazz in Concert at the Village Gate

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Joyful Jazz

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Jazz Nomad 3 - Mixed By NOM From Montyac

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Father Tom Vaughn's Joyful Jazz

Garota De Ipanema

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Great American Favorites

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Games People Play

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Motor City Soul [CD (2017 Remaster)]

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Jazz In Concert At The Village Gate [CD (2016 Remaster)]

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