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Morris Jennings

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Morris Jennings was an American drummer and musician from Chicago. He recorded as Moe Jennings, M. Jennings, Maurice Jennings, Morris "Gator" Jennings, and Morris Jennings Jr.

Jennings played drums on the Electric Mud album by Muddy Waters, the 1969 album The Howlin' Wolf Album by Howlin' Wolf, and the 1972 Curtis Mayfield album Super Fly.[1] His work at Chess Records includes "California Soul" by Marlena Shaw, which includes an unusual two-bar break early in the song.[2]

Jennings died at his South Side Chicago home of natural causes at age 77 on June 3, 2016.[3]

Discography

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With Roy Buchanan

  • When a Guitar Plays the Blues (Alligator, 1985)
  • Dancing On the Edge (Alligator, 1986)
  • Hot Wires (Alligator, 1987)

With Terry Callier

  • What Color Is Love (Cadet, 1972)
  • I Just Can't Help Myself (Cadet, 1973)
  • Fire On Ice (Elektra, 1978)
  • TimePeace (Talkin' Loud 1998)
  • Lifetime (Blue Thumb, 1999)
  • Lookin' Out (Columbia, 2004)

With Tyrone Davis

  • Can't You Tell It's Me (Columbia, 1979)
  • I Just Can't Keep On Going (Columbia, 1980)
  • Tyrone Davis (Highrise 1982)
  • Sexy Thing (Future, 1985)
  • Flashin' Back (Future, 1988)
  • For the Good Times (Life 1994)
  • In the Mood with Tyrone Davis (Big Break, 2013)
  • Love and Touch (Solid/Funkytowngrooves, 2015)
  • Everything in Place (Solid/Funkytowngrooves, 2017)

With The Dells

  • Freedom Means... (Cadet, 1971)
  • The Dells Sing Dionne Warwicke's Greatest Hits (Cadet, 1972)
  • Whatever Turns You On (20th Century Fox, 1981)
  • I Touched a Dream (20th Century Fox, 1980)

With Woody Herman

  • Light My Fire (Cadet, 1969)
  • Heavy Exposure (Cadet, 1969)

With Ramsey Lewis

With Curtis Mayfield

  • Super Fly (RCA, 1972)
  • Honesty (Boardwalk, 1982)
  • We Come in Peace with a Message of Love (CRC, 1985)

With others

  • Green Lyte Sunday, Green Lyte Sunday (RCA, 1970)

References

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  1. ^ Cohodas, Nadine (2001). "Final Tracks". Spinning Blues Into Gold: The Chess Brothers and the Legendary Chess Records. Macmillan. p. 289. ISBN 9780312284947.
  2. ^ Ransom, Dustin. Beyond “Funky Drummer”. Modern Drummer
  3. ^ ·Morris 'Moe' Jennings, studio drummer at Chess Records, dies at 77." Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 16, 2016.