Back جيمي فورست (عازف جاز) Arabic جیمی فارست AZB Jimmy Forrest Danish Jimmy Forrest (Jazzmusiker) German Jimmy Forrest Esperanto Jimmy Forrest Spanish جیمی فارست Persian Jimmy Forrest French Jimmy Forrest (musicista) Italian Jimmy Forrest Dutch
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Robert Forrest Jr. |
| Born | January 24, 1920 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | August 26, 1980 (aged 60) Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Tenor saxophone |
| Years active | 1935–1980 |
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James Robert Forrest Jr. (January 24, 1920 – August 26, 1980)[1] was an American jazz musician who played tenor saxophone throughout his career.[2]
Forrest is known for his first solo recording of "Night Train". It reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart in March 1952, and stayed at the top for seven weeks. "Hey Mrs. Jones" (No. 3 R&B) and "Bolo Blues" were his other hits. All were made for United Records, for which he recorded between 1951 and 1953; he recorded frequently as both a sideman and a bandleader.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 149. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
- ^ "The Dead Rock Stars Club - The 1980s". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved July 27, 2021.