
ABOUT JIMMY ROWLES
Ella Fitzgerald's accompanist in the 1980s, playing with her on her last collaboration with Nelson Riddle .
He played behind Billie Holiday and Peggy Lee during the 1950s and 1960s.
His music was used on the 1969-1971 animated series The Ant and the Aardvark from DePatie-Freleng Enterprises.
His daughter Stacy Rowles mastered the flugelhorn.
His recorded interviews were used for Jazz, Ken Burns ' 2001 PBS documentary series.