Erwin Helfer

Erwin Helfer
Born: Jan 21, 1936 in Chicago, IL
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Genre: Blues
Styles: Piano Blues
Biography: Erwin Helfer was introduced to piano blues as a young teenager growing up in Chicago in the early '50s, the heyday of the city's blues clubs and the fortunes of labels such as Chess Records. A native of Chicago's south side, he haunted the clubs as a boy, but he also took the time to attend school and ...Read full biography
Chicago Piano
Released: 1987
Label: Red Beans
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It is a pity that the major accolades in jazz often fall to the sharpest dresser, fastest picker, or highest screecher. Thus, fans of jazz piano may not have come across this fine artist yet, since he ...Read full review
St. James Infirmary
Released: 2003
Label: CD Baby
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This duo date matches two veterans of the Chicago jazz and blues scene, pianist Erwin Helfer and tenor saxophonist Skinny Williams. The songs they cover draw from jazz, blues and R&B, yet all come together ...Read full review
More Erwin Helfer albums: Main Albums (8)
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