Ernie Andrews
Andrews, left, andDexter Gordon atKJAZ,Alameda, California, in 1980
Background information
Birth name	Ernest Mitchell Andrews Jr.
Born	(1927-12-25)December 25, 1927 Philadelphia, U.S.
Died	February 21, 2022(2022-02-21) (aged 94)
Genres	Blues,jazz,pop
Occupation	Singer
Labels	GNP,Capitol,Dot,GNP Crescendo,Discovery,Muse,HighNote

Ernest Mitchell Andrews Jr.^[1] (December 25, 1927 – February 21, 2022) was an Americanjazz,blues, andpop singer.

Andrews was born inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania, but grew up inLos Angeles,^[2] and is said to have been discovered by songwriterJoe Greene in 1945. Greene wrote his biggest hit, "Soothe Me".^[3]

He was a member of theHarry James orchestra, debuting on November 26, 1958, at the Blue Note jazz club in Chicago. He recorded withColumbia Records and others.^[2] His career declined in the 1960s and 1970s but would rebound in the 1980s. He recorded with theCapp/Pierce Juggernaut Band,Gene Harris,Jay McShann, and the Harper Brothers. Andrews played a leading part in thedocumentary film,Blues for Central Avenue.^[4]

Andrews died on February 21, 2022, at the age of 94.^[5]

• In the Dark (GNP, 1957)
• The Importance of Being Ernest (GNP, 1959)
• Live Session! Cannonball Adderley with Ernie Andrews (Capitol, 1965)
• This Is Ernie Andrews (Dot, 1967; CD reissue:Verve, 2005)
• Soul Proprietor (Dot, 1968)
• Ernie Andrews Sings with the Fuzzy Kane Trio (Phil-L.A. of Soul, 1970)
• Travelin' Light (GNP Crescendo 1975) compilation
• Hear Me Now! (LMI, 1979)
• Sings from the Heart (Discovery, 1981)
• No Regrets (Muse, 1993; CD reissue:32 Jazz, 1998)
• The Great City (Muse, 1995)
• The Many Faces of Ernie Andrews (HighNote, 1998)
• Girl Talk (HighNote, 2001)
• Jump For Joy (HighNote, 2003)
• How About Me (HighNote, 2006)

WithKenny Burrell

• Ellington Is Forever (Fantasy, 1975)
• Ellington Is Forever Volume Two (Fantasy, 1977)

WithFrank Capp &Nat Pierce

• Frank Capp & Nat Pierce:Juggernaut (Concord, 1977)
• The Frank Capp-Nat Pierce Orchestra:Juggernaut Strikes Again! (Concord, 1982)

WithHarry James

• "Blue Baiao" b/w "She's Got to Go" [45rpm single] (MGM, 1959) Andrews sings on the B-side^[6]
• Live at the Riverboat (Dot, 1966)^[7]
• Our Leader! (Dot, 1967)^[8]
• Duke Ellington, Harry James, Herb Pomeroy, Jon Hendricks (Europa Jazz, 1981).^[9] Live with Harry James & His Orchestra at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1965
• One Night Stand with Harry James at the Blue Note (Joyce, 1983)^[10]

With others

• Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra,The L.A. Treasures Project: Live at Alvas Showroom withBarbara Morrison (Capri, 2014)
• Bob Cooper andSnooky Young,In a Mellotone (Contemporary, 1986)
• Lionel Hampton,Live at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre (Phillip, 1998 [2001]) 2-CD
• The Harper Brothers,You Can Hide Inside the Music (Verve, 1992)
• Gene Harris & the Philip Morris Superband,Live at Town Hall, N.Y.C. (Concord, 1989)
• Gene Harris & the Philip Morris All-Stars,Live (Concord, 1998)
• Al Hibbler, I Surrender Dear (Score [Aladdin subsidiary], 1957)
• Plas Johnson,Christmas in Hollywood (Carell, 2000)
• Saskia Laroo,Sunset Eyes 2000 (Laroo, 1999)
• The Legacy Band,The Legacy Lives On (Mack Avenue, 2000)
• Jay McShann & the Paris All-Stars,Paris All-Star Blues: A Tribute to Charlie Parker (MusicMasters/BMG;Musical Heritage Society, 1991)

• Ernie Andrews discography atDiscogs
• Ernie Andrews atIMDb
• LA Times notice

• 1927 births
• 2022 deaths
• 20th-century African-American musicians
• 21st-century African-American musicians
• American jazz singers
• American blues singers
• Singers from Los Angeles
• Jazz musicians from Philadelphia
• American soul musicians
• Dot Records artists
• Muse Records artists
• Singers from Pennsylvania
• The Capp-Pierce Juggernaut members
• Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra members
• Aladdin Records artists
• HighNote Records artists

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