Lem Winchester

Jazz

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Top Songs By Lem Winchester

Listen to To Love And Be Loved (Remastered 2025) by Lem Winchester, see lyrics, music video & more!

To Love And Be Loved (Remastered 2025)Lem Winchester

Listen to Doxy (From Takin' Care of Business) by Oliver Nelson, Lem Winchester, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, George Tucker & Roy Haynes, see lyrics, music video & more!

Doxy (From Takin' Care of Business)Oliver Nelson, Lem Winchester, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, George Tucker & Roy Haynes

Listen to 'Trane Whistle (From Takin' Care of Business) by Oliver Nelson, Lem Winchester, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, George Tucker & Roy Haynes, see lyrics, music video & more!

'Trane Whistle (From Takin' Care of Business)Oliver Nelson, Lem Winchester, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, George Tucker & Roy Haynes

Listen to Groove (From Takin' Care of Business) by Oliver Nelson, Lem Winchester, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, George Tucker & Roy Haynes, see lyrics, music video & more!

Groove (From Takin' Care of Business)Oliver Nelson, Lem Winchester, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, George Tucker & Roy Haynes

Listen to All the Way (From Takin' Care of Business) by Oliver Nelson, Lem Winchester, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, George Tucker & Roy Haynes, see lyrics, music video & more!

All the Way (From Takin' Care of Business)Oliver Nelson, Lem Winchester, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, George Tucker & Roy Haynes

Listen to Your Last Chance (From Lem's Beat) by Oliver Nelson, Lem Winchester, Curtis Peagler, Roy Johnson, Wendell Marshall & Art Taylor, see lyrics, music video & more!

Your Last Chance (From Lem's Beat)Oliver Nelson, Lem Winchester, Curtis Peagler, Roy Johnson, Wendell Marshall & Art Taylor

Listen to Lou's Good Dues (From Takin' Care of Business) by Oliver Nelson, Lem Winchester, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, George Tucker & Roy Haynes, see lyrics, music video & more!

Lou's Good Dues (From Takin' Care of Business)Oliver Nelson, Lem Winchester, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, George Tucker & Roy Haynes

Listen to The Dude by Benny Golson & Lem Winchester, see lyrics, music video & more!

The DudeBenny Golson & Lem Winchester

Listen to Mysticism by Benny Golson & Lem Winchester, see lyrics, music video & more!

MysticismBenny Golson & Lem Winchester

Listen to Joy Spring (feat. Lem Winchester) by Ramsey Lewis Trio, see lyrics, music video & more!

Joy Spring (feat. Lem Winchester)Ramsey Lewis Trio

More albums from Lem Winchester

Listen to Patrolman: New Faces at Newport / A Tribute to Clifford Brown by Lem Winchester

ALBUMPatrolman: New Faces at Newport / A Tribute to Clifford BrownLem Winchester

Listen to With Feeling by Lem Winchester

ALBUMWith FeelingLem Winchester

Listen to Another Opus by Lem Winchester

ALBUMAnother OpusLem Winchester

Listen to Takin' Care of Business / Lem's Beat by Oliver Nelson & Lem Winchester

ALBUMTakin' Care of Business / Lem's BeatOliver Nelson & Lem Winchester

Listen to Winchester Special by Benny Golson & Lem Winchester

ALBUMWinchester SpecialBenny Golson & Lem Winchester

Listen to A Tribute to Clifford Brown by Ramsey Lewis Trio & Lem Winchester

ALBUMA Tribute to Clifford BrownRamsey Lewis Trio & Lem Winchester

About Lem Winchester

Hometown

Wilmington, DE, United States

Born

March 19, 1928

Genre

Jazz

Lem Winchester had great potential as a vibraphonist but it was all cut short by a tragic accident. Influenced by Milt Jackson but developing a sound of his own, Winchester actually played tenor, baritone, and piano before choosing to stick exclusively to vibes. A police officer in Wilmington, Delaware, he made a big impression at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival and was soon recording regularly with such major players as Oliver Nelson, Benny Golson, and Tommy Flanagan. Winchester resigned from the police force in 1960 to be a musician full-time, but then on January 13, 1961, he unsuccessfully demonstrated a trick with a revolver. ~ Scott Yanow