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George Andrew Tucker (December 10, 1927, in Palatka, Florida – October 10, 1965, in New York City) was an American jazz double-bassist.
Tucker studied bass at the New York Conservatory of Modern Music in the late 1940s. [1] Early in his career, he played with Earl Bostic, John Coltrane, and Jackie McLean. He worked in the house bands of several lauded New York jazz venues, such as the Continental Lounge, The Playhouse, and Minton's; he played with Eric Dolphy, Clifford Jordan, Horace Parlan, Booker Ervin, Jerome Richardson, and Junior Mance during this time. In 1958, he recorded with Melba Liston on her jazz classic, Melba Liston and Her 'Bones . In 1960–61 he recorded with Stanley Turrentine, Parlan, Ervin, Dexter Gordon, and Shirley Scott, and in 1962–63 he toured with the trio of Dave Lambert, John Hendricks and Yolande Bavan. Near the end of his life Tucker recorded with Coleman Hawkins and Jaki Byard.
George Tucker died from a cerebral hemorrhage while performing with guitarist Kenny Burrell. [2]
With Jaki Byard
With Ted Curson
With Walt Dickerson
With Eric Dolphy
With Lou Donaldson
With Booker Ervin
With Curtis Fuller
With Dexter Gordon
With Bennie Green
With Slide Hampton
With John Handy
With Willis Jackson
With Etta Jones
With Clifford Jordan
With Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan
With Melba Liston
With Gildo Mahones
With Junior Mance
With Charles McPherson
With Jackie McLean
With Oliver Nelson
With Horace Parlan
With Dave Pike
With Pony Poindexter
With Sonny Red
With Freddie Redd
With Jerome Richardson
With Shirley Scott
With Zoot Sims
With Lucky Thompson
With Stanley Turrentine
With Jimmy Witherspoon
With Jimmy Woods
Edward F. Davis, known professionally as Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. It is unclear how he acquired the moniker "Lockjaw" : it is either said that it came from the title of a tune or from his way of biting hard on the saxophone mouthpiece. Other theories have been put forward.
Roy Owen Haynes is an American jazz drummer. He is among the most recorded drummers in jazz. In a career lasting over 80 years, he has played swing, bebop, jazz fusion, avant-garde jazz and is considered a pioneer of jazz drumming. "Snap Crackle" was a nickname given to him in the 1950s.
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