Al Lucas
Albert B. "Al" Lucas (* 16th November 1916 in Windsor , Ontario ; † 19th July 1983 in New York City ) was a Canadian jazz - bassist of Swing .
Live and act
Al Lucas' mother was a concert pianist; He received lessons from her as a child, and at the age of twelve he switched to the bass and tuba. At sixteen, Lucas moved to New York City , where he played with Kaiser Marshall , then with the Ace Harris Sunset Royal Orchestra from 1933 to 1942. He then worked with Hot Lips Page , Coleman Hawkins and Eddie Heywood in 1944/45 before becoming a member of the trio of Mary Lou Williams ( Zodiac Suite 1945) and then the Duke Ellington Orchestra (1945/46), with whom he also performed in 1956. He was also involved in numerous other recordings, for example with James P. Johnson , JJ Johnson , Ben Webster , Erroll Garner and Eddie South . From 1947 to 1953 he went on tours with Illinois Jacquet , 1954–56 he played again with Heywood. In 1957 he worked in Cootie Williams ' Savoy Ballroom Orchestra , in 1958 with 7th Ave. Stompers with Emmett Berry , Vic Dickenson , Joe Wilder and Buster Bailey . He also recorded with Ruby Braff , Charlie Byrd and Teddy Wilson , on whose trio album The Impeccable Mr. Wilson he was involved. Later, Lucas mainly worked as a studio musician and only performed occasionally in the jazz environment. In 1961 he worked on Leo Parker's album Rollin 'with Leo and in 1963 on Sonny Stitt's album Salt & Pepper .
Web links
- Al Lucas in the All Music Guide (English)
literature
- Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon. Volume 1: A – L (= rororo-Sachbuch. Vol. 16512). 2nd Edition. Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-499-16512-0 .
- Bielefeld catalog 1988 and 2002
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
Remarks
- ↑ Liner Notes of the album Zodiac Suite (PDF; 4.4 MB)
- ↑ Lucas played a total of three times with the Duke Ellington Orchestra : in 1945 when recording the Perfume Suite , in January 1946 at the Carnegie Hall Concert and again in 1956 at the Newport Jazz Festival
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lucas, Al |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lucas, Albert B. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian jazz bassist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Windsor , Ontario |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 19, 1983 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York |