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Hughart was born in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]], United States, and is the son of Frederick (Fritz) Hughart, bassist with [[Minnesota Orchestra|Minneapolis Symphony]] and [[San Diego Symphony]], and Annette Hughart (née Bastien). Hughart began working as a musician in 1953.<ref name="EOJM">{{cite web|url=http://www.jazz.com/encyclopedia/hughart-jim-james-david |title=Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians – Hughart, Jim (James David) |publisher=jazz.com |accessdate=September 30, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906025026/http://www.jazz.com/encyclopedia/hughart-jim-james-david |archivedate=September 6, 2015 }}</ref>
 
In 1957 he received a BA (Music Composition & Theory, Bass) from the [[University of Minnesota]].<ref name="jimhughart.com">{{cite web | url=http://www.jimhughart.com/about-2/ | title=About | publisher=jimhughart.com | accessdate=September 30, 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Following graduation, Hughart was drafted and for two years, traveled throughout Europe performing with the [[Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://7aso.org/htmldocs/asorchp.html | title=7th Army Symphony: Members | publisher=7aso.org | accessdate=September 30, 2015}}</ref> After his discharge from the Army, he joined [[Ella Fitzgerald]]'s touring band following a recommendation from [[Ray Brown (musician)|Ray Brown]]. During his three years with [[Ella Fitzgerald]], Hughart started his extensive recording career.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zCEkCQAAQBAJ | title=Ella Fitzgerald: An Annotated Discography | publisher=McFarland | author=Johnson, J. Wilfred | year=2001 | pages=92–94 | isbn=978-0-7864-4690-2}}</ref>
 
In 1964 he moved to Los Angeles and became a very active session musician.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.talkbass.com/threads/jfs-29-the-jim-hughart-interview.792863/ | title=JFS #29 The Jim Hughart Interview... | publisher=talkbass | date=July 27, 2011 | accessdate=September 30, 2015 | author=Feinberg, Jake}}</ref> He studied electric bass under prolific session musician [[Carol Kaye]]. On her website, she declares Hughart to be a "great talent and jazz legend".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.carolkaye.com/www/library/faq.htm | title=Frequently Asked Questions|publisher=Carolkaye.com | accessdate=September 30, 2015 | author=Kaye, Carol}}</ref>
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== Selected discography ==
'''With [[David Axelrod (musician)|David Axelrod]]'''
*''[[SeriouslyThe Deep]]Auction'' (1975Decca, 1972)
*''Strange[[Seriously LadiesDeep]]'' (1978Polydor, 1975)
*''Marchin'Strange Ladies'' (1980MCA Records, 1977)
*''Marchin''' (MCA Records, 1980)
*''David Axelrod'' (No' Wax, 2001)
 
'''With [[Natalie Cole]]'''
*''[[Unforgettable... with Love]]'' (Elektra Records, 1991)
*''[[Take a Look (Natalie Cole album)|Take a Look]]'' (Elektra Records, 1993)
*''[[Holly & Ivy]]'' (Elektra, 1994)
*''[[Stardust (Natalie Cole album)|Stardust]]'' (Elektra Records, 1996)
*''[[Snowfall on the Sahara]]'' (Elektra Records, 1999)
*''[[Still Unforgettable]]'' (Atco Records, 2008)
 
'''With [[Warne Marsh]]
*''[[Warne Out]]'' (Interplay, 1977)
*''[[Two Days in the Life of...]]'' (Interplay, 1987)
 
'''With [[Joe Pass]]'''
*''[[For Django]]'' (Pacific Records, 1964)
*''[[Live at Donte's (Joe Pass album)|Live at Donte's]]'' (Pablo Records, 1974)
*''[[Ira, George and Joe]]'' (1981Pablo Records, 1982)
*''[[Summer Nights (Joe Pass album)|Summer Nights]]'' (Pablo Records, 1989)
*''[[My SongAppassionato (Joe Pass album)|My SongAppassionato]]'' (1993Pablo Records, 1991)▼
*''[[Six-String Santa]]'' (LaserLight Digital, 1992)
▲*''[[My Song (Joe Pass album)|My Song]]'' (1993)
*''[[ResonanceMy Song (Joe Pass album)|ResonanceMy Song]]'' (2000Telarc, 1993)
*''[[Resonance (Joe Pass album)|Resonance]]'' (Pablo Records, 2000)
 
'''With [[Wayne Newton]]'''
* ''Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast'' (Chelsea, 1972)
* ''While We're Still Young'' (Chelsea, 1973)
* ''Tomorrow'' (Chelsea, 1976)
* ''She Believes in Me'' (Aries, 1979)
 
'''With [[Tom Waits]]'''
*''[[The Heart of Saturday Night]]'' (Asylum Records, 1974)
*''[[Nighthawks at the Diner]]'' (Asylum Records, 1975)
*''[[Small Change (Tom Waits album)|Small Change]]'' (Asylum Records, 1976)
*''[[Foreign Affairs (Tom Waits album)|Foreign Affairs]]'' (Asylum Records, 1977)
*''[[Blue Valentine (album)|Blue Valentine]]'' (Asylum Records, 1978)
*''[[Heartattack and Vine]]'' (Asylum Records, 1980)
 
'''With others'''
*''[[Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur]]'' – [[Ella Fitzgerald]] and [[Duke Ellington]] (Verve, 1967)
*''[[Head (The Monkees album)|Head]]'' – [[The Monkees]] (Colgems, 1968)
*''[[Albert's House]]'' – [[Chet Baker]] (Beverley Hills, 1969)
*''Jim Sullivan'' – [[Jim Sullivan (singer-songwriter)|Jim Sullivan]] (Playboy, 1972)
*''Live[[Carl atand the GreekPassions Theatre– "So Tough"]]'' – [[VikkiThe CarrBeach Boys]] (1973Capitol, 1972)
*''[[Hell Up in Harlem]] [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]'' – [[Edwin Starr]] (Motown, 1974)
*''[[Gracias a la Vida (album)|Gracias a la Vida]]'' – [[Joan Baez]] (A&M Records, 1974)
*''[[Court and Spark]]'' – [[Joni Mitchell]] (Asylum Records, 1974)
*''[[Slow Dancer]]'' - [[Boz Scaggs]] (Columbia, 1974)
*''[[Look at the Fool]]'' – [[Tim Buckley]] (Discreet, 1974)
*''New Lovers and Old Friends'' – [[Johnny Rivers]] (Epic Records, 1975)
*''JustFrom Youthe andMeticulous Meto the Sublime'' – [[HerbBlossom AlpertDearie]] (1976Daffodil Records, 1975)
*''Porgy[[Hello &It's Me (Lani Hall album)|Hello BessIt's Me]]'' – [[RayLani CharlesHall]] (1976A&M Records, 1975)
*''[[Broken Blossom]]Alessi'' – [[BetteAlessi MidlerBrothers]] (1977A&M Records, 1976)
*''[[EarLes CandyDudek (Helen Reddy album)|EarLes CandyDudek]]'' -– [[HelenLes ReddyDudek]] (1977Columbia Records, 1976)
*''[[BeautyJust onYou aand Back Street]]Me'' – [[HallHerb & Oates|Daryl HallAlpert]] (A&M JohnRecords, Oates]] (19771976)
*''[[15 Big Ones]]'' – The Beach Boys (Reprise Records, 1976)
*''[[Apogee (Pete Christlieb and Warne Marsh album)|Apogee]]'' – [[Pete Christlieb]] and Warne Marsh (1978)▼
*''Lisa Hartman'' – [[Lisa Hartman Black]] (Kirshner, 1976)
*''[[We'll Sing in the Sunshine (album)|We'll Sing in the Sunshine]]'' - [[Helen Reddy]] (1978)
*''[[Broken Blossom]]'' – [[Bette Midler]] (Atlantic Records, 1977)
*''...Too'' - [[Carole Bayer Sager]] (1978)
*''Rhapsody in Blue'' – [[Walter Murphy]] (Private Stock Records, 1977)
*''[[Under Wraps (Shaun Cassidy album)|Under Wraps]]'' - [[Shaun Cassidy]] (1978)
*''[[Ear Candy (Helen Reddy album)|Ear Candy]]'' - [[Helen Reddy]] (Capitol Records, 1977)
*''Something's Gotta Give'' – [[Bill Henderson (performer)|Bill Henderson]] (1979)▼
*''The Way That I Feel'' – [[Keith Sykes (musician)|Keith Sykes]] (Midland, 1977)
*''[[Debby Boone (album)|Debby Boone]]'' - [[Debby Boone]] (1979)▼
*''Newborn[[Beauty Womanon a Back Street]]'' – [[VickiHall Lawrence& Oates]] (1979RCA Victor, 1977)
▲*''[[Apogee (Pete Christlieb and Warne Marsh album)|Apogee]]'' – [[Pete Christlieb]] and Warne Marsh (Warner Bros. Records, 1978)
*''[[The Best Is Yet to Come (Ella Fitzgerald album)|The Best Is Yet to Come]]'' – Ella Fitzgerald (1983)▼
*''[[WhatWe'sll NewSing (Lindain Ronstadtthe Sunshine (album)|WhatWe'sll NewSing in the Sunshine]]'' –- [[LindaHelen RonstadtReddy]] (1983Capitol Records, 1978)
*''This Night Won't Last Forever'' – [[Bill LaBounty]] (Warner Bros. Records, 1978)
*''[[Jump! (album)|Jump]]'' - [[Van Dyke Parks]] (1984)
*''[[For the Duration...Too]]'' –- [[RosemaryCarole ClooneyBayer Sager]] (1991Elektra Records, 1978)
*''Phantom of the Opera'' – Walter Murphy (Private Stock Records, 1978)
*''Pure Schuur'' - [[Diane Schuur]] (1991)▼
* ''BernadetteLost & Found'' – [[BernadetteKeith PetersCarradine]] (1992Asylum Records, 1978)
*''[[CelineUnder DionWraps (Shaun Cassidy album)|CelineUnder DionWraps]]'' –- [[CélineShaun DionCassidy]] (1992Warner Bros. Records, 1978)
▲*''Something's Gotta Give'' – [[Bill Henderson (performer)|Bill Henderson]] (Discovery Records, 1979)
*''[[The Christmas Album (The Manhattan Transfer album)|The Christmas Album]]'' – [[The Manhattan Transfer]] (1992)
▲*''[[Debby Boone (album)|Debby Boone]]'' - [[Debby Boone]] (Capitol Records, 1979)
*''Reverence and Compassion'' – [[Milt Jackson]] (1993)
*''[[A SingleNewborn Woman (album)|A Single Woman]]'' – [[NinaVicki SimoneLawrence]] (1993Windmill, 1979)
*''Discosymphony'' – Walter Murphy (New York International, 1979)
*''Aaron Neville's Soulful Christmas'' - [[Aaron Neville]] (1993)▼
*''Bernadette'' – [[Bernadette Peters]] (MCA Records, 1980)
*''[[Miracle on 34th Street (1994 film)|Miracle on 34th Street]] [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]'' – [[Bruce Broughton]] (1994)▼
▲*''[[The Best Is Yet to Come (Ella Fitzgerald album)|The Best Is Yet to Come]]'' – Ella Fitzgerald (1983Pablo, 1982)
*''[[Roy Clark & Joe Pass Play Hank Williams]]'' – [[Roy Clark]] and Joe Pass (1994)▼
*''Wave:[[What's TheNew Antonio(Linda CarlosRonstadt Jobimalbum)|What's SongbookNew]]'' – [[AntonioLinda Carlos JobimRonstadt]] (1996Asylum Records, 1983)
*''[[GentlyJump! (album)|GentlyJump]]'' - [[LizaVan MinnelliDyke Parks]] (1996Warner Bros. Records, 1984)
*''[[The Carmen McRae – Betty Carter Duets|Duets: Live atFor the Great American Music HallDuration]]'' – [[BettyRosemary CarterClooney]] (1996Concord, 1991)
*''I'mPure HipSchuur'' –- [[BlossomDiane DearieSchuur]] (1998GRP, 1991)
*''[[TheCeline WallsDion Came(album)|Celine DownDion]]'' -– [[CollinCéline RayeDion]] (1998Columbia Records, 1992)
*''[[AThe Christmas to RememberAlbum (The Manhattan Transfer album)|AThe Christmas to RememberAlbum]]'' -– [[AmyThe GrantManhattan Transfer]] (1999Columbia Records, 1992)
*''FriendsReverence forand SchuurCompassion'' -– [[DianeMilt SchuurJackson]] (2000Qwest Records, 1993)
*''[[A MerrySingle Little ChristmasWoman (Linda Ronstadt album)|A MerrySingle Little ChristmasWoman]]'' -– [[LindaNina RonstadtSimone]] (2000Elektra Records, 1993)
▲*''Aaron Neville's Soulful Christmas'' - [[Aaron Neville]] (A&M Records, 1993)
▲*''[[Miracle on 34th Street (1994 film)|Miracle on 34th Street]] [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]'' – [[Bruce Broughton]] (Fox Records, 1994)
▲*''[[Roy Clark & Joe Pass Play Hank Williams]]'' – [[Roy Clark]] and Joe Pass (Buster Ann, 1994)
*''Wave: The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook'' – [[Antonio Carlos Jobim]] (Verve Records, 1996)
*''[[Gently (album)|Gently]]'' - [[Liza Minnelli]] (Angel Records, 1996)
*''[[The Carmen McRae – Betty Carter Duets|Duets: Live at the Great American Music Hall]]'' – [[Betty Carter]] (American Music Hall, 1996)
*''[[The Walls Came Down]]'' - [[Collin Raye]] (Epic Records, 1998)
*''[[A Christmas to Remember (album)|A Christmas to Remember]]'' - [[Amy Grant]] (A&M Records, 1999)
▲*''PureFriends for Schuur'' - [[Diane Schuur]] (1991Concord, 2000)
*''[[A Merry Little Christmas (Linda Ronstadt album)|A Merry Little Christmas]]'' - Linda Ronstadt (Elektra Records, 2000)
 
== References ==
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[[Category:1936 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:MaleAmerican male double-bassists]]
[[Category:Musicians from Minneapolis]]
[[Category:American jazz double-bassists]]

Latest revision as of 07:25, 1 April 2024

Jim Hughart
Born (1936-07-28) July 28, 1936 (age 87)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Bass

James David Hughart (born July 28, 1936) is a jazz and pop bass player.

Biography[edit]

Hughart was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, and is the son of Frederick (Fritz) Hughart, bassist with Minneapolis Symphony and San Diego Symphony, and Annette Hughart (née Bastien). Hughart began working as a musician in 1953.[1]

In 1957 he received a BA (Music Composition & Theory, Bass) from the University of Minnesota.[2] Following graduation, Hughart was drafted and for two years, traveled throughout Europe performing with the Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra.[3] After his discharge from the Army, he joined Ella Fitzgerald's touring band following a recommendation from Ray Brown. During his three years with Ella Fitzgerald, Hughart started his extensive recording career.[4]

In 1964 he moved to Los Angeles and became a very active session musician.[5] He studied electric bass under prolific session musician Carol Kaye. On her website, she declares Hughart to be a "great talent and jazz legend".[6]

Hughart performed as a regular sideman for guitarist Joe Pass and singer Tom Waits.

He has participated in over 200 record albums, 300 motion picture scores, and many television shows.[7] Hughart has recorded with many artists including Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Diana Ross, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Barry Manilow, Tom Waits, Frank Rosolino, Paul Smith, Barney Kessel, Milt Jackson and Natalie Cole.

He works locally and resides in Los Angeles, California.[1]

Selected discography[edit]

With David Axelrod

  • The Auction (Decca, 1972)
  • Seriously Deep (Polydor, 1975)
  • Strange Ladies (MCA Records, 1977)
  • Marchin' (MCA Records, 1980)
  • David Axelrod (No' Wax, 2001)

With Natalie Cole

With Warne Marsh

With Joe Pass

With Wayne Newton

  • Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast (Chelsea, 1972)
  • While We're Still Young (Chelsea, 1973)
  • Tomorrow (Chelsea, 1976)
  • She Believes in Me (Aries, 1979)

With Tom Waits

With others

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians – Hughart, Jim (James David)". jazz.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "About". jimhughart.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "7th Army Symphony: Members". 7aso.org. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  4. ^ Johnson, J. Wilfred (2001). Ella Fitzgerald: An Annotated Discography. McFarland. pp. 92–94. ISBN 978-0-7864-4690-2.
  5. ^ Feinberg, Jake (July 27, 2011). "JFS #29 The Jim Hughart Interview..." talkbass. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  6. ^ Kaye, Carol. "Frequently Asked Questions". Carolkaye.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  7. ^ "Jim Hughart". AllMusic. Retrieved September 30, 2015.

External links[edit]

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