Chuck Domanico

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Chuck Domanico Chuck (actually Charles Louis Domanico , * 20th January 1944 in Chicago ; † 17th October 2002 ) was an American jazz - bassist and bass guitarist.

Life

Domanico grew up in Chicago and moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1960s . He became known in the jazz scene when he played in a duo with alto saxophonist Anthony Ortega in 1966 ( New Dance or published on Afternoon in Paris , 2006); in the same year he appeared in the Don Ellis Big Band at the Monterey Jazz Festival . In 1968 he was a member of Clare Fischer's Big Band ( Thesaurus ). In 1971 he worked on Gerry Mulligan's album The Age of Steam and in 1972 accompanied Carmen McRae on her album The Great American Songbook . In the 1970s he also worked in the West Coast bands of Oliver Nelson , Claus Ogerman , Lorraine Feather , Shelly Manne , Victor Feldman , Barney Kessel and John Klemmer ; He also performed with Chet Baker , Roger Kellaway and Art Pepper during this period . In 1979 he worked for Bobby Hutcherson ( Un Poco Loco ).

In the 1990s he played with John Pisano , in 1987 he accompanied the singer Sarah Vaughan ( Brazilian Romance ), in 1991 he played with Shirley Horn on her album Here's to Life and again in 2000 on You're My Thrill . Domanico also worked as a studio musician in numerous film and television productions; heard he was in the series M * A * S * H . Domanico also worked on recordings of Frank Sinatra , Barbra Streisand , Joni Mitchell , Taj Mahal , Diane Schuur , Natalie Cole and the formation Manhattan Transfer .

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