Franklin Skeete
Franklin "Skeets" Skeete (* 1917 ; † unknown) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues musician ( double bass ).
Live and act
Skeete did his military service in the US Army during World War II and was involved in the liberation of France by the Allied forces. After the end of the war he worked in France with John Lewis and Kenny Clarke in the troop maintenance. After returning to the United States in 1946, he played a. a. with Dickie Thompson & His Blue Five (with John Hardee and Teddy Brannon , among others ), on whose recordings for Signature Records he participated. In the following years he continued to work with Morris Lane , Don Byas , Bull Moose Jackson , Cecil Payne , Ivory Joe Hunter , as a studio musician at King Records with Lonnie Johnson , Wynonie Harris and Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson . In 1949 he was a member of the Hal Singer Sextet, whose R&B number "Cornbread" was on the Billboard R&B charts for 19 weeks (up to number 2).
In the 1950s, Skeete a. a. with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , Wild Bill Moore , Bud Powell ( Birdland 1953 ), Max Roach , Red Allen , Charlie Parker ( The Washington Concerts , 1953), Hank Mobley and in the Wynton Kelly Trio ( Piano Interpretations , Blue Note 1951). He performed with Lester Young in 1953 at Birdland in New York and Hi-Hat in Boston . In 1959 he belonged to the mainstream sextet around Harold Shorty Baker , Vic Dickenson , Jimmy Forrest and Jimmy Greene . In the following years he worked with Red Allen, Bobby Hackett , Dick Wellstood , Earl Warren and Graham Stewart's Gashouse Gang.
In the 1960s Skeete also worked in the Count Basie Orchestra , but without participating in its recordings. The discographer Tom Lord lists his participation in 43 recording sessions between 1945 and 1975, most recently with The Countsmen ( Jazz of the Connecticut Traditional Jazz Club , with Doc Cheatham , Benny Morton , Earl Warren, Buddy Tate and Dill Jones ), with which he is still until the 1980s.
Web links
- Entry at Phil Schaap Jazz
- Franklin Skeete at Allmusic (English)
- Franklin Skeete at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on Ancestry.com
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed June 17, 2019)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Skeete, Franklin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Skeets (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz and rhythm & blues musician (double bass) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1917 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century or 21st century |