Fred Williams (bass player)
Fred Williams (* around 1940) is an American jazz musician ( double bass , also electric bass ).
Williams played in Washington DC around 1960 in the quintet of the percussionist Buck Clarke ( Cool Hands , 1960), at the end of the decade with the saxophonist Mickey Fields and the vibraphonist and flutist Jimmy Wells. In the 1970s, recordings were made with the band of Byron Morris and Gerald Wise ( Unity , 1972) and with Frank Lowe ( Doctor Too-Much , 1977). In 1978 he performed at the Moers festival with the Phillip Wilson Quartet (with Olu Dara and Frank Lowe) . In the early 1980s he was a member of the Lester Bowie Ensemble, with whom he made a guest appearance at the Jazzbühne Berlin in 1982 and participated in the albums The Great Pretender (ECM, 1981) and All the Magic (ECM, 1982). In 1989 he worked with Archie Shepp and Francisco Mondragon Rio ( Octiminus ), and in 1990 with Sonny Simmons ( Global Jungle ). The discographer Tom Lord lists Williams' participation in ten recording sessions between 1959 and 1990. In the 1970s, Williams taught in a music education program initiated by Marian McPartland in Washington DC
Web links
- Fred Williams at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Staff Reporter - Enoch Pratt Free Library, Volume 36, 1969, p. 55
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed December 16, 2016)
- ^ Paul de Barros: Shall We Play That One Together ?: The Life and Art of Jazz Piano Legend Marian McPartland . 2012, p. 265
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Williams, Fred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Williams, Frederick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1940 |