George Tucker
George Andrew Tucker (* 10. December 1927 in Palatka , Florida ; † 10. October 1965 in New York ) was an American jazz - bassist of hard bop .
Tucker studied from 1948 in New York at the Conservatory of Modern Music , 1957-58 also at the Juilliard School of Music and initially worked with Earl Bostic , Sonny Stitt and John Coltrane . In the late 1950s, Tucker was mainly employed at Minton's Playhouse , but also played with Junior Mance , Jerome Richardson and with his own formations. He also accompanied the vocal ensemble Lambert , Hendricks & Bavan. Tucker has been involved in recordings with Jaki Byard , Eric Dolphy , Bennie Green , John Handy , Clifford Jordan , Jackie McLean , Charles McPherson , Horace Parlan , Freddie Redd , Johnny Smith , Stanley Turrentine and Joe Zawinul . With Tommy Flanagan and Curtis Fuller he recorded the album Jazz ... It's Magic! For Savoy Records in 1960 . on.
literature
- Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler, Christian Pfarr: Reclam's Jazz Guide . 4th, revised and supplemented edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-15-010355-X .
Web links
- Works by and about George Tucker in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Tucker, George |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tucker, George Andrew (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American hardbop jazz bassist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palatka , Florida |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 10, 1965 |
| Place of death | New York City |