Ike Isaacs (bassist)
Charles Edward "Ike" Isaacs (* 28. March 1923 in Akron , Ohio ; † 27. February 1981 in Atlanta , Georgia ) was an American jazz - bassist , also trumpet and sousaphone poker players.
Isaacs studies trumpet at the Central Music School in Akron and in 1941 he learned bass from Wendell Marshall . He began a professional career as a bassist in the guitarist Tiny Grimes' band in 1949, then played with Earl Bostic , Mat Mathews and Paul Quinichette (1953) and Bennie Green (1954). In Ohio he founded the formation The Four Maestros . In 1956 he married the singer Carmen McRae , whom he accompanied at the Newport Jazz Festival the following year . In 1957 he also worked in the trio of Ray Bryant , 1958/59 in the rhythm section of the vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross . In 1962 he accompanied the singer Joe Williams ( A Swingin 'Night at Birdland ), in 1980 Pee Wee Erwin ( ... swingin' that music ).
literature
- John Jörgensen, Erik Wiedemann : Jazz Lexicon. Mosaic, Munich 1967.
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
Web links
- Works by Ike Isaacs in the catalog of the German National Library
- Ike Isaacs at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Barry Dean Kernfeld: The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd Edition. Grove's Dictionaries, 2001, ISBN 1-56-159284-6
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Isaacs, Ike |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Isaacs, Charles Edward |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz bassist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 28, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Akron , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 1981 |
| Place of death | Atlanta , Georgia |