Jim Crutcher

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Ernest James "Jim" Crutcher (born June 5, 1934 - May 17, 2018 ) was an American jazz musician ( double bass ).

Live and act

Crutcher attended Carrollton High School in Los Angeles until 1953 and studied at San José State University ; then he began to work as a professional musician. In the course of his career he accompanied a. a. jazz singers Billie Holiday and Anita O'Day ; He also played with the Stan Kenton Orchestra, the New Glenn Miller Orchestra ( Ghost Band ), Les Brown and the Onzy Mathews Jazz Orchestra. The first recordings were made in 1962 with Lou Rawls ( Black and Blue , Capitol). He was also employed as a studio musician in Redondo Beach. As a musician, he also appeared in an Elvis Presley film; he also worked as a photographer. In the field of jazz he was involved in 26 recording sessions between 1962 and 1993. a. also with The Modern Jazz Quintet, Jay Migliori , Della Reese , Priscilla Paris, Beatrice Kay / Johnny Guarnieri Quartet, Groove Holmes , Ray Charles and most recently 1990–93 with the trio of pianist Claude Williamson , on whose albums Standards 2, Memory of West Coast and Collaboration 1993 he can be heard.

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Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ Obituary
  2. ↑ a b c Ernest James Crutcher II Obituary. Legacy.com, May 24, 2018, accessed May 25, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed May 25, 2018)
  4. ↑ each with the drummers Carl Burnett , Chuck Flores and John Tirabasso
personal data
SURNAME Crutcher, Jim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Crutcher, Ernest James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (double bass)
DATE OF BIRTH June 5, 1934
DATE OF DEATH 17th May 2018