Jim Richardson
James Anthony "Jim" Richardson (born February 16, 1941 in Tottenham , London ) is a British jazz and fusion musician ( double bass , bass guitar ).
Live and act
Richardson began playing bass in 1958. From 1961 to 1963 he was part of the quintet of the pianist Adrian Paton, which included the saxophonists Don Rendell , Dick Heckstall-Smith , Alan Skidmore , Art Thema and Eric Robinson. After stints with Nat Temple and Alex Coomb, he worked as a ship musician on the Empress of Britain . In the late 1960s he worked in London with John Dankworth and Cleo Laine . From 1970 to 1972 he was part of the jazz rock band If , with whom he recorded and toured the first four albums. During this time he also recorded with Keith Tippett's sextet and accompanied Mal Waldron . In the following years he was part of Vic Ash's quartet . In the mid-1970s, he was part of Pip Pyle's The Weightwatchers with Elton Dean and Keith Tippett; also began his collaboration with Georgie Fame ( In Hoagland ). He also accompanied Dexter Gordon and Chet Baker / Rachel Gould ( All Blues ) as well as other traveling soloists, especially Barney Kessel . Bobby Wellins was part of his quartet . Since the mid-1980s he led the group Pogo Revisited , to which Alan Barnes belonged, but also played in the quartet of Dick Morrisey and Jim Mullen . In 2009 and 2010, Richardson released the albums Chapter One and 2 Plus 2 under his own name . He is also involved in the recordings of Joe Marcinkiewicz, Ernestine Anderson , Tommy Whittle and Helen Shapiro .
Lexical entries
- The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2000) p. 645 [1]
- John Chilton Who's Who of British Jazz London 2004
Web links
- Web presence
- Jim Richardson at Allmusic (English)
- Jim Richardson at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Richardson, Jim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Richardson, James Anthony |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British jazz and fusion musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tottenham , London |