Jimmy Bond
James E. "Jimmy" Bond (born January 27, 1933 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † April 26, 2012 ) was an American bassist and tuba player of modern jazz .
Jimmy Bond learned to play the bass in high school , graduated from the Juilliard School of Music in New York in 1955 and began his musical career in the bands of Gene Ammons , Louis Bellson , Charlie Parker , Chet Baker (1955/56; e.g. Early Chet: Chet Baker in Germany 1955–1959 ), Lawrence Marable (1956), Nina Simone (1957), Ella Fitzgerald (1956/57) and 1957 with Buddy DeFranco . In 1958 he worked in the band of George Shearing in the film Jazz on a Summer's Day at the Newport Jazz Festival . From 1959 to 1961 he was a member of Paul Horn's band ( Something Blue , 1960), also played with Elmo Hope in 1959 in the trio, Art Pepper ( Smack Up!, 1960), Joe Gordon ( Lookin 'Good , 1961). He also worked in Gerald Wilson's Big Band, Jimmy Witherspoon , Paul Moer and Plas Johnson .
In the 1960s and 1970s, Bond worked primarily as a studio musician, with Randy Newman , the Jazz Crusaders , Phil Spector and others. Bond was one of the few studio musicians who also mastered the game with the electric bass and therefore also participated in more experimental projects, such as early recordings by Tim Buckley or Frank Zappa's album Lumpy Gravy . He also accompanied the Texas blues singer Lightnin 'Hopkins .
Lexical entries
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette . 2nd Edition. Penguin, London 1994, ISBN 0-14-017949-6 .
- Richard Cook, Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ James Bond Jr .: Obituary ( English ) In: Los Angeles Times . May 27, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
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| SURNAME | Bond, Jimmy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bond, James E .; Bond, James Edward |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American modern jazz bassist and tuba player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 26, 2012 |