Julian Euell
Julian Thomas Euell (* 23. May 1929 in New York ; † 3. June 2019 ) was an American bassist of the Modern Jazz and sociologist.
Live and act
Julian Euell began playing bass in 1944, was drafted into the US Army from 1945 to 1947 and then played with Sonny Rollins and Jackie McLean . From 1949 to 1952 he was not musically active, but worked for the post office. Euell studied sociology from 1951–54 at New York University and 1954–55 at Columbia University (Bachelor 1955). He also studied double bass with Fred Zimmerman at the Juilliard School . From 1952 he played with Elmo Hope , with Benny Harris (1952–53), Charles Mingus (1953), Charlie Rouse (1953–54), Joe Roland (1955), Freddie Redd (1956), Gigi Gryce (1956–57) , Phineas Newborn and John Coltrane (1957), then at times with Mal Waldron (1958–59), Randy Weston (1959), Abbey Lincoln (1959–1960), Little Brother Montgomery and John Handy (1962). Between 1962 and 1966 he was Director of Arts and Cultural Program at Haryou-Act in Harlem , where he gave concerts with Kenny Dorham and Jackie McLean. He played jazz until 1968. In the field of jazz, he was involved in 14 recording sessions between 1956 and 1964, according to Tom Lord .
Euell then completed postgraduate studies at George Washington University (Ph.D. in American Studies 1973). He then worked as Assistant Secretary for Public Service at the Smithsonian Institute until 1982 , then head of the Science and Art Department at the Oakland Museum of California (until 1988) and then headed the Louis Armstrong House (until 1995). From 1986 he played again and appeared with Larry Willis and Ellis Larkins , among others . He ran workshops with Hall Overton .
Stylistically, he was distinguished by the fact that he often played a nuance before the beat, which gives the impression that the tempo is constantly being increased.
His son Julian teaches sociology in Ithaca .
Selection discography
- John Coltrane: Cattin´ With Coltrane and Quinichette (Prestige / OJC, 1957)
- Mal Waldron: Mal-2 (OJC, 1957)
- Mal Waldron & John Coltrane: Wheelin´ (Prestige / OJC, 1957)
- Gigi Gryce: The Rat Race Blues (OJC, 1960)
Lexical entry
- 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 of 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
- ^ Obituary by Tom Gsteiger in Jazz'n more, issue Sept. / Oct. 2019, p. 86; Rusty Hassan: Obituary
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 1, 2019)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Euell, Julian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Euell, Julian Thomas (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz bassist and sociologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd June 2019 |