Lisle Atkinson
Lisle Arthur Atkinson (* 16th September 1940 in New York City ; † 25. March 2019 ) was an American jazz - bassist .
Live and act
Lisle's mother played the piano, his father was a bassist; he first played the violin and later switched to bass, attending the High School of Music and Art and then the Manhattan School of Music . Atkinson began his career with Freddy Cole , where he played from 1959 to 1961. From 1962 to 1966 he accompanied the singer Nina Simone and worked on several of her albums with such as Broadway blues ballads . In the late 1960s she played alongside Norman Simmons and Al Harewood in the backing band of Betty Carter and appeared with her in 1970 at Village Vanguard . With Michael Fleming, Milt Hinton , Richard Davis , Ron Carter and Sam Jones , he was also part of Bill Lee's New York Bass Violin Choir during this time . In the early 1970s he worked in the band of Stanley Turrentine and in the trios of Wynton Kelly , Billy Taylor and Kenny Burrell ; He has also played with Dakota Staton , Frank Foster , Horace Parlan , the Grady Tate Trio and the Howard McGhee Quintet ( Wise in Time ), and accompanied Johnny Hartman and Joe Williams .
In 1976 he played in the Walt Dickerson trio with Andrew Cyrille ( Peace ). In the early 1980s he worked with Charles Sullivan , Nancy Wilson , Eddie Harris and played in the Neo Brass Ensemble in 1985 . In the second half of the 80s he played with Benny Carter , in the Grover Mitchell Big Band, with Lee Konitz and in the quintet of Ernie Wilkins and Joe Newman . In 1995 he was a member of the Andrew Cyrilles trio with James Newton ( Good to Go, with a Tribute to Bu ).
Atkinson has been teaching in the Jazzmobile project since 1971 ; he has also worked on recordings for Richard Wyands , George Coleman , Helen Humes and Hal Singer . In 1979 he recorded the album Bass Contra Bass under his own name for Storyville Records , on which u. a. Wyands and Al Harewood took part, which in addition to standards such as Lush Life also contained the bassist's own compositions. Atkinson also founded the Neo-Bass Ensemble , in which he played with his wife Karen (double bass), four other bassists, two cellists and a rhythm section .
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-141-02327-9 .
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
Web links
- Works by Lisle Atkinson in the catalog of the German National Library
- Lisle Atkinson's website
- Bass Contra Bass at Allmusic (English)
- Obituary at the Local 802 musicians' union
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Atkinson, Lisle |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Atkinson, Lisle Arthur (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician (double bass) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 16, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 25, 2019 |