Rodney Richardson

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rodney Richardson (* 21 August 1917 in New Orleans ; † 29. October 2005 in Modesto , California ) was an American jazz - bassist .

Live and act

Rodney Richardson began his career in Territory Bands in Tennessee , u. a. in The Georgia Boys and the Royal Knights ; At times he also played rhythm guitar . In 1943 he toured California with Harlan Leonard's band, performed with Art Tatum and played in the Count Basie Orchestra from 1943 to 1947 , where he represented Walter Page during military service. During this time he worked as a session musician for recordings a. a. by Lester Young & the Kansas City Seven , Herbie Fields , Lucky Thompson and Roy Eldridge with. He played with Tiny Grimes and Erroll Garner in the 1950s, and with Duke Burrell 's Louisiana Shakers in the 1970s . Richardson, who last lived in California and died in 2005 at the age of 88, participated in 85 recording sessions from 1943 to 2000. He is a brother of soul bassist James "Beans" Richardson and cousin of opera singer Leontyne Price .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Portrait at Satchmo.com (October 29) ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.satchmo.com
  2. ↑ Tom Lord discography
personal data
SURNAME Richardson, Rodney
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz bassist
DATE OF BIRTH August 21, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH New Orleans
DATE OF DEATH October 29, 2005
Place of death Modesto , California