Tommy Bryant
Tommy Bryant (born May 21, 1930 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † January 3, 1982 ibid) was an American jazz bassist and pop singer.
Live and act
Bryant comes from a musical family; the mother led a church choir; his brother was Ray Bryant ; his nephews are Kevin and Robin Eubanks .
He learned the double bass at the age of twelve and was further promoted in high school. Bryant first played with Billy Krechmer, then with Red Nichols and with Elmer Snowden (1949-52) before he was called up for military service in 1954 (until 1956). He then worked with his own trio (1957), in Jo Jones ' Trio (1958) and with Charlie Shavers (1959). Bryant was also on record with Roy Eldridge ; Dizzy Gillespie , Barney Wilen , Big Joe Turner and Coleman Hawkins involved. In the last decade of his life he worked often in a follow-up band to Ink Spots , which was directed by Bernie Mackey and which also included Able De Costa and Bill Goodwin . He was featured as Tom Bryant on his numerous recordings with Mahalia Jackson . According to Tom Lord , he was involved in 57 recording sessions in the field of jazz between 1957 and 1976, most recently with The No-Gap Generation Jazz Band (with Paul Quinichette , Harold Cumberbatch , Steve Browman, among others ).
Discographic notes
- Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt: Sonny Side Up ( Verve Records , 1957)
- Dizzy Gillespie: “Live”, Chester, Pennsylvania, June 14, 1957 ( Storyville Records / Jazz Unlimited, 2000)
- Ray Bryant: Ray Bryant Plays ( Signature Records , 1959), Groove House ( Sue Records , 1963)
- Benny Golson : Gone With Golson ( Prestige Records / New Jazz, 1959)
- Jo Jones Trio: Jo Jones Plus Two ( Vanguard Records , 1959)
- Barney Wilen: Newport '59 ( Fresh Sound Records , 2004)
- Roy Eldridge: The Nifty Cat (Master Jazz, 1970)
Lexical entry
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Bielefeld catalog jazz 1988 and 2001
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
Web links
- Tommy Bryant at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bryant, Tommy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bryant, Thomas; Bryant, Tom |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz bassist and pop singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 3, 1982 |
| Place of death | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania |