Tony Bazley

Anthony "Tony" Bazley (born September 10, 1934 , † December 16, 2015 in Toronto ) was an American jazz musician ( drums ).

Live and act

Bazley grew up in New Orleans and formed an R&B band with friends as a teenager . He attended Booker T. Washington High School , where his musical talent was encouraged. Through the mediation of Earl Palmer , he received a first opportunity to appear at the Club Dew Drop Inn . From 1952 Bazley did his military service in the US Air Force and played a band of the Special Services, which was stationed in Sacramento . After his discharge from the Air Force, he stayed in California and lived for many years in Los Angeles , where he played with Eric Dolphy for a year and a.o. a. collaborated on recordings by Wes Montgomery ( Far West , 1958), Teddy Edwards / Les McCann ( It's About Time , 1959), Roy Ayers ( West Coast Vibes , 1963), Dexter Gordon , Herb Geller , Curtis Amy and Leroy Vinnegar . He also played eight years in the organ combo of saxophonist William Green . In the field of jazz he was involved in ten recording sessions between 1957 and 1963. In 1989 he returned to his hometown, worked in the following years with local groups (including Ellis and Delfeayo Marsalis ) and toured Europe and Canada in the 1990s. At the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival he had his last appearance in 2008 in a formation with Nicholas Payton , Roderick Paulin , Chris Severin and Richard Knox .

Web links

• Tony Bazley at Allmusic (English)
• Tony Bazley at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Obituary in Louisiana Weekly
2. ^ News of death
3. ↑ New Orleans Goings ( Memento of the original from November 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on March 7, 2016) 
4. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed March 7, 2016)