Walter Iooss
Walter Charles Iooss senior (born August 13, 1914 in Brooklyn , New York City, † November 15, 1987 in Riverhead , Long Island ) was an American jazz musician ( double bass ).
Live and act
Iooss played with Benny Goodman ("Tuesday at Ten", 1941), Dizzy Gillespie and Billie Holiday in the 1940s and 1950s ; Recordings were also made with Frank Froeba (1953), Charlie Christian and Jerry Jerome . In later years he was a member of the WNEW radio orchestra and played in the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra. For many years he was also employed as a studio musician in New York City .
Walter Iooss Sr. is the father of the photographer Walter Iooss Jr. (* 1943).
Web links
- Walter Iooss at Allmusic (English)
- Walter Iooss at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry (FindAGrave)
- ↑ a b Walter C. Iooss Sr .; Jazz Bassist, 73rd The New York Times , November 17, 1987, accessed June 15, 2018 .
- ^ The Gramophone, Volume 31, Issue 2 . Edited by Sir Compton Mackenzie, Christopher Stone C. Mackenzie, 1953
- ^ Peter Broadbent: Charlie Christian: solo flight: the story of the seminal electric guitarist . Ashley Mark, 2003
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed June 12, 2018)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Iooss, Walter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Iooss senior, Walter Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 15, 1987 |
| Place of death | Riverhead , Long Island |