Wilbert Longmire

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Wilbert Thomas Longmire ( December 2, 1940 - January 3, 2018 ) was an American rhythm & blues and jazz guitarist .

Live and act

Wilbert Longmire played on the Cincinnati music scene in the early 1960s ; first recordings were made in 1963 with the Hank Marr Quartet ("The Greasy Spoon", Federal). He worked as a session musician for King Records , as well as with Red Prysock and Jack McDuff . In 1967 he recorded with Trudy Pitts / Bill Carney in New York .

Around 1968 he played his debut album Revolution (Wold Pacific) in Los Angeles ; the studio band directed by Joe Sample belonged to a. Gary Barone , George Bohanon , Anthony Ortega . Wilton Felder , Leon Spencer , Larry Gales and Paul Humphrey . In the following years he worked in Gerald Wilson's Big Band and Rusty Bryant . On the recommendation of George Benson , who referred him to Bob James , he got the opportunity to record an album for the Columbia sub-label Tappan Zee Records ( Sunny Side Up ). In the following years he also recorded the LPs Champagne (1978) and With All My Love (1980). In later years he played again with Hank Marr ( Groovin 'It ) and performed again in his hometown. In the field of jazz he was involved in 22 recording sessions between 1963 and 2005.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ancestry.com. U.S. State Archives Index, 1950-1993 Volume 1 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010, accessed April 20, 2019 .
  2. ^ Wilbert Thomas Longmire. Legacy.com, January 10, 2018, accessed January 11, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Mike Breen: RIP Wilbert Longmire (1940-2018). City Beat, January 9, 2018, accessed January 11, 2018 .
  4. ↑ a b Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 4, 2018)
  5. ^ Cincinnati Magazine March 2000, p. 76
  6. ↑ Sabin's Radio Free Jazz! USA., Volume 19, Sabin's Discount Records., 1978. p. 10
  7. ↑ Cincinnati Magazine Aug 2003
personal data
SURNAME Longmire, Wilbert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Longmire, Wilbert Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American R&B and jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd December 1940
DATE OF DEATH January 3, 2018