Curtis Counce
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Curtis Counce (January 23, 1926 – July 31, 1963) was an American hard bop and West Coast jazz double bassist. The fruit of his 1956 Contemporary Records studio collaboration (as leader) with tenor great Harold Land, trumpeters Jack Sheldon and Gerald Wilson, pianist Carl Perkins and drummer Frank Butler was issued in 2007 on a double CD by Gambit Records. Counce died in Los Angeles, California, of a heart attack.
[edit] Selected discography
- 1956 - You Get More Bounce (OJC) with Jack Sheldon, Gerald Wilson, Harold Land, Carl Perkins, Frank Butler
- 1957 - Landslide (OJC) with Jack Sheldon - trumpet, Harold Land - tenor, Gerald Wiggins - piano, Frank Butler - drums
- 1957 - Carls´ Blues (OJC)
- 1958 - Emploring The Future (Boplicity) with Rolf Ericson, Harold Land, Elmo Hope, Frank Butler
[edit] Literature
- Richard Morton & Brian Cook: The Penguin Guide To Jazz On CD, London, Penguin, 2nd Edition, 1994 & 6th Edition, 2002
