Israel Crosby
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Israel Crosby |
| Born | June 23, 1923 |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
| Genre(s) | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Double bassist |
| Instrument(s) | Double bass |
| Associated acts | Gene Ammons |
Israel Crosby (19 January 1919–11 August 1962) was an African-American jazz double-bassist born in Chicago, Illinois, perhaps most notable for his work done with Gene Ammons, Gene Krupa, Fletcher Henderson, Horace Henderson, Raymond Scott, George Shearing, Ahmad Jamal and Teddy Wilson.
A close contemporary to Jimmy Blanton, Crosby is less considered as a pioneer, but his interactive playing in Jamal's trio and Shearing's quintet shows how easily and fluently he displayed a modern approach to jazz double bass.
[edit] Selected discography
- Albert Ammonds: 1936-1939 (Classics)
- Charlie Christian: Solo Flight (Topaz, 1939-1941)
- Vic Dickenson: Breaks, Blues And Boogie (Topaz, 1941-1946)
- Roy Eldridge: 1943-1944 (Classics), The Big Sound Of Little Jazz (Topaz, 1935-41)
- Edmond Hall: 1936-1944 (Classics)
- Coleman Hawkins: the Complete Coleman Hawkins (Mercury, 1944), Rainbow Mist (Delmark, 1944), Verve Jazz Masters 34 (Verve, 1944-62)
- Fletcher Henderson: 1934-1937 (Classics)
- Horace Henderson: 1940 (Classics)
- Ahmad Jamal: At The Pershing (Chess, 1958), Cross Country Tour (Chess, 1958-61)
- Gene Krupa: 1935-1938 (Classics)
- Meade Lux Lewis: Boogie And Blues (Topaz, 1936-1941)
- Jess Stacy: 1935-1939 (Classics)
[edit] Literature
- Richard Cook & Morton, Brian: The Penguin Guide To Jazz on CD, 6th Edition, London, Penguin, 2002 ISBN 0-14-017949-6.
