Bob Bushnell
Bob Bushnell (Philadelphia) is a jazz bass player and guitarist.
Playing occasionally with Jimmy Heath’s band in the late 1940s, coinciding with John Coltrane,[1] He also played in the first house band at Philadelphia's Club 421, a lineup led by Charlie Rice, and featuring Vance Wilson, Red Garland and Johnny Hughes.[2] He went on to become a member of Louis Jordan’s bands (both the Orchestra and his Tympany Five). In 1952, he married the band’s vocalist Elaine Dash Robinson,[3] with whom he later formed a group.
As a studio musician, he appears on recordings such as Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” and Simon and Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence”.[4]
Discography
As sideman
- 1950: "By The Candleglow" b/w "Slippery Smith" - Ben Smith (Savoy Records[5])
- 1962: "Up on the Roof"/"Another Night With the Boys" - The Drifters
- 1962: From the Heart – Etta Jones
- 1963: Any Number Can Win – Jimmy Smith
- 1964: See-Saw - Don Covay (Atlantic Records)
- 1964: Soul Sauce - Cal Tjader (Verve)
- 1965: The Best of Solomon Burke - Solomon Burke (Atlantic Records), recorded 1960-1965
- 1965: Mercy! Don Covay (Atlantic Records)
- 1965: Workin' On A Groovy Thing - Barbara Lewis (Atlantic)
- 1965: Smoking with Willis - Willis Jackson (Cadet)
- 1965: Joe’s Blues – Johnny Hodges and Wild Bill Davis
- 1965: Tijuana Jazz - Gary McFarland and Clark Terry (Impulse!)
- 1966: Simpático - Gary McFarland and Gábor Szabó
- 1966: Jazz Raga - Gábor Szabó (Impulse!)
- 1966: Dreamer - Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles (Atlantic)
- 1966: Tim Hardin 1 - Tim Hardin (Verve Records)
- 1966: Esther Phillips Sings - Esther Phillips (Atlantic)
- 1967: Soul Drums - Bernard Purdie (Date)
- 1967: Nina Simone Sings the Blues - Nina Simone (RCA Records)
- 1967: Soul Grabber - Willis Jackson (Prestige)
- 1968: The Circle Game - Tom Rush (Elektra)
- 1968: The Worm - Jimmy McGriff (Solid State)
- 1968: Little Green Apples – Sonny Stitt
- 1968: Come Hither – Sonny Stitt
- 1969: Tell It Like It Is - George Benson (A&M)
- 1969: Rusty Bryant Returns - Rusty Bryant (Prestige)
- 1969: Soul Talk – Johnny "Hammond" Smith
- 1969: Guitar Soul! - Billy Butler (Prestige)
- 1969: Goodness! - Houston Person (Prestige)
- 1969: Sure 'Nuff – Sonny Phillips (Prestige)
- 1969: Brother Jug! – Gene Ammons
- 1969: The Boss Is Back! - Gene Ammons (Prestige)
- 1969: It's My Way - Dizzy Gillespie (Solid State)
- 1970: For Losers - Archie Shepp (Impulse!)
- 1973: T.B. Sheets - Van Morrison (Bang Records) recorded in 1967
- 1974: Kwanza - Archie Shepp (Impulse!) - appears on track 1, with Jimmy Owens, Grachan Moncur III, James Spaulding, Charles Davis, Dave Burrell, Wally Richardson and Bernard Purdie, recorded in 1969
- 1975: The Baddest Hubbard – Freddie Hubbard
References
- ↑ Porter, Lewis (1999) John Coltrane: his life and music. University of Michigan Press at Google Books. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ↑ “Mr. & Mrs.” JET 4 September 1952 JET, at Google Books. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ↑ Eliot, Marc (2010) Paul Simon: A Life, p. 65. John Wiley & Sons at Google Books. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ↑ Savoy Records discography Retrieved 29 April 2013.