Benjamin M. Tucker (December 13, 1930 – June 4, 2013) was an American jazz bassist who appeared on hundreds of recordings. Tucker played on albums by Art Pepper,
Billy Taylor
Billy Taylor (July 24, 1921 – December 28, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster and educator. He was the Robert L. Jones Distinguished Professor of Music at East Carolina University in Greenville, and from 1994 was the ...
,
Quincy Jones
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award n ...
Dexter Gordon
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,
Hank Crawford
Bennie Ross "Hank" Crawford, Jr. (December 21, 1934 – January 29, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist, arranger and songwriter whose genres ranged from R&B, hard bop, jazz-funk, and soul jazz. Crawford was musical director for Ray Charles ...
Herbie Mann
Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet (inc ...
.
He was born in Tennessee. As bass player in the
Dave Bailey Quintet
Samuel David Bailey (born February 22, 1926) is an American jazz drummer.
Early life
Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Bailey studied drumming in New York City at the Music Center Conservatory after serving in the United States Air Force during Wor ...
in 1961, he wrote the instrumental version of the song "
Comin' Home Baby!
''Comin' Home Baby!'' is a 1962 studio album by Mel Tormé.
Track listing
# " Comin' Home Baby!" (Bob Dorough, Ben Tucker) – 2:41
# "Dat Dere" (Oscar Brown, Jr., Bobby Timmons) – 2:58
# "The Lady's in Love with You" (Burton Lane, Frank Loesse ...
", first issued on the album ''Two Feet in the Gutter''. Bob Dorough later wrote a lyric to the song, and the vocal version became a Top 40 hit for
jazz
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singer
Mel Tormé
Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed "The Velvet Fog", was an American musician, singer, composer, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the music for " The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts Roasting on an ...
in 1962.
Tucker released the album ''Baby, You Should Know It'' ( Ava, 1963) with
Victor Feldman
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Savannah, Georgia
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Mose Allison
Mose John Allison Jr. (November 11, 1927 – November 15, 2016) was an American jazz and blues pianist, singer, and songwriter. He became notable for playing a unique mix of blues and modern jazz, both singing and playing piano. After moving to ...
Atlantic
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Reaching Out Reaching Out may refer to:
Music
* ''Reaching Out'' (Dave Bailey album) or the title song, 1961
* ''Reaching Out'' (Menudo album), 1984
* "Reaching Out" (Nero song), 2011
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2 Feet in the Gutter
''2 Feet in the Gutter'' is the final album led by jazz drummer Dave Bailey which was originally released on the Epic label in 1961. The album features the first recording of "Comin' Home Baby" which became a top 40 hit for Mel Tormé.
Reception
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Epic
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Arts, entertainment, and medi ...
, 1961)
With
Kenny Burrell
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980
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Events
By place Europe
* Peace is concluded between Emperor Otto II (the Red) and King Lothair III (or Lothair IV) a ...
el. 1980
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* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...
RCA Victor
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Dexter Gordon
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Grantstand
''Grantstand'' is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label in 1962.
Personnel
*Grant Green – guitar
*Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone (except track 4), flute (t ...
'' (Blue Note, 1961)
With
Chico Hamilton
Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton (September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He came to prominence as sideman for Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Count Basie, and Lena Horne. Hamilton became a bandleade ...
* ''
Chico Hamilton Trio Introducing Freddie Gambrell
''Chico Hamilton Trio Introducing Freddie Gambrell'' is an album by drummer and bandleader Chico Hamilton, released on the World Pacific label.
Gator's Groove
''Gator's Groove'' is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson which was recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label.
'' (Prestige, 1969)
With
Illinois Jacquet
Jean-Baptiste "Illinois" Jacquet (October 30, 1922 – July 22, 2004) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on "Flying Home", critically recognized as the first R&B saxophone solo.
Although he was a pioneer of t ...
Quincy Jones
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award n ...
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Quincy's Got a Brand New Bag
''Quincy's Got a Brand New Bag'' is a studio album by record producer, arranger and musician, Quincy Jones, featuring instrumental arrangements of contemporary pop/R&B hits which was recorded in late 1965 at RPM International Studios and engineere ...
Vortex
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The Soulful Piano of Junior Mance
''The Soulful Piano of Junior Mance'' is an album by jazz pianist Junior Mance which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Jazzland label.
Herbie Mann
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Pat Martino
Pat Martino (born Patrick Carmen Azzara; August 25, 1944 – November 1, 2021) was an American jazz guitarist and composer.
Biography
Martino was born Patrick Carmen Azzara in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, to father Carmen "Mickey" ...
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Strings!
''Strings!'' is the second album by guitarist Pat Martino recorded in 1967 and released on the Prestige label.East!
''East!'' is the third album by guitarist Pat Martino recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label.
Reception
AllMusic's Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Despite the title and the cover of this CD reissue (which makes it a ...
The Blues and Other Colors
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Columbia
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Places North America Natural features
* Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region in ...
Oliver Nelson
Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. His 1961 Impulse! album '' The Blues and the Abstract Truth'' (1961) is regarded as one of the most signifi ...
Red Norvo
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Joe Morello
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Modern Art
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Mucho Calor
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Lalo Schifrin
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Bob Brookmeyer
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Bossa Nova
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Fantasy
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Sonny Stitt
Edward Hammond Boatner Jr. (February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982), known professionally as Sonny Stitt, was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/ hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of hi ...
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Sax Expressions
''Sax Expressions'' is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1965 and originally released on the Roost label.
Track listing
''All compositions by Sarah Boatner except as indicated''
# "Round Robin" - 6:28
# "How Do You Do" - 6:32
# ...
Billy Taylor
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Tower
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Towers are specifi ...
Muse
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