Charles Edmund Andrus Jr., best known as Chuck Andrus (November 17, 1928 – June 12, 1997) was an American jazz double-bassist. Andrus was born in

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, raised in New England, and studied at the

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. In the late 1940s he formed his own ensemble in

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which included

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and Phil Woods. He played with Charlie Barnet in 1953, then with Claude Thornhill through the middle of the decade. While with Thornhill he met Terry Gibbs, and the two frequently played and recorded together in subsequent years. As a freelance musician in New York, Andrus worked with

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, and

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; he also recorded extensively with Woody Herman.

Discography

With Woody Herman * ''Swing Low, Sweet Clarinet'' (Philips, 1962) * ''

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'' (Philips, 1963) * ''1963: The Swingin'est Big Band Ever'' (Philips, 1963) * ''Encore'' (Philips, 1963) * ''My Kind of Broadway'' (Columbia, 1964) * ''The Swinging Herman Herd-Recorded Live'' (Philips, 1964) * ''Woody Herman: 1964'' (Philips, 1964) * ''Woody's Big Band Goodies'' (Philips, 1965) * ''1963 Live Guard Sessions'' (Jazz Band 1991) * ''Live in Stereo 1963 Summer Tour'' (Jazz Hour 1991) With others *

, ''The Jim Chapin Sextet'' (Classic Jazz 1977) *

, ''Bernie's Tunes'' (EmArcy, 1956) (Herbie Mann) Early Mann (1954)

References

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