Curtis Lundy (born October 1, 1955) is an American

double bass The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or #Terminology, by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched Bow (music), bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox addit ...

player, composer, producer, choir director and arranger. Lundy is best known for his work as part of jazz vocalist

Betty Carter Betty Carter (born Lillie Mae Jones; May 16, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was an American jazz singer known for her improvisational technique, scatting and other complex musical abilities that demonstrated her vocal talent and imaginative inter ...

's band.

Discography

As leader

* ''Beatitudes'' with Bobby Watson (New Note, 1985) * ''Just Be Yourself'' (New Note, 1987) * ''Against All Odds'' (Justin Time, 1999) * ''Purpose'' (Justin Time, 2002)

As sideman

With Billy Bang * ''Big Bang Theory'' (Justin Time, 2000) * ''Vietnam: The Aftermath'' (Justin Time, 2001) * ''Vietnam: Reflections'' (Justin Time, 2005) With

* ''The Audience with Betty Carter'' (Bet-Car, 1980) * ''Whatever Happened to Love?'' (Bet-Car, 1982) * ''Betty Carter'' (Verve, 1990) * ''I'm Yours, You're Mine'' (Verve, 1996) * ''Betty Carter's Finest Hour'' (Verve, 2003) * ''Live in Montreal'' (Universal, 2004) With

Johnny Griffin John Arnold Griffin III (April 24, 1928 – July 25, 2008) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Nicknamed "the Little Giant" for his short stature and forceful playing, Griffin's career began in the mid-1940s and continued until the month of ...

* '' Call It Whachawana'' (Galaxy, 1983) * ''Live Jazzbuhne Berlin '84'' (Amiga, 1984) * ''Tough Tenors Back Again!'' (Storyville, 1997) With

John Hicks Sir John Richards Hicks (8 April 1904 – 20 May 1989) was a British economist. He is considered one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. The most familiar of his many contributions in the field of economic ...

* '' I'll Give You Something to Remember Me By'' (Limetree, 1988) * ''

Naima's Love Song ''Naima's Love Song'' is an album by pianist John Hicks (pianist), John Hicks's Quartet featuring Bobby Watson recorded in 1988 and released on the Japanese DIW Records, DIW label.

'' ( DIW, 1988) * ''

East Side Blues ''East Side Blues'' is an album by pianist John Hicks's Trio recorded in Japan in 1988 and released on the Japanese DIW label.In the Mix'' (Landmark, 1995) * ''

Piece for My Peace ''Piece for My Peace'' is an album by pianist John Hicks, recorded in 1995. Recording and music The album was recorded at EastSide Sound, New York City, on August 8, 1995.

'' (Landmark, 1996) * ''

Sweet Love of Mine ''Sweet Love of Mine'' is an album by pianist John Hicks, recorded in 2006. Background The recording session that produced this album was the last of pianist John Hicks' career. Recording and music The album was recorded at the Van Gelder Studi ...

'' (HighNote, 2006) * ''Mind Wine: The Music of John Hicks'' (Savant, 2008) With

Carmen Lundy Carmen Latretta Lundy (born November 1, 1954) is an American jazz singer. She has been performing for three decades, with a focus on original material. She has been positively compared with Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. Lu ...

* ''Good Morning Kiss'' (BlackHawk, 1985) * ''Night and Day'' (CBS/Sony, 1987) * ''This Is Carmen Lundy'' (Afrasia, 2001) * ''Something to Believe in'' (Justin Time, 2003) * ''Jazz and the New Songbook: Live at the Madrid'' (Afrasia, 2005) * ''Come Home'' (Afrasia, 2007) With

Frank Morgan Francis Phillip Wuppermann (June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949), known professionally as Frank Morgan, was an American character actor. He was best known for his appearances in films starting in the silent era in 1916, and then numerous sound ...

* '' Bop!'' (Telarc, 1997) * '' City Nights: Live at the Jazz Standard'' (HighNote, 2004) * ''

Raising the Standard ''Raising the Standard'' (subtitled ''Live at the Jazz Standard Vol. 2'') is a live album by saxophonist Frank Morgan which was recorded at the Jazz Standard in 2003 and released on the HighNote label in 2005. Reception Writing for ''All About ...

'' (HighNote, 2005) * ''

A Night in the Life ''A Night in the Life'' (subtitled ''Live at the Jazz Standard Vol. 3'') is a live album by saxophonist Frank Morgan which was recorded at the Jazz Standard in 2003 and released on the HighNote label in 2007. Reception The review by AllMusic's ...

'' (HighNote, 2007) With

Bobby Watson Robert Michael Watson Jr. (born August 23, 1953), known professionally as Bobby Watson, is an American saxophonist, composer, and educator. Music career Watson was born in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, and grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. He ...

* ''Estimated Time of Arrival'' (Roulette, 1978) * ''Jewel'' (Amigo, 1983) * '' Love Remains'' (Red Record, 1987) * ''No Question About It'' (Blue Note, 1988) * ''The Year of the Rabbit'' (Evidence, 1991) * ''Bobby Watson Quartet'' (e.f.s.a., 1997) * ''Quiet As It's Kept'' (Red Record, 1999) * ''Live & Learn'' (Palmetto, 2001) * ''From the Heart'' (Palmetto, 2007) * ''Check Cashing Day'' (Lafiya Music, 2013) * ''Made in America'' (Smoke Sessions, 2017) * ''Keepin' It Real'' (Smoke Sessions, 2020) With others *

29th Street Saxophone Quartet The 29th Street Saxophone Quartet was an American saxophone quartet. Established in 1982, the ensemble's members included alto saxophonists Bobby Watson and Ed Jackson, tenor saxophonist Rich Rothenberg (in more recent years, Willie Williams), and ...

, ''Underground'' (Antilles, 1991) *

Johanne Blouin Johanne Blouin (born September 19, 1955), is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She won the Félix Award twice for her albums ''Merci Félix'' (1988) and ''Johanne Blouin'' (1989). Blouin was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec Saint-Hyacinthe (; Fr ...

, ''Everything Must Change'' (Justin Time, 2000) *

Jeri Brown Jeri Brown (born 1952 in Missouri) is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and professor. Life and work Jeri Brown grew up in St. Louis, where she first appeared in public at age six. In Iowa, she studied classical singing, and later appeare ...

, ''Zaius'' (Justin Time, 1998) * Jeri Brown, ''I've Got Your Number'' (Justin Time, 1999) *

Cyrus Chestnut Cyrus Chestnut (born January 17, 1963) is an American jazz pianist, composer and producer. In 2006, Josh Tyrangiel, music critic for ''Time'', wrote: "What makes Chestnut the best jazz pianist of his generation is a willingness to abandon notes ...

, ''Midnight Melodies'' (Smoke Sessions, 2014) *

Chico Freeman Chico Freeman (born Earl Lavon Freeman Jr.; July 17, 1949) is a modern jazz tenor saxophonist and trumpeter and son of jazz saxophonist Von Freeman. He began recording as lead musician in 1976 with ''Morning Prayer'', won the New York Jazz Award ...

, ''The Unspoken Word'' (Jazz House, 1994) * Steve Houben, ''Steve Houben & Michel Herr Meet Curtis Lundy & Kenny Washington'' (Jazz Cats, 1983) *

Khan Jamal Khan Jamal (July 23, 1946 – January 10, 2022), born Warren Robert Cheeseboro, was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. He founded the band Sounds of Liberation in 1970. He was described by Ron Wynn as "a proficient soloist when p ...

, ''Impressions of Coltrane'' (SteepleChase, 2009) *

Rodney Kendrick Rodney Kendrick (born April 30, 1960) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and record producer. He has been described as a "hard swinging player and composer with a delightful Thelonious Monk, Monkish wit and drive". Career At twenty-one, Kendr ...

, ''The Colors of Rhythm'' (Impulse!/(Universal, 2014) * Idris Muhammad, ''Right Now'' (Cannonball, 1998) * Mark Murphy, ''A Beautiful Friendship: Remembering Shirley Horn'' (Gearbox, 2013) * Steve Nelson, ''Live Session One'' (Red Record, 1990) * Steve Nelson, ''Live Session Two'' (Red Record, 1990) *

Pharoah Sanders Pharoah Sanders (born Ferrell Lee Sanders; October 13, 1940 – September 24, 2022) was an American jazz saxophonist. Known for his overblowing, harmonic, and multiphonic techniques on the saxophone, as well as his use of "sheets of sound", San ...

, ''

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

'' (Timeless, 1987) *

Mark Shim Mark Shim (born November 21, 1973 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a jazz tenor saxophonist. History Shim's family moved from Kingston to Canada when he was eight years old, and then settled in Richmond, Virginia five years later. He started on sax ...

, ''Mind Over Matter'' (Blue Note, 1998) *

Sonny Simmons Huey "Sonny" Simmons (August 4, 1933 – April 6, 2021) was an American jazz musician. Biography Simmons was born on August 4, 1933 in Sicily Island, Louisiana. He grew up in Oakland, California, where he began playing the English horn. (Along w ...

, ''Mixolydis'' (Marge, 2002) * Jeffery Smith, ''Down Here Below'' (Verve, 1999) *

Clark Terry Clark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator. He played with Charlie Barnet (1947), Count Basie (1948–51), Duke ...

, ''Live in Concert'' (Image, 2001)

References

External links

Curtis Lundy official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lundy, Curtis American jazz double-bassists Male double-bassists 1956 births Living people 21st-century double-bassists 21st-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians Justin Time Records artists