Donald Orlando "Duck" Bailey (March 26, 1933 – October 15, 2013) was an American
jazz
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drummer.
Biography
Bailey was born in
Philadelphia
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,
Pennsylvania
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, on March 26, 1933. He was largely self-taught as a drummer.
Bailey got his big break in the jazz world and he is probably best known as the drummer in the trio of jazz organist Jimmy Smith from 1956 to 1964 and also for his work with
The Three Sounds
The Three Sounds (also known as The 3 Sounds) were an American jazz piano trio that formed in 1956 and disbanded in 1973.
The band formed in Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States, as the Four Sounds. The original line-up consisted of Gene Harri ...
on
Blue Note Records
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. While based in Los Angeles, Bailey also worked as a sideman for musicians including Sarah Vaughan,
Carmen McRae
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,
Hampton Hawes
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Early life
Hampton Hawes was born on ...
,
Kenny Burrell
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, and Red Mitchell. In the mid-1970s, Bailey moved to Japan, where he lived for five years.
His album ''Blueprints of Jazz, Vol. 3'' was recorded in 2006 and issued by Talking House Records in 2008. It features Charles Tolliver (trumpet),
Odean Pope
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Biography
Pope was raised in Philadelphia, where he learned from Ray Bryant while young. Early in his career, at Philadelphia's Uptown Theater, Pope played behind a numbe ...
(tenor saxophone), George Burton (piano), and Tyrone Brown (bass). The album is part of the ''Blueprints of Jazz'' series conceived, produced and recorded by Talking House Productions with an aim to expose the histories and current work of important but often lesser-known jazz players who had contributed to the sounds of jazz legends from the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s. Production and recording of the albums was helmed by Talking House producers Marc Weibel and Stephen Smith.
Bailey's playing also featured on the soundtracks of the films ''Buck and the Preacher'' and ''Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me''.
Bailey performed around the
San Francisco Bay Area
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until his late seventies and moved to
Montclair, California
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History
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, shortly before his death at age 80 in October 2013. He had suffered from asthma, seizures, and back problems.
Jimmy Rowles
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, Red Mitchell)
* ''Blueprints of Jazz, Vol. 3'' (Talking House Records, 2008)
As backing musician
With
Roy Ayers
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George Braith
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Career
Braith is known for playing multiple horns at once, a technique pioneered by Roland Kirk. Braith is credited with the invention of ...
* ''
Two Souls in One
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'' (Blue Note, 1963)
With
Hampton Hawes
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Early life
Hampton Hawes was born on ...
969
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973
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Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
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With
Harold Land
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Thornel Schwartz
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At Club Baby Grand
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Plays Pretty Just for You
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House Party
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Organization
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'' (Blue Note, 1957)
* ''
The Sermon!
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'' (Blue Note, 1958)
* ''
Softly as a Summer Breeze
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'' (Blue Note, 1958)
* ''
Cool Blues
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'' (Blue Note, 1958)
* ''
Six Views of the Blues
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* '' Crazy! Baby'' (Blue Note, 1960)
* '' Open House'' (Blue Note, 1960)
* ''
Plain Talk
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Description
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Back at the Chicken Shack
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'' (Blue Note, 1963)
With
Jimmy Rowles
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* ''Subtle Legend'' (Storyville, recorded live 1972, released 1998)
With
The Three Sounds
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The band formed in Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States, as the Four Sounds. The original line-up consisted of Gene Harri ...
Johnny Coles
John Coles (July 3, 1926 – December 21, 1997) was an American jazz trumpeter.
Early life
Coles was born in Trenton, New Jersey on July 3, 1926. He grew up in Philadelphia and was self-taught on trumpet.
Later life and career
Coles spent his ...
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