Joseph Shulman (September 12, 1923 – August 2, 1957) was an American
jazz
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bassist
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.
Shulman's first professional experience was with
Scat Davis
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Born in Brazil, Indiana, into a family of musicians, Davis developed an interest in music during his childhood. He learned to play the tr ...
in 1940, which he followed with a stint alongside
Les Brown in 1942. He joined the military in 1943, and recorded with
Django Reinhardt
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while a member of
Glenn Miller
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's wartime band.
Upon his return he played with
Buddy Rich
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Rich was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York ...
and
Claude Thornhill
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Early years
Thornhill was the son of J. Chester Thornhill ...
; later he played with
Miles Davis
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on the ''
Birth of the Cool
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'' sessions. He worked with
Peggy Lee
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from 1948 to 1950 and with
Lester Young
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Coming to prominence while a member of Count Basie's orchestra, Young was one of the most i ...
in 1950; he also did a recording session with
Billy Strayhorn
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and
Duke Ellington
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that year.
Shulman married
Barbara Carroll
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Early life and career
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in 1954, and the two toured together until Shulman's death from a heart attack in 1957.
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1923 births
1957 deaths
American jazz double-bassists
Male double-bassists
20th-century American musicians
20th-century double-bassists
20th-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians