Curtis Counce

Curtis Counce

born on 23/1/1923 in Kansas City, MO, United States

died on 31/7/1963 in Los Angeles, CA, United States

Curtis Counce

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Curtis Counce (January 23, 1926 – July 31, 1963) was an American hard bop and West Coast jazz double bassist.

Biography

Counce was born in Kansas City, Missouri and moved to California in 1945. He began recording in 1946 with Lester Young, and in the 1950s in Los Angeles with musicians such as Shorty Rogers, Stan Kenton, [1]Shelly Manne, Lyle Murphy, Teddy Charles, and Clifford Brown.[2] Counce formed his quintet in 1956 featuring tenor saxophonist Harold Land, trumpeter Jack Sheldon, pianist Carl Perkins and drummer Frank Butler. Elmo Hope replaced Perkins after his death at age 29 in 1958.[3] Gerald Wilson replaced Sheldon on some recordings.[3] The four albums originally released on Contemporary Records were reissued in 2006 on a double CD by Gambit Spain. Counce died in Los Angeles, California, of a heart attack.

Selected discography

As a leader

  • The Curtis Counce Group (Contemporary, 1956)
  • You Get More Bounce with Curtis Counce! (Contemporary, 1957)
  • Carl's Blues (Contemporary, 1957 [1960])
  • Sonority (Contemporary, 1956–58 [1989])
  • Exploring the Future (Dooto, 1958)

As a sideman

With Chet Baker and Art Pepper

  • Playboys (Pacific Jazz, 1956)

With Clifford Brown

  • The Boss Man (Time, 1954)
  • Best Coast Jazz (EmArcy, 1954)
  • Clifford Brown All Stars (EmArcy, 1954 [1956])

With Teddy Charles

  • Collaboration West (Prestige, 1953 [1956])
  • Evolution (Prestige, 1955 [1957])

With Buddy Collette

  • Tanganyika (Dig, 1956)

With Maynard Ferguson

  • Maynard Ferguson's Hollywood Party (EmArcy, 1954)
  • Dimensions (EmArcy, 1955)

With Jimmy Giuffre

With Illinois Jacquet

  • Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra (Verve, 1956)

With Stan Kenton

  • Cuban Fire! (Capitol, 1956)

With Shelly Manne

  • The West Coast Sound (Contemporary, 1953 [1955])

With Shorty Rogers

  • Shorty Rogers and His Giants (RCA Victor, 1953)
  • Cool and Crazy (RCA Victor, 1953)
  • Shorty Rogers Courts the Count (RCA Victor, 1954)
  • Collaboration (RCA Victor, 1954) with André Previn
  • The Swinging Mr. Rogers (Atlantic, 1955)
  • Martians Stay Home (Atlantic, 1955 [1980])
  • Way Up There (Atlantic, 1955 [1957]

With Others

  • New Directions with Teddy Charles Quartet (Esquire, 1954)
  • Tanganyika: Modern AfroAmerican Jazz with Buddy Collette and Chico Hamilton (DIG, 1954)
  • Group Activity with Bob Cooper (Fresh Sound, 1954)
  • The Complete 1954–1955 Kenton Presents Sessions with Claude Williamson Trio (Fresh Sound, 1955)
  • Lyle Murphy and His Orchestra with Lyle Murphy (Contemporary, 1955)
  • The Aladdin Sessions with Lester Young (Blue Note, 1975)
  • Jazz Beginnings 1956–58 with John Williams (Fresh Sound, 2006)

References

  1. ^ Liner notes from "You get more bounce with Curtis Counce" (Contemporary C7539).
  2. ^ "Curtis Counce". Concord Music Group. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 14 November 2014. 
  3. ^ a b Chell, Samuel (11 June 2007). "Curtis Counce/Jack Sheldon/Harold Land/Carl Perkins/Frank Butler Quintet: Complete Studio Recordings". All About Jazz. Retrieved 14 November 2014. 

Literature

  • Richard Morton & Brian Cook: The Penguin Guide To Jazz On CD, London, Penguin, 2nd Edition, 1994 & 6th Edition, 2002

External links

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