Israel Crosby

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Israel Crosby (19 January 1919–11 August, 1962) was an African-American jazz double-bassist born in Chicago, Illinois, perhaps most notable for his work done with Gene Ammons, Gene Krupa, Fletcher Henderson, Horace Henderson, Raymond Scott, George Shearing, Ahmad Jamal and Teddy Wilson.

A close contemporary to Jimmy Blanton, Crosby is less considered as a pioneer, but his interactive playing in Jamal's trio and Shearing's quintet shows how easily and fluently he displayed a modern approach to jazz double bass.

Selected discography

• Albert Ammonds: 1936-1939 (Classics)
• Charlie Christian: Solo Flight (Topaz, 1939-1941)
• Vic Dickenson: Breaks, Blues And Boogie (Topaz, 1941-1946)
• Roy Eldridge: 1943-1944 (Classics), The Big Sound Of Little Jazz (Topaz, 1935-41)
• Edmond Hall: 1936-1944 (Classics)
• Coleman Hawkins: the Complete Coleman Hawkins (Mercury, 1944), Rainbow Mist (Delmark, 1944), Verve Jazz Masters 34 (Verve, 1944-62)
• Fletcher Henderson: 1934-1937 (Classics)
• Horace Henderson: 1940 (Classics)
• Ahmad Jamal: At The Pershing (Chess, 1958), Cross Country Tour (Chess, 1958-61)
• Gene Krupa: 1935-1938 (Classics)
• Meade Lux Lewis: Boogie And Blues (Topaz, 1936-1941)
• Jess Stacy: 1935-1939 (Classics)

Literature

• Richard Cook & Morton, Brian: The Penguin Guide To Jazz on CD'', 6th Edition, London, Penguin, 2002 ISBN 0-14-017949-6.

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