Israel Crosby

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Name = Israel Crosby

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Birth_name = Israel Crosby
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Born = June 23, 1923
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Origin = Chicago, Illinois
Instrument = Double bass
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Genre = Jazz
Occupation = Double bassist
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Associated_acts = Gene Ammons
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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.

elected 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)
* George Shearing: "Jazz Moments" (Capitol, 1962) (Blue Note as of 2008)

Literature

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