David Izenzon

David Izenzon (May 17, 1932, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - October 8, 1979, New York City) was an American jazz double bassist.

Izenzon began playing double bass at age twenty-four. He played locally in his hometown of Pittsburgh before moving to New York City in 1961. There he played with Paul Bley, Archie Shepp, Sonny Rollins, and Bill Dixon, but he is best known for his association with Ornette Coleman, begun in October 1961. He played in Coleman's Town Hall, 1962 concert and played with him regularly from 1965 to 1968, often in a trio format with Charles Moffett. During this time he also recorded with Harold McNair and Yoko Ono. He taught music history at Bronx Community College from 1968 to 1971 and played with Perry Robinson and Paul Motian, but reduced his time in music in 1972 when his son became ill. In 1973 he received a Ph.D. in psychotherapy from Northwestern University and co-founded Potsmokers Anonymous with his wife, Pearl. In 1975 he composed a jazz opera entitled How Music Can Save the World, dedicated to those who helped his son recover. From 1977 he worked again with Coleman and Motian, up until his death in 1979.

Bassist John Lindberg dedicated his 1997 album Offers for Luminosity to Izenzon.

Discography

Ornette Coleman-Town Hall 1962 – ESP 1006 USA rec NYC, Town Hall 12/21/62

Steve Kuhn & Toshiko Akiyoshi-The Country & Western Sound for Jazz Pianos – Dauntless DM4308 USA rec 1963

Don Cherry Quintet-(unissued session) –(unreleased tape) NYC, Stereo Sound Studios 1/6/64

Bill Dixon 7-tette/Archie Shepp And The New York Contemporary 5 - Savoy 12184 USA rec NYC 3/4/64

Sonny Rollins-The Standard Sonny Rollins - RCA Victor 3355 USA rec NYC 6/11/64

Sonny Rollins-The Alternative Rollins - RCA 43268 F rec2 NYC 1/20/64 1/24/64 6/11/64 7/2/64

Archie Shepp-Fire Music - Impulse 86 USA rec Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Van Gelder Recording Studio 2/16/65 3/9/65

Archie Shepp-On This Night - Impulse 97 USA rec Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Van Gelder Recording Studio Newport Jazz Festival 3/9/65 7/2/65 8/12/65

Archie Shepp-Further Fire Music - Impulse 9357 USA rec2 Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Van Gelder Recording Studio Newport Jazz Festival 3/9/65 7/2/65 8/12/65

Joseph Scianni with David Izenzon-Man Running - Savoy 12185 USA rec 3/18/65

Ornette Coleman-Chappaqua Suite - CBS 62 896/97 F rec2 NYC 6/15/65 6/16/65 6/17/65

Ornette Coleman-An Evening With Ornette Coleman - Polydor International 623 246/247 E rec2 Croydon, England, Fairfield Hall 8/29/65

Harold McNair-Affectionate Fink - Island ILP926 E rec London 10/65

Ornette Coleman Trio-The Paris Concert '65 - Magnetic 122 D cd Paris, Salle de la Mutualite 11/4/65

Ornette Coleman Trio-Live at the Tivoli '65 - Magnetic 131 D cd Copenhagen, Tivoli Gardens 11/30/65

Ornette Coleman Trio-At The "Golden Circle", Stockholm Volume One - Blue Note 84224 USA rec Stockholm, Golden Circle 12/3/65 12/4/65

Ornette Coleman Trio-At The "Golden Circle", Stockholm Volume Two - Blue Note 84225 USA rec Stockholm, Golden Circle 12/3/65 12/4/65

Ornette Coleman-Who's Crazy? Vol. 1 & 2 - Jazz Atmosphere 5006/7 F rec2 Paris early 1966

Ornette Coleman Trio-David, Moffett & Ornette - Rhapsody Films USA vid Paris early 1966

Ornette Coleman-Lonely Woman - BAT 1/2/3/4 I rec4 Copenhagen 4/7/66

Bob Thiele Emergency-Head Start - Flying Dutchman FDS-104 USA rec2 NYC, St. Peter's Lutheran Church, John Coltrane's funeral 7/21/67

Jaki Byard Trio-Sunshine Of My Soul - Prestige 7550 USA rec 10/31/67

Ornette Coleman Quartet-Live in Milano 1968 - Jazz Up 310 I cd Milan, Teatro Lirico 2/5/68

Ornette Coleman-The Unprecedented Music Of Ornette Coleman - Lotus Passport 11.116 I rec Rome 2/8/68

Yoko Ono-Plastic Ono Band - Apple 3373 USA rec London, Royal Albert Hall 2/29/68

Paul Motian Trio-Dance - ECM 1108 USA rec Ludwigsburg, Tonstudio Bauer 9/77

References

• Scott Yanow, David Izenzon at Allmusic

• <[1]> New York Times

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Date of birth	May 17, 1932
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