- Eldee Young
Eldee Young (born
January 7 inChicago ,Illinois 1936 - diedFebruary 12 2007 inBangkok ,Thailand from aheart attack ) was ajazz double-bass player who performed in thecool jazz ,post bop andrhythm and blues mediums. He started playing upright bass at the age of thirteen. He metRamsey Lewis and formed Ramsey Lewis Trio in 1955. After a decade together he split with fellow bandmate, Isaac 'Red' Holt to form the Young-Holt Trio. They changed their name toYoung-Holt Unlimited in 1968. They split in 1974 and Young returned toRamsey Lewis in the 1980's. He also played withJeremy Monteiro for over twenty years. Young also appeared on the albums of James Moody andEden Atwood , among others. [cite web| last =| first =| title =Eldee Young Credits| publisher =Allmusic | url= http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=ELDEE|YOUNG&sql=11:hifrxq85ldke~T4]Discography
*cite book| last =Ramsey Lewis Trio| first =| authorlink =Ramsey Lewis| coauthors =| year =1956| title =Consider the Source| publisher =
Chess Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:difpxq8hldte
*cite book| last =Ramsey Lewis| first =| authorlink =Ramsey Lewis| coauthors =| year =1956| title =Ramsey Lewis and His Gentlemen of Jazz| publisher =Argo Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jxfoxqqgldde
*cite book| last =Lorez Alexandria| first =| authorlink =Lorez Alexandria| coauthors =| year =1957| title =Lorez Sings Pres: A Tribute to Lester Young| publisher =Deluxe Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wzfwxqegld0e
*cite book| last =Ramsey Lewis| first =| authorlink =Ramsey Lewis| coauthors =| year =1958| title =Down to Earth| publisher =Verve Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wzfwxqwgldde
*cite book| last =Ramsey Lewis| first =| authorlink =Ramsey Lewis| coauthors =| year =1958| title =Ramsey Lewis and His Gentlemen of Jazz, Vol. 2| publisher =Argo Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wxfyxq9hldke
*cite book| last =Ramsey Lewis Trio| first =| authorlink =Ramsey Lewis| coauthors =| year =1959| title =An Hour with the Ramsey Lewis Trio| publisher =Cadet Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:axfixqqgldde
*cite book| last =Ramsey Lewis Trio| first =| authorlink =Ramsey Lewis| coauthors =| year =1960| title =Ramsey Lewis Trio in Chicago| publisher =Argo Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kxfoxqqgldde
*cite book| last =Ramsey Lewis Trio| first =| authorlink =Ramsey Lewis| coauthors =| year =1961| title =Sound of Christmas| publisher =Chess Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kzfuxqwgld6e
*cite book| last =Ramsey Lewis| first =| authorlink =Ramsey Lewis| coauthors =| year =1960| title =Stretchin' Out| publisher =Cadet Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jzfixqwgldse
*cite book| last =Red Holt| first =| authorlink =Red Holt| coauthors =| year =1961| title =Look Out! Look Out!| publisher =Argo Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kcfixqegldse
*cite book| last =Ramsey Lewis| first =| authorlink =Ramsey Lewis| coauthors =| year =1961| title =More Music From the Soil| publisher =Cadet Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kzfixqwgldse
*cite book| last =Ramsey Lewis| first =| authorlink =Ramsey Lewis| coauthors =| year =1961| title =Never on Sunday| publisher =Cadet Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0zfixqwgldse
*cite book| last =Ramsey Lewis| first =| authorlink =Ramsey Lewis| coauthors =| year =1962| title =Country Meets the Blues| publisher =Argo Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fxfixqqgldde
*cite book| last =Eldee Young and Company| first =| authorlink =| coauthors =| year =1962| title =Just For Kicks| publisher =Argo Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fcfrxqygldae
*cite book| last =Ramsey Lewis| first =| authorlink =Ramsey Lewis| coauthors =| year =1964| title =Bach to the Blues| publisher =Cadet Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0xfuxqqgldde
*cite book| last =Ramsey Lewis| first =| authorlink =Ramsey Lewis| coauthors =| year =1964| title =Barefoot Sunday Blues| publisher =Cadet Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dzfoxqwgldse
*cite book| last =Ramsey Lewis| first =| authorlink =Ramsey Lewis| coauthors =| year =1964| title =Pot Luck| publisher =Cadet Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3zfoxqwgldse
*cite book| last =Ramsey Lewis Trio| first =| authorlink =Ramsey Lewis| coauthors =| year =1964| title =The Ramsey Lewis Trio at the Bohemian Caverns| publisher =Cadet Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kxfuxqqgldde
*cite book| last =Ramsey Lewis| first =| authorlink =Ramsey Lewis| coauthors =| year =1965| title =Hang On Ramsey| publisher =Cadet Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0zfoxqwgldse
*cite book| last =Ramsey Lewis| first =| authorlink =Ramsey Lewis| coauthors =| year =1965| title =In Crowd| publisher =Cadet Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kzfoxqwgldse
*cite book| last =Young Holt Trio| first =| authorlink =| coauthors =| year =1966| title =Wack Wack| publisher =Kent Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3vfrxqrgldje
*cite book| last =Young-Holt Unlimited| first =| authorlink =Young-Holt Unlimited| coauthors =| year =1967| title =Beat Goes On| publisher =Brunswick Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hxftxq9jldke
*cite book| last =Young-Holt Unlimited| first =| authorlink =Young-Holt Unlimited| coauthors =| year =1967| title =Young-Holt Unlimited Onstage| publisher =Brunswick Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gxftxq9jldke
*cite book| last =Young-Holt Unlimited| first =| authorlink =Young-Holt Unlimited| coauthors =| year =1968| title =Funky But!| publisher =Brunswick Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jxftxq9jldke
*cite book| last =Young-Holt Unlimited| first =| authorlink =Young-Holt Unlimited| coauthors =| year =1968| title =Live at the Bohemian Caverns 1968| publisher =Brunswick Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hnfqxq8kldae
*cite book| last =Young-Holt Unlimited| first =| authorlink =Young-Holt Unlimited| coauthors =| year =1968| title =Soulful Strut| publisher =Brunswick Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dvfrxqrgldje
*cite book| last =Young-Holt Unlimited| first =| authorlink =Young-Holt Unlimited| coauthors =| year =1970| title =Mellow Dreamin'| publisher =Cotillion Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:j9fuxqlsld0e
*cite book| last =Young-Holt Unlimited| first =| authorlink =Young-Holt Unlimited| coauthors =| year =1971| title =Born Again| publisher =Cotillion Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:h9fpxqlsldke
*cite book| last =Young-Holt Unlimited| first =| authorlink =Young-Holt Unlimited| coauthors =| year =1972| title =Oh Girl| publisher =Atlantic Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wifoxqyhldse
*cite book| last =Young-Holt Unlimited| first =| authorlink =Young-Holt Unlimited| coauthors =| year =1973| title =Plays Super Fly| publisher =Paula Records| url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hvfrxqekldfe
*cite book| last =Ramsey Lewis| first =| authorlink =Ramsey Lewis| coauthors =| year =1975| title =Solid Ivory| publisher =Cadet Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dzfwxqwgldde
*cite book| last =April Aloisio| first =| authorlink =April Aloisio| coauthors =| year =1985| title =Brazilian Heart| publisher =Southport Records| url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0zfixqwhldfe
*cite book| last =Eden Atwood| first =| authorlink =Eden Atwood| coauthors =| year =1992| title =No One Ever Tells You| publisher =Concord Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0nfexqegldse
*cite book| last =Ramsey Lewis| first =| authorlink =Ramsey Lewis| coauthors =| year =1993| title =Wade In the Water| publisher =Jazz Time| url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wzfoxqwgldse
*cite book| last =Sparrow Shortwave| first =| authorlink =Sparrow Shortwave| coauthors =| year =1994| title =Desert Rat Suite| publisher =Southport Records| url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kvfwxqqhldfe
*cite book| last =April Aloisio| first =| authorlink =April Aloisio| coauthors =| year =1996| title =Footprints| publisher =Southport Records| url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jbfuxq8hldke
*cite book| last =Ramsey Lewis| first =| authorlink =Ramsey Lewis| coauthors =| year =1998| title =In Concert 1965| publisher =Giants of Jazz| url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fbfrxqqjldke
*cite book| last =Ramsey Lewis| first =| authorlink =Ramsey Lewis| coauthors =| year =1998| title =In Person: 1960-1967| publisher =GRP Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dxfrxqyjldke
*cite book| last =Joanie Pallatto| first =| authorlink =Joanie Pallatto| coauthors =| year =1998| title =Words & Music| publisher =Orchard Records| url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jpfyxq8kldte
*cite book| last =George Freeman| first =| authorlink =George Freeman (guitarist)| coauthors =| year =1999| title =George Burns| publisher =Orchard Records| url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jjfexqyjldhe
*cite book| last =James Moody| first =| authorlink =James Moody (saxophonist)| coauthors =| year =1999| title =Priceless Jazz| publisher =GRP Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:aifixqlkld0e
*cite book| last =Anita O'Day| first =| authorlink =Anita O'Day| coauthors =| year =2000| title =Anita O'Day's Finest Hour| publisher =Verve Records | url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:aiftxq90ld6e
*cite book| last =Marshall Vente| first =| authorlink =Marshall Vente| coauthors =| year =2001| title =Marshall Law| publisher =Middle Coast| url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hbfqxq80ldke
*cite book| last =Eldee Young| first =| authorlink =| coauthors =Marshall Vente | year =2002| title =Step Up to the Mic| publisher =Middle Coast| url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hjfixq80ldse
*cite book| last =Sparrow & Joanie Pallatto| first =| authorlink =Joanie Pallatto| coauthors =| year =2003| title =Canned Beer| publisher =Southport Records| url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wxftxqraldde
*cite book| last =James Moody| first =| authorlink =James Moody| coauthors =| year =2005| title =Hey! It's James Moody| publisher =Lone Hill Jazz| url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wxfqxqydldae
*cite book| last =Wallace Burton | first =| authorlink =| coauthors =Eldee Young| year =| title =The Singapore Strut| publisher =| url =http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:axfpxq8jld6eReferences
External links
*http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=12890
*http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/biography.asp?bioindex=318
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