Bob Cranshaw

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Bob Cranshaw
Bob Cranshaw in 1976
Bob Cranshaw in 1976
Background information
Birth nameMelbourne Robert Cranshaw
Born(1932-12-03)December 3, 1932
Chicago, Illinois, US
DiedNovember 2, 2016(2016-11-02) (aged 83)
Manhattan, New York, US
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsDouble bass, electric bass
Associated actsSonny Rollins

Melbourne Robert Cranshaw[1] (December 3, 1932 – November 2, 2016)[2] was an American jazz bassist. His career spanned the heyday of Blue Note Records to his recent involvement with the Musicians Union. He is perhaps best known for his long association with Sonny Rollins.[3] Cranshaw performed in Rollins's working band on and off for over five decades, starting with a live appearance at the 1959 Playboy jazz festival in Chicago and on record with the 1962 album The Bridge.[4]

Cranshaw died at the age of 83 on November 2, 2016, in Manhattan, New York, from Stage IV cancer.[5]

Discography[]

As sideman[]

With Pepper Adams

  • Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus (Workshop Jazz, 1964)

With Nat Adderley

With Eric Alexander

With Mose Allison

With Gene Ammons

With Kenny Barron

With Eddie Kendricks

  • Vintage '78 (Arista, 1978)

With George Benson

  • Goodies (Verve, 1968)
  • Giblet Gravy (Verve, 1968)

With Walter Bishop Jr.

With Paul Bley

With Jaki Byard

  • Out Front! (Prestige, 1964)

With Debbie Gibson

  • Think with Your Heart (EMI, 1995)

With Donald Byrd

With Johnny Coles

With Hank Crawford

With Carole Bayer Sager

  • Carole Bayer Sager (Elektra Records, 1977)

With Sonny Criss

With Frank Foster

  • Manhattan Fever (Blue Note, 1968)

With George Freeman

With Dexter Gordon

With Bunky Green

With Rod Stewart

  • Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III (J Records, 2004)

With Grant Green

  • Idle Moments (Blue Note, 1963)
  • Matador (Blue Note, 1964)
  • Solid (Blue Note, 1964)

With Friedrich Gulda

  • Ineffable (Columbia, 1965)

With Slide Hampton

With Barry Harris

With Eddie Harris

With Hampton Hawes

With Coleman Hawkins

With Jimmy Heath

With Joe Henderson

  • Inner Urge (Blue Note, 1964)

With Maurice Hines

  • To Nat "King" Cole with Love (Arbors, 2005)

With Johnny Hodges

With Bobby Hutcherson

  • The Kicker (Rec. 1963; Blue Note, 1999)
  • Happenings (Blue Note, 1966)

With Milt Jackson

With Willis Jackson

With Antônio Carlos Jobim

With J. J. Johnson

With Quincy Jones

  • Golden Boy (Mercury, 1964)
  • I/We Had a Ball (Limelight, 1965)

With Clifford Jordan

With Eric Kloss

With Irene Kral

  • Better Than Anything (Äva, 1963)

With Yusef Lateef

With Mike Longo

With Johnny Lytle

With Junior Mance

With Jack McDuff

With Jimmy McGriff

With Jackie McLean

With Carmen McRae

  • Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics (Columbia, 1962)

With MJT + 3

  • Walter Perkins' MJT + 3 (Vee-Jay, 1959)
  • Make Everybody Happy (Vee-Jay, 1960)
  • MJT + 3 (Vee-Jay, 1960)
  • Message from Walton Street (Rec. 1960; Koch Jazz, 2000)

With Hank Mobley

With Grachan Moncur III

With Wes Montgomery

With James Moody

With Lee Morgan

With Oliver Nelson

  • Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle (Impulse!, 1966)

With Duke Pearson

With Houston Person

With Dave Pike

With Sonny Red

With Max Roach

With Sonny Rollins

With Lalo Schifrin

With Shirley Scott

With Wayne Shorter

With Horace Silver

With Paul Simon

With Billy Taylor

With Jimmy Smith

  • Hoochie Coochie Man (1966)

With Clark Terry and Bob Brookmeyer

With Bobby Timmons

With Stanley Turrentine

  • Hustlin' (Blue Note, 1964)
  • Joyride (Blue Note, 1965)
  • Rough 'n Tumble (Blue Note, 1966)
  • Easy Walker (Blue Note, 1966)
  • The Spoiler (Blue Note, 1966)
  • Always Something There (Blue Note, 1968)

With McCoy Tyner

With Harold Vick

  • Watch What Happens (RCA Victor, 1968)

With Cedar Walton

With Joe Williams

With Mary Lou Williams

  • Zoning (Mary, 1974)

With Larry Willis

  • Just in Time (SteepleChase, 1989)

With Gerald Wilson

  • New York, New Sound (Mack Avenue, 2003)

With Jack Wilson

With Reuben Wilson

With Kai Winding

With The Young Lions

With Joe Zawinul

References[]

  1. ^ "Cranshaw, Bob - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress". Id.loc.gov. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  2. ^ Chinen, Nate (November 10, 2016). "Bob Cranshaw, Bassist From Jazz to Pop to Broadway, Dies at 83". Nytimes.com. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 577. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  4. ^ "The Bridge - Sonny Rollins, Sonny Rollins Quartet | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  5. ^ Gil Kaufman (November 3, 2016). "Jazz Bassist Bob Cranshaw Dies at 83". Billboard. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved November 3, 2016.

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