Buddy Lucas (musician)
Alonza Westbrook "Buddy" Lucas (16 August 1914 – 18 March 1983),[1] was an American jazz saxophonist and bandleader, who is possibly more famous for his session work on harmonica.[2][3]
As a bandleader, he led bands such as Buddy Lucas & His Band of Tomorrow, the Gone All Stars, and Buddy Lucas & His Shouters, and he also went under the stage name of "Big" Buddy Lucas.[4]
As a session musician, he recorded with Horace Silver,[5] Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Titus Turner[6] The Rascals, Yusef Lateef,[7] and Aretha Franklin,[8] amongst others. He also played sax on Dion and The Belmonts' Laurie recordings.
He was born in Rockville, Alabama, and died in Stamford, Connecticut, aged 68.[1]
Discography[]
- As leader/co-leader
- 1952: "Hustlin' Family Blues"/"I'll Never Smile Again" - Buddy Lucas and His Band of Tomorrow
- 1952: "Drive Daddy Drive" - Little Sylvia Sings with Buddy Lucas and His Band of Tomorrow
- 1954: "A Million Tears" - Little Sylvia Sings with Buddy Lucas Orchestra
- 1956: "Blueberry Hill"
- 1957: "Bo-Lee"/"Star Dust"
- 1957: "Hound Dog"/"When My Dreamboat Comes Home" - Buddy Lucas with Jimmy Carrol & Orchestra
- 1957: "Searchin'" Buddy Lucas
- 1967: Honkin' Sax
- As sideman
- 1956: Fever - Little Willie John
- 1963: Hobo Flats - Jimmy Smith
- 1963: - Clark Terry and Bob Brookmeyer[9]
- 1964: Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington – Aretha Franklin
- 1966: Hoochie Coochie Man – Jimmy Smith
- 1967: Nina Simone Sings the Blues - Nina Simone
- 1967: Singing the Blues - Joe Turner
- 1967: Soul Drums – Bernard Purdie
- 1967: More Than a New Discovery - Laura Nyro
- 1967: Groove Merchant - Jerome Richardson
- 1967: Cherry Red - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
- 1968: New Grass - Albert Ayler
- 1968: Once Upon a Dream - The Rascals
- 1968: The Blue Yusef Lateef - Yusef Lateef
- 1971: Quiet Fire - Roberta Flack
- 1971: Afrique – Count Basie
- 1972: The Prophet - Johnny Hammond
- 1973: Sassy Soul Strut - Lou Donaldson
- 1974: Sweet Lou - Lou Donaldson
- 1974: Potpourri - The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
- 1975: Midnight Lightning Jimi Hendrix (posthumous)
- 1976: A Street Called Straight - Roy Buchanan
- 2005: The Soul of Nina Simone - Nina Simone (recorded 1963-1987)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues - A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. p. 89. ISBN 978-0313344237.
- ^ Kirchner, Bill (2005) The Oxford Companion to Jazz, p. 666. Oxford University Press At Google Books. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ Jet, p. 64. 11 Jun 1964 Jet. At Google Books. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ Biography allmusic. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ Silver, Horace (2007) Let's Get to the Nitty Gritty: The Autobiography of Horace Silver, p. 24. University of California Press At Google Books. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ Broven, John (2009) Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock 'n' Roll Pioneers, p. 225. University of Illinois Press At Google Books. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ Lateef, Yusef (2006) The Gentle Giant: The Autobiography of Yusef Lateef, p. 108. Morton Books, Inc. At Google Books. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ Awkward, Michael (2007) Soul Covers: Rhythm and Blues Remakes and the Struggle for Artistic Identity (Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Phoebe Snow), p. 69. Duke University Press At Google Books. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir and Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2002) All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music, p. 1233. Backbeat Books At Google Books. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
External links[]
- Buddy Lucas discography at Discogs
- Entries at 45cat.com
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