James Cammack
James Cammack | |
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 James Cammack plays double bass with pianist Ahmad Jamal in the foreground. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 15, 1956 |
| Origin | Cornwall, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Double bass, bass guitar |
| Labels | Verve, Dreyfus |
| Associated acts | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/ |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1974–1982 |
| Unit | USMA Band |
James Alfred Conrad Cammack Jr. (born April 15, 1956) is an American jazz bassist from Cornwall, New York.
Career[]
For nearly thirty years, played bass for Ahmad Jamal.[1] His debut solo album, Both Sides of the Coin, was released in 2012.[1] Before joining Jamal in 1983, he played in U.S. Army bands.[1] At the age of eighteen in 1974, he became a member of the West Point Army Band as a trumpeter, though he was learning bass.[1] He played for the Jazz Knights and on weekends performed at resorts in the Catskill mountains of New York.[1] For biggest influences on bass, he lists Israel Crosby, George Duvivier, and Milt Hinton.[1]
Discography[]
With Ahmad Jamal
- Rossiter Road (Atlantic, 1986)
- Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival 1985 (Atlantic, 1986)
- Crystal (Atlantic, 1987)
- Pittsburgh (Atlantic, 1989)
- Live in Paris 1992 (Birdology, 1993)
- The Essence Part One (Verve, 1995)
- Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2 (Verve, 1997)
- Nature: The Essence Part Three (Atlantic, 1998)
- Picture Perfect (Birdology, 2000)
- A L'Olympia (Dreyfus, 2001)
- In Search of Momentum (Dreyfus, 2003)
- After Fajr (Dreyfus, 2005)
- It's Magic (Dreyfus, 2008)
- A Quiet Time (Dreyfus, 2009)
- Marseille (Jazz Village, 2017)
- Ballades (Jazz Village, 2019)
With Malachi Thompson
- Freebop Now! (Delmark, 1998)
- Rising Daystar (Delmark, 1999)
With others
- Alexis Cole, Close Your Eyes (Venus, 2014)
- Larry Coryell, Montgomery (Patuxent, 2011)
- Mac Chrupcala, Bernard Purdie, One More for the Road (2013)
- Howard Johnson, Right Now! (Verve, 1997)
- Shahin Novrasli, Emanation (Jazz Village, 2017)
- Roberto Tarenzi, Jorge Rossy, Love and Other Simple Matters (Via Veneto, 2018)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Patterson, Ian (9 October 2012). "James Cammack: Where You At?". All About Jazz. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
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