Wilbur D. Bascomb Jr. is an American bass guitarist. He is the son of jazz trumpeter Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb, who played with

Erskine Hawkins Erskine Ramsay Hawkins (July 26, 1914 – November 11, 1993) was an American trumpeter and big band leader from Birmingham, Alabama, dubbed "The 20th Century Gabriel". He is best remembered for composing the jazz standard "Tuxedo Junction" (1 ...

and

Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was bas ...

Career

In the 1970s, Bascomb worked with

James Brown James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often referred to by the hono ...

(1974),Wilbur Bascomb
Retrieved 19 February 2021 then recorded on the album ''Wired'' (1976) by

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. During the next year, he released the solo album ''Wilbur Bascomb and Future Dreams''. He has worked with Frank Owens, Galt McDermot,

Roy Ayers Roy Ayers (born September 10, 1940) is an American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at ...

George Benson George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist. A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, play ...

Hank Crawford Bennie Ross "Hank" Crawford, Jr. (December 21, 1934 – January 29, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist, arranger and songwriter whose genres ranged from R&B, hard bop, jazz-funk, and soul jazz. Crawford was musical director for Ray Charl ...

Bo Diddley Ellas McDaniel (born Ellas Otha Bates; December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists, inc ...

, B.B. King,

Bernard Purdie Bernard Lee "Pretty" Purdie (born June 11, 1939) is an American drummer, and an influential R&B, soul and funk musician. He is known for his precise musical time keeping and his signature use of triplets against a half-time backbeat: the "Purdie ...

, Mick Taylor, and

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Discography

As leader

* 1977 ''Wilbur Bascomb and Future Dreams''

As sideman

With

* 1975 ''

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'' (CTI) * 1978 ''Space Album'' With

Rusty Bryant Royal Gordon "Rusty" Bryant (November 25, 1929 – March 25, 1991) was an American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist. Biography Bryant was born in Huntington, West Virginia, and grew up in Columbus, Ohio, becoming a fixture of the local jazz scen ...

* 1973 ''For the Good Times'' * 1974 ''

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'' (Prestige) With

* 1983 ''Indigo Blue'' * 1984 ''Down on the Deuce'' * 1985 ''Roadhouse Symphony'' * 1986 ''Mr. Chips'' *'' Night Beat'' (Milestone, 1989) *'' Groove Master'' (Milestone, 1990) * 1993 ''South Central'' *'' After Dark'' (Milestone, 1998) With

Joey DeFrancesco Joey DeFrancesco (April 10, 1971August 25, 2022) was an American jazz organist, trumpeter, saxophonist, and occasional singer. He released more than 30 albums under his own name, and recorded extensively as a sideman with such leading jazz perfo ...

*''

Where Were You? ''Where Were You?'' is the second album led by jazz organist Joey DeFrancesco which was released on the Columbia label in 1990.Bo Diddley Ellas McDaniel (born Ellas Otha Bates; December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists, inc ...

*'' Big Bad Bo'' (Chess, 1974) With

Lou Donaldson Lou Donaldson (born November 1, 1926) is an American retired jazz Alto saxophone, alto saxophonist. He is best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop ...

* 1973 ''

Sassy Soul Strut ''Sassy Soul Strut'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label featuring Donaldson with Thad Jones, Garnett Brown, Seldon Powell, Buddy Lucas, Paul Griffin, Horace Ott, Hugh McCracken, David Spinozza, John T ...

'' * 1974 '' Sweet Lou'' With

Bunky Green Vernice "Bunky" Green (born April 23, 1935) is an American jazz alto saxophonist and educator. Biography Green was raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he played the alto saxophone, mainly at a local club called "The Brass Rail". Green's fir ...

*'' Transformations'' (Vanguard, 1977) With

Rupert Holmes David Goldstein (born February 24, 1947), better known as Rupert Holmes, is a British-American composer, singer-songwriter, dramatist and author. He is widely known for the hit singles "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" (1979) and " Him" (1980). ...

* 1974 ''Widescreen'' * 1978 ''Pursuit of Happiness'' With

Etta Jones Etta Jones (November 25, 1928 – October 16, 2001) was an American jazz singer. Her best-known recordings are "Don't Go to Strangers" and "Save Your Love for Me". She worked with Buddy Johnson, Oliver Nelson, Earl Hines, Barney Bigard, Gene A ...

* 1989 '' Sugar'' (Muse) * 1990 '' Christmas with Etta Jones'' (Muse) With

Galt MacDermot Arthur Terence Galt MacDermot (December 18, 1928 – December 17, 2018) was a Canadian-American composer, pianist and writer of musical theater. He won a Grammy Award for the song " African Waltz" in 1960. His most-successful musicals were '' Ha ...

* 1998 ''El Nino'' * 2000 ''Spotted Owl'' * 2003 ''Up from the Basement'' With

Jimmy McGriff James Harrell McGriff (April 3, 1936 – May 24, 2008) was an American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader. Biography Early years and influences Born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, United States, McGriff started playing pi ...

*'' McGriff Avenue'' (Milestone, 2002) With

Blue Mitchell Richard Allen "Blue" Mitchell (March 13, 1930 – May 21, 1979) was an American trumpeter and composer who worked in jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock and funk. He recorded albums as leader and sideman for Riverside, Mainstream Records, and ...

*'' Many Shades of Blue'' (Mainstream, 1974) With Idris Muhammad * 1976 ''

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'' * 1977 '' Turn This Mutha Out'' * 1979 ''Fox Huntin' '' With

David "Fathead" Newman David "Fathead" Newman (February 24, 1933 – January 20, 2009) was an American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist, who made numerous recordings as a session musician and leader, but is best known for his work as a sideman on seminal 1950s an ...

*'' Keep the Dream Alive'' (Prestige, 1978) *''

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'' (Prestige, 1979) With Frank Owens *''Brown'n Serve'' (1973) With

Houston Person Houston Person (born November 10, 1934) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer. Although he has performed in the hard bop and swing genres, he is most experienced in and best known for his work in soul jazz. He received the ...

*'' Suspicions'' (Muse, 1980) *'' Heavy Juice'' (Muse, 1982) *'' Always on My Mind'' (Muse, 1985) *''Christmas with Houston Person & Etta Jones'' (1997) With

* 2001 ''King of the Beat'' * 2003 ''Lialeh'' With Big Mama Thornton * 1975 ''Sassy Mama!'' * 1978 ''Mama's Pride'' With

Reuben Wilson Reuben Wilson (born April 9, 1935) is a jazz organist. He performs soul jazz and acid jazz, and is best known for his title track "Got to Get Your Own". He was born in Mounds, Oklahoma and his family moved to Pasadena when he was 5. He played in ...

*''Got To Get Your Own'' (1975) *'' Movin' On'' (Savant, 2006) With others * 1972 '' The Essence of Mystery'',

Alphonse Mouzon Alphonse Lee Mouzon (November 21, 1948 – December 25, 2016) was an American jazz fusion drummer and the owner of Tenacious Records, a label that primarily released Mouzon's recordings. He was a composer, arranger, producer, and actor. He ga ...

* 1972 ''Dig This'',

Bobbi Humphrey Barbara Ann "Bobbi" Humphrey (born April 25, 1950) is an American jazz flautist and singer who plays jazz fusion, funk, and soul-jazz. She has recorded twelve albums and founded the jazz label Paradise Sounds Records. In 1971, she was the first ...

* 1973 ''Donato Deodato'', Joao Donato * 1973 ''From the Depths of My Soul'',

Marlena Shaw Marlena Shaw (born Marlina Burgess, September 22, 1942) is an American jazz, blues and soul singer. Shaw began her singing career in the 1960s and is still singing today. Her music has often been sampled in hip hop music, and used in television ...

* 1973 ''

Lean on Him ''Lean on Him'' is an album by American saxophonist Buddy Terry released on the Mainstream label in 1973.Buddy Terry Edlin "Buddy" Terry (January 30, 1941 - November 29, 2019) was an American jazz musician and alto/tenor sax player. He was born in Newark, New Jersey. In the 1960s and 1970s Terry made albums for Prestige Records and Mainstream Records. He played w ...

(Mainstream) * 1974 ''

Experience and Judgment ''Experience and Judgment'' is an album by vocalist and pianist Andy Bey recorded in 1973 and released on the Atlantic label. Reception AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars, with its review by Rob Theakson stating: "It's soul soothing music that' ...

'', Andy Bey * 1974 ''Big Bad Bo'',

* 1974 ''Change Up the Groove'',

* 1974 '' The Fourth Dimension'', Jack McDuff * 1974 ''Keepin' up with the Joneses'',

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* 1974 ''

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'',

* 1975 ''

Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the " Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into th ...

'',

* 1975 ''Got to Get Your Own,''

* 1975 ''Michael Bolton'',

Michael Bolton Michael Bolotin
, The Jewish Historical Society of New Haven, 1998. (born February 26, 1953), known professio ...

* 1976 ''Transformations'',

* 1976 ''Tymes Up'',

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* 1976 ''

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'',

* 1977 ''Cinnamon Flower'',

Charlie Rouse Charlie Rouse (April 6, 1924 – November 30, 1988) was an American hard bop tenor saxophonist and flautist. His career is marked by his collaboration with Thelonious Monk, which lasted for more than ten years. Biography Rouse was born in Was ...

* 1977 ''Herbie Mann and Fire Island'',

Herbie Mann Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet (inclu ...

* 1977 '' Lady Put the Light Out'', Frankie Valli * 1977 ''

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'', Grace Jones * 1977 '' The Mysterious Flying Orchestra'', The Mysterious Flying Orchestra * 1978 ''Born to Dance'',

* 1979 '' Hair: Original Soundtrack Recording'' * 1979 ''Midnight Rendezvous'',

Tasha Thomas Tasha Thomas ( – November 8, 1984) was an American singer and actress, known for her role as Aunt Em in the original Broadway production of ''The Wiz''. Thomas also had a hit single, "Shoot Me (With Your Love)", from her 1979 album, ''Midni ...

* 1981 ''There Must Be a Better World Somewhere'', B.B. King * 1984 ''Live at Carnegie Hall & Montreaux, Switzerland'',

Teresa Brewer Teresa Brewer (born Theresa Veronica Breuer; May 7, 1931 – October 17, 2007) was an American singer whose style incorporated pop, country, jazz, R&B, musicals, and novelty songs. She was one of the most prolific and popular female singers of th ...

* 1986 ''Midnight Lady Called the Blues'',

Jimmy Witherspoon James Witherspoon (August 8, 1920 – September 18, 1997) was an American jump blues singer. Early life, family and education Witherspoon was born in Gurdon, Arkansas. His father was a railroad worker who sang in local choirs, and his mot ...

* 1988 ''Today's Love Songs Tomorrow's Blues'',

Arthur Prysock Arthur Prysock Jr. (January 1, 1924 According to his obituary in ''The New York Times'', "his heavy, deep voice projected a calm, reassuring virility." Life and career Prysock was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Many sources give his bir ...

* 1989 ''Hot Tat'', Richard Holmes * 1990 ''Stranger in This Town'', Mick Taylor * 1990 ''Where Were You?'',

* 1992 '' Crazy for You'',

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* 1992 ''I'll Take Care of You'', Cissy Houston/

Chuck Jackson Chuck Jackson (born July 22, 1937) is an American R&B singer who was one of the first artists to record material by Burt Bacharach and Hal David successfully. He has performed with moderate success since 1961. His hits include "I Don't Want to ...

* 1992 ''I'm Ready'',

Lucky Peterson Judge Kenneth Peterson (December 13, 1964 – May 17, 2020), known professionally as Lucky Peterson, was an American musician who played contemporary blues, fusing soul, R&B, gospel and rock and roll. He played guitar and keyboards. Music jou ...

* 1996 ''Blue Guru'',

Jon Tiven Jon Tiven (born January 3, 1955) is an American composer, guitarist, record producer, and music journalist. He has produced albums by Wilson Pickett, Frank Black and Don Covay as well as a series of tribute albums paying tribute to the songwriti ...

* 1998 ''Blue Breakbeats'', Bobbi Humphrey * 1999 ''As Phat as It Gets'', Leslie West

References

External links

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