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

Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American Jazz piano, jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous Big band, jazz orchestra from 1924 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D ...

Career

In the 1970s, Bascomb worked with

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

(1974), then recorded on the album ''Wired'' (1976) by

Jeff Beck Geoffrey Arnold Beck (24 June 1944 – 10 January 2023) was an English musician. He rose to prominence as the guitarist of the rock band the Yardbirds, and afterwards founded and fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975, ...

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

Roy Ayers Roy Edward Ayers Jr. (September 10, 1940 – March 4, 2025) was an American vibraphonist, record producer, and composer. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several studio albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure ...

George Benson George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American jazz fusion 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 ...

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

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

B.B. King Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, sh ...

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

Mick Taylor Michael Kevin Taylor (born 17 January 1949) is an English guitarist, best known as a former member of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (1967–1969) and the Rolling Stones (1969–1974). As a member of the Stones, h ...

, and Players Association.

Discography

As leader

* 1977 ''Wilbur Bascomb and Future Dreams''

As sideman

With

* 1975 ''

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'' (CTI) * 1978 ''Space Album'' With Rusty Bryant * 1973 ''For the Good Times'' * 1974 '' Until It's Time for You to Go'' (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 *'' Where Were You?'' (Columbia, 1990) With

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

Lou Donaldson Louis Andrew Donaldson Jr. (November 1, 1926 – November 9, 2024) was an American jazz Alto saxophone, alto saxophonist. He was best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was he ...

* 1973 '' Sassy Soul Strut'' * 1974 '' Sweet Lou'' With Bunky Green *'' Transformations'' (Vanguard, 1977) With Rupert Holmes * 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 Ammo ...

* 1989 ''

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'' (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 ''Hair ...

* 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, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, McGriff started playing pia ...

*'' McGriff Avenue'' (Milestone, 2002) With Blue Mitchell *'' Many Shades of Blue'' (Mainstream, 1974) With

Idris Muhammad Idris Muhammad (; born Leo Morris; November 13, 1939 – July 29, 2014) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He had an extensive career performing jazz, funk, Rhythm and blues, R&B, and Soul music, soul music and recorded with musicians s ...

* 1976 '' House of the Rising Sun'' * 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) *'' Scratch My Back'' (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 music, swing genres, he is most experienced in and best known for his work in soul jazz. He re ...

*'' Suspicions'' (Muse, 1980) *'' Heavy Juice'' (Muse, 1982) *''

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'' (Muse, 1985) *''Christmas with Houston Person & Etta Jones'' (1997) With

* 2001 ''King of the Beat'' * 2003 ''Lialeh'' With

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* 1975 ''Sassy Mama!'' * 1978 ''Mama's Pride'' With Reuben Wilson *''Got To Get Your Own'' (1975) *'' Movin' On'' (Savant, 2006) With others * 1972 '' The Essence of Mystery'', Alphonse Mouzon * 1972 ''Dig This'',

Bobbi Humphrey Barbara Ann "Bobbi" Humphrey (born April 25, 1950) is an American jazz flautist and singer. She has recorded twelve albums over the course of her career, mostly playing jazz fusion, funk, and soul-jazz. In 1971, she was the first female instrume ...

* 1973 ''Donato Deodato'', Joao Donato * 1973 ''From the Depths of My Soul'', Marlena Shaw * 1973 '' Lean on Him'', Buddy Terry (Mainstream) * 1974 '' Experience and Judgment'', Andy Bey * 1974 ''Big Bad Bo'',

* 1974 ''Change Up the Groove'',

* 1974 '' The Fourth Dimension'',

Jack McDuff Eugene McDuffy (September 17, 1926 – January 23, 2001), known professionally as "Brother" Jack McDuff or "Captain" Jack McDuff, was an American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader. He was most prominent during the hard bop and soul jazz ...

* 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, guitarist and songwriter who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and de ...

'',

* 1975 ''Got to Get Your Own,'' Reuben Wilson * 1975 ''Michael Bolton'',

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* 1976 ''Transformations'', Bunky Green * 1976 ''Tymes Up'', The Tymes * 1976 ''

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* 1977 ''Cinnamon Flower'', Charlie Rouse * 1977 ''Herbie Mann and Fire Island'',

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

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* 1977 ''

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* 1977 '' The Mysterious Flying Orchestra'', The Mysterious Flying Orchestra * 1978 ''Born to Dance'', Players Association * 1979 ''

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: Original Soundtrack Recording'' * 1979 ''Midnight Rendezvous'', Tasha Thomas * 1981 ''There Must Be a Better World Somewhere'',

* 1984 ''Live at Carnegie Hall & Montreaux, Switzerland'',

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

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

* 1988 ''Today's Love Songs Tomorrow's Blues'', Arthur Prysock * 1989 ''Hot Tat'', Richard Holmes * 1990 ''Stranger in This Town'',

* 1990 ''Where Were You?'', Joey DeFrancesco * 1992 '' Crazy for You'',

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* 1992 ''I'll Take Care of You'', Cissy Houston/ Chuck Jackson * 1992 ''I'm Ready'',

Lucky Peterson Judge Kenneth "Lucky" Peterson (December 13, 1964 – May 17, 2020) was an American musician who played contemporary Blues music, blues, fusing soul music, soul, Rhythm and blues, R&B, gospel music, gospel and rock and roll. He was a vocalist, g ...

* 1996 ''Blue Guru'', Jon Tiven * 1998 ''Blue Breakbeats'', Bobbi Humphrey * 1999 ''As Phat as It Gets'', Leslie West

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bascomb, Bad 1934 births Living people American jazz bass guitarists American male bass guitarists People from Orange County, New York 20th-century American bass guitarists Jazz musicians from New York (state) 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians