Dave Carpenter (November 4, 1959 – June 24, 2008) was an American bass player. During his early professional career he played with jazz musicians Buddy Rich,

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and

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. During the late 1990s he was a touring member of the

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Group. In Los Angeles studios he performed on over two hundred recordings, including television, film theme and soundtracks.

Biography

After studying music at

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, he launched his professional career by moving to

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. It was there that he first toured and recorded with artists such as Buddy Rich,

and

. Carpenter appeared on countless sessions and had dozens of television, film themes and soundtracks to his recording credit. He worked with artists such as

, Steve Hass,

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, Pino Daniele, Joel Taylor, Mike Stern, Scott Henderson, Mitchel Forman,

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, Tom Scott,

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, Russ Freeman,

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, David Benoit,

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, Dick Halligan and many more. He also appeared as a soloist with the Los Angeles and

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s as well as the Tanglewood and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and was a founding member of the "Lounge Art Ensemble" with Erskine and Bob Sheppard. Carpenter died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 48.Randall Robinson
"Dave Carpenter Remembered"
Retrieved February 16, 2010.

Collaborations

With

* ''

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'' (Gnarly Geezer, 2000) * ''Leverkusen '97'' (WDR, 2021) With

* '' Christmas Memories'' (Columbia Records, 2001) With

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* '' Accentuate the Positive'' (GRP, 2004) With Johnny Rivers * ''Shadows On the Moon'' (Soul City, 2009) With

* ''Got You Covered!'' (Peak Records, 2004) With

* ''And So Is Love'' (Paddle Wheel, 2005) With Rob Mullins * ''Tokyo Nights'' (Nova, 1990) With Toni Childs * '' Keep the Faith'' (Hanalei Music Company, 2009) With Jesse McCartney * '' Right Where You Want Me'' (Hollywood Records, 2006) With

* '' Fade Into Light'' (MVP Japan, 1996) With

* '' It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook'' (J Records, 2002) With Adam Cohen * ''Mélancolista'' (Capitol Records, 2004) With

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* '' Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook'' (Columbia Records, 2005) * '' Cool Yule'' (Columbia Records, 2006) With

James Taylor James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the single "Fi ...

* '' A Christmas Album'' (Hallmark Cards, 2004) * '' James Taylor at Christmas'' (Columbia Records, 2006) With

* '' Fijación Oral, Vol. 1'' (Epic Records, 2005) With Pino Daniele * '' Passi d autore'' (SME, 2004)

References

External links

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All About JazzObituary
* Discography {{DEFAULTSORT:Carpenter, Dave 1959 births 2008 deaths 20th-century American bass guitarists American male bass guitarists 20th-century American male musicians Ohio State University School of Music alumni