James Alfred Conrad Cammack Jr. (born April 15, 1956) is an American jazz bassist from
Cornwall, New York
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.
Career
For nearly thirty years, he played bass for
Ahmad Jamal
Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones; July 2, 1930 – April 16, 2023) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator. For six decades, he was one of the most successful small-group leaders in jazz. He was a NEA Jazz Ma ...
. His debut solo album, ''Both Sides of the Coin'', was released in 2012. Before joining Jamal in 1983, he played in U.S. Army bands. 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. He played for
the Jazz Knights
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and on weekends performed at resorts in the Catskill mountains of New York. For biggest influences on bass, he lists
Israel Crosby
Israel Crosby (January 19, 1919 – August 11, 1962) was an American jazz double-bassist born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. One of the finest to emerge during the 1930s, he was also a member of the Ahmad Jamal trio for most of 1954 t ...
,
George Duvivier
George Duvivier (August 17, 1920 – July 11, 1985) was an American jazz double-bassist.
Biography
Duvivier was born in New York City, the son of Leon V. Duvivier and Ismay Blakely Duvivier. He attended the Conservatory of Music and Art, where ...
, and
Milt Hinton
Milton John Hinton (June 23, 1910 – December 19, 2000) was an American double bassist and photographer.
Regarded as the Dean of American jazz bass players, his nicknames included "Sporty" from his years in Chicago, "Fump" from his time on the ...
.
Discography
With
Ahmad Jamal
Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones; July 2, 1930 – April 16, 2023) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator. For six decades, he was one of the most successful small-group leaders in jazz. He was a NEA Jazz Ma ...
Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival 1985
''Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival'' is a live album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded at the Montreal International Jazz Festival in 1985 and released on the Atlantic label.Crystal
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'' (Atlantic, 1987)
* ''
Pittsburgh
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The Essence Part One
''The Essence Part One'' is an album by the American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal, containing performances recorded in Paris in 1994 and New York City in 1995. It was released on the Birdology label in 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
Malachi Richard Thompson (August 21, 1949, in Princeton, Kentucky — July 16, 2006), was an American avant-garde jazz trumpet player. In addition to his own work as a bandleader, Thompson was known for his work in the brass ensemble led by fellow ...
Rising Daystar
''Rising Daystar'' is an album by the American jazz trumpeter Malachi Thompson, released by the Delmark label in 1999.Alexis Cole, ''Close Your Eyes'' (Venus, 2014)
*
Larry Coryell
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, ''Montgomery'' (Patuxent, 2011)
* Mac Chrupcala,
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 ...
Shahin Novrasli
Shahin Novrasli (born February 10, 1977) is an Azerbaijani jazz pianist, and composer.
Early years Childhood
Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 10 February 1977, Shahin is a descendant of celebrated 19th century Azerbaijani poet Mirza Alesker Novres. ...
, ''Emanation'' (Jazz Village, 2017)
* Roberto Tarenzi,
Jorge Rossy
Jorge "Jordi" Rossy (born August 21, 1964) is a Spain, spanish jazz drum kit, drummer, piano, pianist and vibraphone, vibraphonist.
Early life
Rossy was born in Barcelona.
His father, Mario, played the piano that was in the family home, as did ...
, ''Love and Other Simple Matters'' (Via Veneto, 2018)