| 词条 | John Simmons (musician) |
| 释义 |
|name = John Simmons |image = John Simmons, William P. Gottlieb's office, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947 (William P. Gottlieb ß7781).jpg |caption = John Simmons, ca. July 1947 Photograph by William P. Gottlieb. |image_size = |background = non_vocal_instrumentalist |birth_name = |birth_date = {{birth date|1918|6|14}} |birth_place = Haskell, Oklahoma USA |death_date = {{death date and age|1979|9|19|1918|6|14}} |death_place = Orange, New York USA |instrument = Bass |genre = Jazz |occupation = Musician |years_active = 1937-1960 |label = |associated_acts = Nat King Cole, Jimmy Bell, King Kolax, Floyd Campbell, Johnny Letman, Roy Eldridge, Benny Goodman, Cootie Williams, Louis Armstrong }} John Simmons (June 14, 1918 in Haskell, Oklahoma – September 19, 1979 in Orange, New York) was an American jazz bassist. LifeSimmons played trumpet at first, but a sports injury prevented him from continuing on the instrument. He picked up bass instead, landing his first professional gigs a mere four months after starting on the instrument. Early on he played with Nat King Cole and Teddy Wilson (1937), then moved to Chicago, where he played with Jimmy Bell, King Kolax, Floyd Campbell, and Johnny Letman. He played with Roy Eldridge in 1940 and spent 1941-42 playing at various times with Benny Goodman, Cootie Williams, and Louis Armstrong. In 1942-43 he played in the CBS Blue Network Orchestra, then played with Duke Ellington (1943), Eddie Heywood (1945), and Illinois Jacquet (1946), in addition to doing much studio work. He continued to work as a studio musician for much of the 1950s, and also played with Erroll Garner (1950–52), Harry "Sweets" Edison (1955), Art Tatum (1955), and the Rolf Ericson/Duke Jordan band (1956). One of his last associations was with Phineas Newborn in 1960; ill health forced his retirement not long afterwards. In addition to the above, Simmons also recorded with Lester Young, James P. Johnson, Hot Lips Page, Ben Webster, Billie Holiday, Sidney DeParis, Sid Catlett, Coleman Hawkins, Don Byas, Benny Carter, Bill DeArango, Al Casey, Ella Fitzgerald, Charles Thompson, Thelonious Monk, and Erroll Garner. He is the father of Joan Simmons, Kathleen Simmons, Addie Simmons, and NBC New York newscaster Sue Simmons. Discography{{expand section|date=August 2012}}With Louis Bellson
References{{commons category|John Simmons}}
10 : 1918 births|1979 deaths|Musicians from Oklahoma|American jazz double-bassists|Male double-bassists|20th-century American musicians|Jazz musicians from Oklahoma|20th-century double-bassists|20th-century male musicians|Male jazz musicians |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。