Mickey Bass | |
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| Birth name | Lee Oddis Bass III |
| Born | May 2, 1943 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Hard Bop |
| Occupation(s) | Bassist, Composer, Arranger, Educator |
| Instrument(s) | Bassist, Saxophone |
| Years active | 1960s-1980s |
| Website | mickeybass.com |
Mickey Bass (born May 02, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American bassist, composer, arranger, and music educator. He was born Lee Odiss Bass III. He’s played with Chico Freeman, John Hicks, Kiane Zawadi among others, and cut sessions for Chiaroscuro and Early Bird.
Biography edit
Mickey Bass is a Pittsburgh bassist who’s worked with hard bop bandleaders and combos since the ‘60s; he hasn’t recorded often as a leader. His maternal grandmother who performed in minstrel shows taught Mickey and his cousins Barbershop Harmony. He has played and recorded with Sonny Rollins, Bennie Green, Charles Mingus and so on. The The New York Times declared: “When Mickey Bass& “The Co-operation” get in the ‘right groove’…it is doubtful if there is another jazz group in town that swings as hard as this one.” [1] He has taught students at Ellington School of the Arts and Hartt College of Music from 1975 to 1985. During these ten years, he has affected people include Eric Aleen, Gary Bartz, Marc Cary and so on. As a director of “The Jazz Ensemble,” he helped this ensemble gradually to an eventual state of maturity and sophistication. In 1980, he was awarded: A National Endowment for the Arts, Composers’ Grant. [2]
Discography edit
As sideman edit
With Hank Mobley
- Think of Home (1970, Blue Note)
With Art Blakey
- Child’s Dance (1972, Prestige)
- The History of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messenger (1991, bluenote)
- Buhaina (1973, Prestige)
With Jimmy McGriff
- Friday The 13th Cook County Jail (1973, Groove Merchant)
With Reuben Wilson
- The Sweet Life (1974, Groove Merchant)
With Ramon Morris
- Friday The 13th Cook County Jail (1973, Prestige)
With Various
- The Freedom Jazz Dance Series! (album)| The Freedom Jazz Dance Series]] (1995, PHO Records)
With Various
- Vintage James and Serious Grooves! (album)| Vintage James and Serious Grooves]] (1998, LaserLight Digital)
With Lee Morgan
- The Sixth Sense! (album)| The Sixth Sense]] (1999, Lee Morgan)
As Leader edit
- 1991: The Co-operation