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Curly Russell
b, 1917-1986 US
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Dillon Russell
Dillon "Curley" Russell was an American jazz double-bassist, who played bass on many bebop recordings. Born : March 19, 1917 in Trinidad. Died : July 03, 1986 in New York City, New York. A member of the Tadd Dameron Sextet, in his heyday he was in demand for his ability to play at the rapid tempos typical of bebop, and appears on several key recordings of the period. He left the music business in the late 1950s. According to jazz historian Phil Schaap the classic bebop tune "Donna Lee", a contrafact on "Back Home Again In Indiana", was named after Curley's daughter.
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Relaxing With Lee - Take 2 / Incomplete on Bird And Diz by Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker Leap Frog - Take 11 / Take 6 / Master Take on Bird And Diz by Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker Relaxing With Lee - Take 6 / Take 3 / Master Take on Bird And Diz by Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker An Oscar For Treadwell - Incomplete 411-1 on Unheard Bird: The Unissued Takes by Charlie Parker Stella By Starlight on Blue Notes III, Vol. 1 by Sonny Red & Kenny Drew Trio Drew's Blues on Blue Notes III, Vol. 1 by Sonny Red & Kenny Drew Trio Hackensack on 25 Succès by Thelonious Monk An Oscar For Treadwell - Take 3 / Alternate Take on Bird And Diz by Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker Smoke Gets In Your Eyes on 25 Succès by Thelonious Monk We See on 25 Succès by Thelonious MonkTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| We See | Frank Foster, Curly Russell, Art Blakey, Ray Copeland Featuring Thelonious Monk | 1957 | Single |
| Locomotive | Frank Foster, Curly Russell, Art Blakey, Ray Copeland Featuring Thelonious Monk | 1957 | Single |
| Lover Man / Shaw 'Nuff | Dizzy Gillespie And Charlie Parker, Sidney Catlett, Al Haig, Curly Russell | 1945 | Album |
| Salt Peanuts / Hot House | Dizzy Gillespie And Charlie Parker, Sidney Catlett, Al Haig, Curly Russell | 1945 | Album |
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