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Richard Davis

b, *1930 US, Chicago
Musician / Composer of Jazz
A.k.a. Richard Davis

Richard Davis (born April 15, 1930) is an American jazz double bassist. Among his most famous contributions to the albums of others are Eric Dolphy's 1964 Blue Note LP Out to Lunch!, Andrew Hill's Point of Departure and Van Morrison's Astral Weeks, of which critic Greil Marcus wrote (in The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll), "Richard Davis provided the greatest bass ever heard on a rock album".

     
Instruments
  • Bass
  • Bass guitar
  • Double bass
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Pop
  • Blues
Plays With
Bobby Bradford-John Carter Quintet
Charlie Ventura Quintet
Creative Construction Company
David Murray Trio
Elvin Jones McCoy Tyner Quintet
Eric Dolphy Quintet
Gary Bartz Quintet
Gil Evans And His Orchestra
Hank Jones Trio
Joel Futterman Quartet
Lawrence Brown's All-Stars
Milt Jackson And Big Brass
Mingus Dynasty
New York Jazz Sextet
New York Unit
Oliver Nelson And His Orchestra
Paul Knopf Trio
Richard Davis Quartet
Sarah Vaughan And Her Trio
Tatsuya Nakamura Quartet
Thad Jones & Mel Lewis
The Booker Ervin Sextet
The Earl Hines Trio
The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine
The Great Jazz Trio
The Jazz Composer's Orchestra
The Kenny Burrell Trio
The Lucky Thompson Quartet
The New Heritage Keyboard Quartet
The Ray Bryant Quintet
The Richard Davis Trio
The Roland Kirk Quartet
The Ronnell Bright Trio
The Sextet Of Orchestra U.S.A.
The Sun Ra All Stars
Voltress
The Jazz Orchestra
Kokee Band
The New York Bass Violin Choir
Brasilia Nueve
The Brooks Arthur Ensemble
Billy Costa
Louis Armstrong And His Friends
Oscar Peterson Trio & Orchestra
Ron Frangipane And His Orchestra
L.D. Levy
Jimmy McGriff Big Band
AJF '82 All Star Jam
Galaxy All-Stars In Tokyo
Imperial Jazz Band
Jan Wheaton
The Peter Lundberg Trio
Popular Tracks   
Dawn of Recovery on Dawn of Recovery by Richard Davis
There Is A Light on Green Supreme by Phonique
Empty on Details by Richard Davis
Bring Me Closer on Details by Richard Davis
Found Out - Deetron Sunshower Remix on Use Your Ears, Vol. 3 by Various Artists
Honest With You on Details by Richard Davis
Sometime on Details by Richard Davis
You Will Find Out on Use Your Ears by Various Artists
They Love You on Vecher Dialogues by Gorje Hewek & Richard Davis
The Truth on Details by Richard Davis

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Valentine's Day 1964 LiveBen Webster, Dave Frishberg, Richard Davis, Grady Tate2018Album
Blue MonkRichard Davis With Junior Mance2015Album
So In LoveRichard Davis2015Album
MadisonTine Asmundsen - Richard Davis - Vidar Johansen - Robert Shy2008Album
The Bassist ~ Homage To Diversity ~Richard Davis With John Hicks2001Album
Forest FlowersRichard Davis2000Compil.
DialogueWalt Dickerson & Richard Davis1998Compil.
Body And SoulArchie Shepp & Richard Davis1991Album
Dealin' (Live At Sweet Basil)Richard Davis1991Album
Village Vanguard Live Sessions 2Pepper Adams, Elvin Jones, Chick Corea, Richard Davis, Joe Farrell, Dizzy Gillespie, Garnett Brown, Marvin Stamm1990Compil.
Four PlayClifford Jordan, Richard Davis, James Williams, Ronnie Burrage1990Album
Village Vanguard Live Sessions 1Chick Corea, Dizzy Gillespie, Elvin Jones, Mel Lewis, Ray Nance, Pepper Adams, Richard Davis1990Compil.
I Remember CliffordJames Williams, Richard Davis, Ronnie Burrage1990Album
One For FrederickRichard Davis, And Friends1990Album
Eric Dolphy & Booker Little Remembered Live At Sweet Basil Vol. IIMal Waldron, Richard Davis, Ed Blackwell, Donald Harrison, Terence Blanchard1987Album
Persia My DearRichard Davis, Roland Hanna, Freddie Waits1987Album
Eric Dolphy & Booker Little Remembered Live At Sweet BasilMal Waldron, Richard Davis, Ed Blackwell, Donald Harrison, Terence Blanchard1987Album
Live At The Elvehjem Art MuseumBen Sidran / Richard Davis1986Album
TendernessWalt Dickerson & Richard Davis1985Album
InneractionJoel Futterman, Jimmy Lyons, Richard Davis, Robert Adkins1984Album
Way Out WestRichard Davis1980Album
HarvestRichard Davis1979Album
CauldronRichard Davis, L.D. Levy1979Album
Divine GeminiWalt Dickerson & Richard Davis1978Album
Fancy FreeRichard Davis1977Album
As OneRichard Davis1976Album
Strike Up The BandBobby Hackett, Zoot Sims, Bucky Pizzarelli, Richard Davis, Mel Lewis & Hank Jones1975Album
MomentumJimmy Raney / Richard Davis / Alan Dawson1975Album
Dealin'Richard Davis1974Album
The Philosophy Of The SpiritualRichard Davis1972Album
Epistrophy & Now's The TimeRichard Davis1972Album
Muses For Richard DavisRichard Davis1970Album
Heavy SoundsElvin Jones And Richard Davis1968Album
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