Bob Bates (musician)

Bob Bates (September 1, 1923 – September 13, 1981) was an American jazz bassist.[1]

Bob Bates
BornSeptember 1, 1923
Pocatello, Idaho, U.S.
DiedSeptember 13, 1981 (aged 58)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
GenresJazz
Instrument(s)Double bass

Early life

Bates was born in Pocatello, Idaho.[1] His mother was an organist,[1] while his brothers Norman and Jim were also bassists.[2] As a youth, he played tuba, trumpet, and trombone.[1] He then studied classical bass from 1944 to 1948[2] and played with Sonny Dunham in 1946 and 1947.[1][2] Bates began performing with Jack Fina in the late 1940s.[1]

Career

Early in the 1950s, Bates played in the Two Beaux & a Peep Trio.[1] He was the bassist in the popular Dave Brubeck Quartet between 1953 and 1955.[1] In addition to Brubeck, Bates also recorded with Paul Desmond in 1954, and Dave Pell in 1956.[2] He stopped playing at around this time.[2]

Personal life

Bates died in 1981 in San Francisco, at the age of 58.[2]

Discography

With Dave Brubeck

With Paul Desmond

  • Desmond (Fantasy, 1954)[3]

With Dave Pell

  • Jazz Goes Dancing (1956)[5][6]

References
  1. Chadbourne, Eugene. "Bob Bates". AllMusic. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. Koch, Lawrence (2003). "Bates Family". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  3. "Paul Desmond Discography". jazzdisco. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. Rickert, David (March 29, 2013). "Dave Pell: Dave Pell – Four Classic Albums". All About Jazz. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  6. "Dave Pell – Jazz Goes Dancing: Prom to Prom & Campus Hop (2 LP on 1 CD)". Fresh Sound Records. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
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