Bucky Calabrese

Bucky Calabrese (8 June 1927 - 6 May 1995), was an American upright bassist.[1][2]

Life and career

Born Frederick Philip in Hicksville, New York, Calabrese was trained at the Hartnett School of Music and privately with Charles Mingus and Clyde Lombardi.[3] In 1957 he played with Ray Eberle and Dizzy Gillespie. He then performed with Sal Salvador (1958) and Kai Winding (1959).[3] In 1962 he toured and recorded with Stan Kenton, and in 1963 he performed with Edmond Hall and his dixieland band in New York City.[3] He remained in New York City in 1964 and 1965, performing in bands led by Eddie Condon and Max Kaminsky.[3] In 1968 he performed in a duo with pianist Teddy Wilson, and in the early 1970s he performed in a trio with pianist Dave McKenna.[3] In his later career he performed and recorded with Doc Cheatham.[3]

Discography (in selection)
  • 1962: Adventures In Time, A Concerto For Orchestra (Capitol Records), with Stan Kenton.
  • 1972: From Puerto Rico To Soulsville (Zanzee), with Ray Rivera
  • 1973: Cookin' At Michael's Pub (Halcyon Records), with Dave McKenna
  • 1986: Where Have You Been? (DRG Records), with Elisabeth Welch
  • 1987: Live At The West End Cafe New York City (Bean Records), with Pete Compo Jazz Violin Quartet
  • 1992: The Eighty-Seven Years Of Doc Cheatham (Columbia), with Doc Cheatham
  • 1996: More Mellophonium Moods (Status), with Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
  • 1996: Alternate Routes (Tantara Productions), with Ray Starling, New York Neophonic Orchestra, Joel Kaye, New York Sound Stage One Orchestra
  • 2010: This Is An Orchestra! (Tantara Productions), with Stan Kenton
  • 2014: Horns Of Plenty, Vol. 3 (Tantara Productions), with Stan Kenton Orchestra and Trinity Big Band
  • 2017: Mellophonium Memoirs (Tantara Productions), with Stan Kenton Orchestra[4]

References
  1. Kennedy, Gary W. (2003). "Calabrese, Bucky (1927 - 1995), double bass player". Biography. OxfordIndex.oup.com. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J769800. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  2. Grable, Gerry (2010-11-09). "Remembering Bucky Calabrese". Memorial. TalkBass.com. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  3. Gary W. Kennedy (2003). "Calabrese, Bucky [Frederick Philip ]". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J769800. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
  4. "Bucky Calabrese". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2019-02-25.


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