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Curly Russell
Real Name:
Dillon Russell
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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.
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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In Groups:
Art Blakey Quartet,
Art Blakey Quintet,
Be Bop Boys,
Benny Carter And His Orchestra,
Brew Moore All Stars,
Brew Moore Sextet,
Bud Powell Quartet,
Buddy DeFranco And His Trio,
Charlie Parker And His Orchestra,
Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers,
Chubby Jackson's Orchestra,
Coleman Hawkins All Star Band,
Coleman Hawkins All Stars,
Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra,
Coleman Hawkins Quintet,
Curley Russell's All Stars,
Dexter Gordon Quintet,
Dizzy Gillespie And His All Star Quintet,
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet,
George Wallington Septet,
George Wallington Trio,
Henri Renaud Band,
Herbie Steward Quintet,
Howard McGhee All Stars,
Kenny Clarke And His Clique,
Leo Parker's All Stars,
Lester Young Quartet,
McGhee-Navarro Boptet,
Neal Hefti's Orchestra,
Red Rodney's Be-Boppers,
Serge And His Be Bop Buddies,
Sonny Stitt Quartet,
Stan Getz Quartet,
Tadd Dameron And His Orchestra,
Tadd Dameron Quintet,
Tadd Dameron's Big Ten,
The Bud Powell Trio,
The Charlie Parker All-Stars,
The Horace Silver Trio,
The Kai Winding Sextet,
The Kenny Drew Trio,
The Miles Davis Quintet,
The Serge Chaloff Sextet,
The Tadd Dameron Sextet,
The Thelonious Monk Quintet,
Zoot Sims Quartet
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