Al Lucas
Albert Bennington Lucas (November 16, 1916 – June 19, 1983) was a Canadian jazz double-bassist. Lucas took piano lessons as a child from his mother, Francis Bradley Lucas, a concert pianist, eventually switching to bass and tuba at age 12. After moving to New York City in 1933, Lucas played with Kaiser Marshall, then joined the Royal Sunset Orchestra, where he played from 1933 to 1942. During the 1940s, Lucas appeared on record with Hot Lips Page, Coleman Hawkins, Eddie Heywood (1944–45), Duke Ellington (1945), Mary Lou Williams (1946), James P. Johnson, J.J. Johnson, Ben Webster, Erroll Garner, and Eddie South. He toured and recorded with Illinois Jacquet from 1947 to 1953, recording in Detroit with Jacquet's all-star band which included Sonny Stitt, Leo Parker, Sir Charles Thompson, Maurice Simon and Shadow Wilson before returning to play with Heywood again from 1954 to 1956. He also recorded in the 1950s with Ruby Braff, Charlie Byrd, and Teddy Wilson. He worked primarily as a studio musician in his last two decades, backing up groups at Apollo Theater performances, playing jazz only occasionally. Lucas died in New York City on June 19, 1983. |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 16, 1916 (Windsor), Died July 19, 1983 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1942 - 1966
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, guitar
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Recordings (Results 51-65 of 65 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 116899 | 1/11/1966 | I got my mind made up | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 116900 | 1/11/1966 | 3 days, 1 hour, 30 minutes | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 116901 | 1/11/1966 | What's done in the dark (Will one day come to light)-1 | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 116902 | 1/11/1966 | Your loss, my gain-1 | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 116903 | 1/11/1966 | Everything's gonna be fine | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 116904 | 1/11/1966 | Brand new thing, part 1 | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 116905 | 1/11/1966 | Brand new thing, part 2 | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 117676 | 7/8/1966 | I'm not made of clay-1 ; I'm not made of clay | Screamin' Jay Hawkins | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 117677 | 7/8/1966 | All night-1 ; All night | Screamin' Jay Hawkins | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 117678 | 7/8/1966 | Mountain jive-1 ; Mountain jive | Screamin' Jay Hawkins | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 117679 | 7/8/1966 | I'll be there-1 ; I'll be there | Screamin' Jay Hawkins | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Signature | SRC 154 | 10-in. | 12/4/1944 | Let me call you sweetheart | Trummy Young Orchestra ; Trummy Young | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Signature | SRC 155 | 10-in. | 12/4/1944 | Lame brain | Trummy Young Orchestra ; Trummy Young | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Signature | SRC 156 | 10-in. | 12/4/1944 | Please, please, please | Trummy Young Orchestra ; Trummy Young | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Signature | SRC 157 | 10-in. | 12/4/1944 | Fla gala pa | Trummy Young Orchestra ; Trummy Young | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lucas, Al," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103026.
Lucas, Al. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103026.
"Lucas, Al." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Lucas, Al, 1916-1983 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81013785
Wikidata: Al Lucas - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q305486
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/106401537
MusicBrainz: Al Lucas - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/19b15447-1d6e-4d25-814b-b3ebafd8edd3
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