Richard Davis
Richard Davis (born April 15, 1930) is an American jazz bassist. Among his best-known contributions to the albums of others are Eric Dolphy's 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." |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 15, 1930 (Chicago)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1967
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, vocalist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 118999 | 5/26/1967 | Day by day | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119000 | 5/26/1967 | Que se vaya | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119001 | 5/26/1967 | My heart loves the samba | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119002 | 5/26/1967 | Meditation (Meditaçao) | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119003 | 5/26/1967 | How insensitive (Insensatez) | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119031 | 6/7/1967 | Now I know the feeling | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119032 | 6/7/1967 | Como va | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119033 | 6/7/1967 | Brasilville | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119034 | 6/7/1967 | Teach me tonight | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119035 | 6/7/1967 | Forgetting you | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119060 | 6/16/1967 | Forgetting you | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119092 | 6/16/1967 | My heart loves the samba | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | L 5741 | 7/17/1950 | Old folks at home (Swanee River) | Al Jolson | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5742 | 7/17/1950 | I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair | Al Jolson | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5743 | 7/17/1950 | Oh! Susanna | Al Jolson | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5744 | 7/17/1950 | De camptown races | Al Jolson | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davis, Richard," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/202409.
Davis, Richard. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/202409.
"Davis, Richard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Davis, Richard, 1930- - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81015291
Wikidata: Richard Davis - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q716851
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/120739764
MusicBrainz: Richard Davis - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b59843a1-bb97-45f0-84b9-ff9017878cdd
ISNI: 0000 0000 7956 4079 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000079564079
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