William (Bill) Pemberton
William McLane, better known as Bill Pemberton (March 5, 1918 in New York City – December 13, 1984 in New York City) was an American jazz double-bassist. Pemberton played violin as a child before switching to bass. He was in Frankie Newton's orchestra from 1941 to 1945 and then worked with Herman "Ivory" Chittison, Mercer Ellington, Eddie Barefield, and Billy Kyle later in the 1940s. In the 1950s he worked with Art Tatum and Rex Stewart, and from 1966 to 1969 was Earl Hines's bassist, including for international tours and at the 1967 Newport Jazz Festival and Monterey Jazz Festival. He also worked with Buck Clayton in 1967. In 1969 he joined the JPJ quartet alongside Budd Johnson, Oliver Jackson, and Dill Jones, and remained with the group until 1975; concomitantly he played with Ruby Braff, Max Kaminsky, and Vic Dickenson. He rejoined Hines in 1977, playing in Europe with him and Benny Carter. Late in his career he played with Panama Francis, Bill Coleman, and Doc Cheatham. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 5, 1918 (New York City), Died December 13, 1984 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947 - 1968
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D7VB-0257 | 10-in. | 4/14/1947 | Where is Sam? | Bob Smith | Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and bass | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | D7VB-0258 | 10-in. | 4/14/1947 | You must have been a beautiful baby | Bob Smith | Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and bass | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | D7VB-1215 | 10-in. | 6/30/1947 | Trouble is a man | Hall Sisters ; Jesse Stone Orchestra ; Jesse Stone | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | D7VB-1216 | 10-in. | 6/30/1947 | You never can tell the depth of a well (by the length of the handle on the pump) | Hall Sisters ; Jesse Stone Orchestra ; Jesse Stone | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Decca | 74916 | 5/13/1949 | Caravan | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 74917 | 5/13/1949 | Nine o'clock gal | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 74918 | 5/13/1949 | That's the gal for me | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 74919 | 5/13/1949 | When my sugar walks down the street | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 89415 | 2/23/1956 | Don't you weep, O Mary don't you weep | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 89416 | 2/23/1956 | I've done wrong | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 89417 | 2/23/1956 | I can hear the angels | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 89418 | 2/23/1956 | Father prepare me | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 120028 | 3/8/1968 | Rhythm Sundae | Earl Hines and his Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 120029 | 3/8/1968 | The one I love (belongs to somebody else) | Earl Hines and his Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 120030 | 3/8/1968 | Back in your own back yard | Earl Hines and his Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 120031 | 3/8/1968 | You're mine, you! | Earl Hines and his Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 120032 | 3/8/1968 | For me and my gal | Earl Hines and his Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 120033 | 3/11/1968 | Nobody knows (and nobody seems to care) | Earl Hines and his Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 120034 | 3/11/1968 | Saturday-1 | Earl Hines and his Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 120035 | 3/11/1968 | Shine on harvest moon | Earl Hines and his Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 120036 | 3/11/1968 | Thinking of you | Earl Hines and his Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 120037 | 3/11/1968 | I love my baby (My baby loves me) | Earl Hines and his Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 120038 | 3/11/1968 | Everything depends on you-1 | Earl Hines and his Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pemberton, William (Bill)," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/337014.
Pemberton, William (Bill). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/337014.
"Pemberton, William (Bill)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Pemberton, Bill, 1918-1984 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94069959
Wikidata: William 'Bill' Pemberton - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q862365
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/71581259
MusicBrainz: William 'Bill' Pemberton - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ab4704a3-c06d-45b3-bcb8-d96b55d12680
ISNI: 0000 0000 5515 0605 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000055150605
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