Jimmy Lewis (bassist)

Jimmy Lewis
Born(1918-04-11)April 11, 1918
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedMarch 2, 2000(2000-03-02) (aged 81)[1]
New York City
GenresJazz, R&B, soul
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Double bass, bass guitar
Years active1950s to 1980s

Jimmy Lewis (April 11, 1918 – March 2, 2000) was an American double bassist who worked with the Count Basie Orchestra and sextet in the 1950s and with Duke Ellington, Cootie Williams, Billie Holiday and Ivory Joe Hunter before moving to bass guitar during his time with King Curtis. He provided the basslines for the musical Hair.[2] Lewis freelanced extensively and performed on many albums by soul and jazz musicians, including Horace Silver and the Modern Jazz Quartet up until the late 1980s.[3] He died in 2000.[4]

  1. ^ "Jimmy Lewis - Library of Congress". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  2. ^ Rowe, Monk (November 16, 1995). "Hamilton College Jazz Archive: Jimmy Lewis Interview". Hamilton College (New York). Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  3. ^ McClellan, L., The Later Swing Era, 1942 to 1955, Greenwood, 2004, p. 245.
  4. ^ "Requiem", Allegro, Volume C, No. 5, May 2000, Associated Musicians of Greater New York, accessed November 12, 2014.