Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Richard Davis Safety

Two major artists record under the name "Richard Davis." 1. A jazz bassist. 2. A house producer 1) Acoustic bass maestro equally at home in jazz, European classical, and American popular music, who was born in Chicago on April 15, 1930. Richard Davis is an international performing musician and Professor of Bass (European Classical and Jazz), Jazz History and combo improvisation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Richard Davis

Gun fight between Richard Davis and a gang in Chicago. He then went on to use Kevlar to create body armor. His company is called "Second Chance."

elvin jones trio feat richard davis 1

in japan

Richard Davis - Sometime

Richard Davis - Sometime

Richard Davis - Bring Me Closer

Richard Davis - Bring Me Closer Album : Details Video image : untitled by Veronica Jackson

Downbeat International Critics Poll named him Best Bassist from 1967-74. He has recorded a dozen albums as a leader and has appeared on over 2000 recordings/jingles as a sideman. Some of his performance/recording credits include Sarah Vaughan, Eric Dolphy, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Miles Davis, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Elvin Jones, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Band, Dexter Gordon, Ahmad Jamal and a host of other notables. In modern popular music, he has appeared on recordings by Judy Collins, Van Morrison, and Loudon Wainright III. Mr. Davis is equally at home in the world of european classical music, having played under the batons of George Szell, Leopold Stokowski, Igor Stravinsky, Pierre Boulez, Gunther Schuller, and Leonard Bernstein. His versatility as a bassist keeps him in demand for worldwide concert appearances. For nearly fifty years he has drawn audiences in Japan, Europe, Russia, South America, Puerto Rico, Cuba, The West Indies, Hong Kong , Israel and United States. His most recent CD release (May 2000) , The Bassists: Homage to Diversity (King Records) was recorded in Japan. This CD was inspired by experiences related to diversity dialogue. His second CD with King records So In Love was assembled with the idea of embracing the oneness of humankind
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