Chuck Rainey

American bass guitar session musician

Born: 17 June 1940
Cleveland
Country: United States
Record labels: Skye Records
Discography: 5 albums

Biography

Chuck Rainey is a jazz musician who plays bass guitar. Chuck Rainey was born on 17 June 1940 in Cleveland. The music is usually filed under jazz and rhythm and blues. Record labels: Skye Records. The discography here lists 5 albums, from “Born Again” (1981) to “Interpretations of a Groove” (2013).

Charles Walter Rainey III (born June 17, 1940) is an American bass guitarist who has performed and recorded with many well-known acts, including Aretha Franklin, Steely Dan, and Quincy Jones. Rainey is credited for playing bass on more than 1,000 albums, and is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of recorded music.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Born Again 1981 · Hammer n’ Nails

Chuck Rainey / David T. Walker Band 1994

Sing & Dance 1999

Interpretations of a Groove 2013

The Chuck Rainey Coalition

Also plays on

Albums where Chuck Rainey is credited as a sideman

1966	Live at Small's Paradise — King Curtis	electric bass guitar
1968	The Great Byrd — Charlie Byrd	bass
1968	Plug Me In — Eddie Harris	bass
1968	Windmills of My Mind — Grady Tate	bass
1968	Solar Heat — Cal Tjader	bass
1968	Bigger & Better — David “Fathead” Newman	bass
1968	Feeling Blue — Phil Upchurch	electric bass guitar
1969	Goodies — George Benson	bass
1969	Coryell — Larry Coryell	bass
1969	Mr. Blues Plays Lady Soul — Hank Crawford	bass
1969	The Many Facets of David Newman — David Newman	bass
1969	America the Beautiful — Gary McFarland	bass guitar
1970	Louis Armstrong and His Friends — Louis Armstrong	electric bass guitar
1970	The Real Thing — Dizzy Gillespie	electric bass guitar
1970	Cornucopia — Dizzy Gillespie	bass
1970	The Diverse Yusef Lateef — Yusef Lateef	electric bass guitar, bass
1970	Suite 16 — Yusef Lateef	electric bass guitar
1970	Christmas and the Beads of Sweat — Laura Nyro	bass guitar
1970	Get Ready — King Curtis	bass
1970	MCMLXX — Ray Bryant	electric bass guitar
1970	Thousand Finger Man — Candido	bass
1970	With a Lotta Help From My Friends — Junior Mance	bass
1971	Good Vibes — Gary Burton	bass
1971	Visions — Grant Green	bass
1971	Push Push — Herbie Mann	bass
1971	Western Man — Mose Allison	bass
1971	My Way — Gene Ammons	bass
1971	Fairyland — Larry Coryell	electric bass guitar
1971	Mama Wailer — Lonnie Smith	electric bass guitar
1972	$ (Music From the Original Motion Picture Sound Track) — Quincy Jones	bass guitar, guitar

Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Chuck Rainey play?

Chuck Rainey is known for playing bass guitar.

When and where was Chuck Rainey born?

Chuck Rainey was born 17 June 1940 in Cleveland.

What are Chuck Rainey's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Born Again (1981), Chuck Rainey / David T. Walker Band (1994), Sing & Dance (1999) and Interpretations of a Groove (2013).

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