Curley Russell

American jazz musician (1917–1986)

Born: 19 March 1917
Trinidad
Died: 3 July 1986
Jamaica
Country: Trinidad and Tobago

Biography

Curley Russell was a jazz musician who played double bass. Curley Russell was born on 19 March 1917 in Trinidad and died on 3 July 1986 in Jamaica. The music is usually filed under jazz.

Dillon "Curley" Russell (March 19, 1917 – July 3, 1986) was an American jazz musician, who played bass on many bebop recordings.

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Also plays on

Albums where Curley Russell is credited as a sideman

1951	Fats Navarro Memorial Album — Fats Navarro	double bass
1951	Modern Jazz Trombones — Kai Winding, Jay Jay Johnson	double bass
1952	Bird and Diz — Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie	double bass
1955	Charlie Parker Memorial Vol. 1 — Charlie Parker	double bass
1956	The Charlie Parker Story — Charlie Parker	bass, double bass
1956	Monk — Thelonious Monk	double bass
1956	Horace Silver Trio — Horace Silver	double bass, bass
1956	Roll 'Em Bags — Milt Jackson	double bass
1956	Sonny Stitt Bud Powell J.J. Johnson — Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell & J.J. Johnson	double bass
1956	Introducing Johnny Griffin — Johnny Griffin	bass
1956	Al Cohn’s Tones — Al Cohn	bass
1957	The Fabulous Fats Navarro, Volume 1 — Fats Navarro	bass
1957	Blowing in From Chicago — Cliff Jordan & John Gilmore	bass
1957	Leonard Feather Presents Bop — George Wallington	double bass
1976	Long Tall Dexter — Dexter Gordon	double bass
1978	Live Messengers — Art Blakey	double bass
1988	New York City, Birdland Club, February 21, 1954 — Art Blakey & Clifford Brown	bass
1991	Opus de Bop — Stan Getz	double bass
1992	Dexter Rides Again — Dexter Gordon	bass
1993	Bird on the Wing — Charlie Parker and the Jazz All Stars with Sarah Vaughan	double bass
1993	Autumn Broadcast 1953 — Bud Powell	double bass
1993	Bud Powell — Bud Powell	double bass
1994	The Progressive Al Cohn — Al Cohn	double bass
1996	Zoot Sims Quartets — Zoot Sims	bass
2000	Cool Bebop — Stan Getz	double bass
2001	Complete the Amazing Bud Powell — Bud Powell	double bass
2006	In Philadelphia 1960 — Thelonious Monk with Steve Lacy	bass
2020	Charlie Parker With Strings — Charlie Parker	double bass
2020	Bird And Diz — Charlie Parker	double bass
—	Our Delight — Fats Navarro	double bass

Historic 78 rpm records

T'AIN'T NO USE HERBIE STEWARD QUINTET · HERBIE STEWARD · AL HAIG · JIMMY RAINEY ·… archive.org ↗
Bebop James · A. N. Other · Tiny Kahn · Charlie Ventura · Red Rodney ·… · 1946 archive.org ↗
A Cent And A Half Dave Lambert & Buddy Stewart · Red Rodney's Be-Boppers · Tiny Kahn ·… · 1946 archive.org ↗
Charge Account Dave Lambert & Buddy Stewart · Red Rodney's Be-Boppers · David… · 1946 archive.org ↗
Gussie G. Dave Lambert and Buddy Stewart · Red Rodney's Be-Boppers · The… · 1946 archive.org ↗
Perdido Dave Lambert and Buddy Stewart · Red Rodney's Be-Boppers · Tizol ·… · 1946 archive.org ↗
T And S Terry Gibbs' New Jazz Stars · Gibbs · Rogers · Stan Getz · Earl… · 1949 archive.org ↗
Terry's Tune Terry Gibbs' New Jazz Stars · Gibbs · Rogers · Stan Getz · Earl… · 1949 archive.org ↗