Jimmy Woode

American bassist (1929–2005)

Born: 23 September 1929
Pennsauken
Died: 23 April 2005
Lindenwold
Country: United States
Discography: 1 album

Biography

Jimmy Woode was a jazz musician who played double bass and bass instrument. Jimmy Woode was born on 23 September 1929 in Pennsauken and died on 23 April 2005 in Lindenwold. The music is usually filed under jazz.

James Bryant Woode (September 23, 1926 – April 23, 2005) was an American jazz bassist. He played and/or recorded in bands with Flip Phillips, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins, Nat Pierce, Sidney Bechet, Billie Holiday, Jaki Byard, Earl Hines, Jimmy Witherspoon, Mal Waldron, Clark Terry and Miles Davis. His granddaughter is singer and composer Amana Melome.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

My Kind of World 2006

Also plays on

Albums where Jimmy Woode is credited as a sideman

1955	Creamy — Johnny Hodges	double bass
1956	Blue Rose — Rosemary Clooney and Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	double bass
1956	Johnny Hodges and the Ellington All Stars — Johnny Hodges and The Ellington All Stars	double bass
1956	Duke's in Bed — Johnny Hodges	double bass
1957	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book — Ella Fitzgerald	double bass
1957	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book, Volume 2 — Ella Fitzgerald	double bass
1957	Vic's Boston Story — Vic Dickenson	double bass
1959	A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing — Ray Nance, Cat Anderson	bass
1960	Blues in Orbit — Duke Ellington	bass
1961	The Golden Eight — Kenny Clarke with Francy Boland and Company	double bass
1962	European Encounter — John Lewis & Svend Asmussen	bass
1964	From Vienna With Jazz — Friedrich Gulda	double bass
1964	Summer Dawn — Sahib Shihab	bass
1966	Alto Blue — Johnny Hodges	double bass
1967	Out of the Background — Francy Boland	bass
1967	Flirt and Dream — Francy Boland	bass
1968	Lady Heavy Bottom’s Waltz — Johnny Griffin	bass
1968	Midnight Mood — Mark Murphy	bass
1969	It’s Nice to Be With You - Jim Hall in Berlin — Jim Hall	bass
1969	More Chords — Milt Buckner	bass
1971	Spanish Steps — Hampton Hawes	double bass
1971	Drums and Folklore: From Sticksland With Love — George Gruntz, Daniel Humair, Charly Antolini, Pierre Favre, Mani Neumeier, Alfred Sacher	bass
1971	Companionship: Jazz Joint, Volume 2 — Sahib Shihab	bass, vocals
1971	The Great Traditionalists in Europe — Albert Nicholas, Herb Flemming, Nelson Williams, Benny Waters, Joe Turner	bass
1972	Gentle Eyes — Art Farmer	bass
1972	My Kind of Sunshine — The MPS Rhythm Combination & Brass Leader: Peter Herbolzheimer	bass
1975	November Girl — Carmen McRae, The Kenny Clarke - Francy Boland Big Band	bass
1977	One‐Upmanship — Mal Waldron Quintet with Steve Lacy	double bass
1980	Mal Waldron - Manfred Schoof — Mal Waldron - Manfred Schoof	bass
1981	Stockholm Sessions — Eric Dolphy	double bass