George Tucker (musician)


George Andrew Tucker was an American jazz double-bassist.

Career

Tucker attended the New York Conservatory of Modern Music, studying bass in the late 1940s. Early in his career he played with Earl Bostic, John Coltrane, and Jackie McLean. He worked in the house bands of several lauded New York jazz venues, such as the Continental Lounge, The Playhouse, and Minton's; he played with Eric Dolphy, Clifford Jordan, Horace Parlan, Booker Ervin, Jerome Richardson, and Junior Mance during this time. In 1958, he recorded with Melba Liston on her jazz classic, Melba Liston and Her 'Bones. In 1960-61 he recorded with Stanley Turrentine, Parlan, Ervin, Dexter Gordon, and Shirley Scott, and in 1962-63 he toured with the trio of Dave Lambert, John Hendricks and Yolande Bavan. Near the end of his life Tucker recorded with Coleman Hawkins and Jaki Byard.
George Tucker died from a cerebral hemorrhage while performing with guitarist Kenny Burrell.

Discography

As sideman

With Jaki Byard
With Ted Curson
With Walt Dickerson
With Eric Dolphy
With Lou Donaldson
With Booker Ervin
With Curtis Fuller
  • Jazz...It's Magic!
  • Curtis Fuller Volume 3
  • Two Bones
With Dexter Gordon
  • Doin' Allright
With Bennie Green
With Slide Hampton
With John Handy
With Willis Jackson
With Etta Jones
  • Love Shout
With Clifford Jordan
  • Cliff Craft
With Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan
With Melba Liston
  • Melba Liston and Her 'Bones
With Gildo Mahones
With Junior Mance
  • That's Where It Is!
With Charles McPherson
  • Con Alma!
With Jackie McLean
  • Fat Jazz
With Oliver Nelson
With Horace Parlan
With Dave Pike
  • Dave Pike Plays the Jazz Version of Oliver!
With Pony Poindexter
  • Pony Poindexter Plays the Big Ones
  • Gumbo! with Booker Ervin
With Sonny Red
  • The Mode
  • Images
With Freddie Redd
  • San Francisco Suite
With Jerome Richardson
  • Roamin' with Richardson
With Shirley Scott
  • The Shirley Scott Trio
  • Satin Doll
  • Hip Twist
With Zoot Sims
  • Down Home
With Johnny "Hammond" Smith
;With Buddy Tate
With Lucky Thompson
With Stanley Turrentine
With Jimmy Witherspoon
With Jimmy Woods