Wilbur Bascomb


Wilbur D. Bascomb Jr. is an American bass guitarist. He is the son of jazz trumpeter Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb, who played with Erskine Hawkins and Duke Ellington.
In the 1970s, Bascomb worked with James Brown, then recorded on the album Wired by Jeff Beck. During the next year, he released the solo album Wilbur Bascomb and Future Dreams. He has worked with Roy Ayers, George Benson, Hank Crawford, Bo Diddley, B.B. King, Bernard Purdie, Mick Taylor, and Players Association.

Discography

As leader

With George Benson
With Rusty Bryant
With Hank Crawford
With Joey DeFrancesco
With Bo Diddley
With Lou Donaldson
With Bunky Green
With Rupert Holmes
With Etta Jones
With Galt MacDermot
With Jimmy McGriff
With Blue Mitchell
With Idris Muhammad
With David "Fathead" Newman
With Houston Person
With Bernard Purdie
With Big Mama Thornton
With Reuben Wilson
With others