Английская Википедия:Abie Baker
Abie "Available" Baker Шаблон:Italics correction Leslie Robert Baker; 28 September 1913, in South Bend, Indiana – 14 February 1993, in Harlem) was an American session musician, arranger, and bandleader who played double bass on jazz, R&B, and pop recordings in New York City, from 1934 through the early 1960s. His credits have been chronicled under the names Abe Baker (rarely), Abie Baker (mostly), and Abie "Available" Baker.
Career
As New York session bassist in jazz from 1934 to 1960, he recorded with Blanche Calloway, Snub Mosley, Herman Chittison, Joey Thomas, Titus Turner and the Howard Biggs Orchestra, Dosie Terry, John Greer, George James and the Howard Biggs Orchestra, Johnny Hartman and the Howard Biggs Orchestra, Jimmy "Baby Face" Lewis, Hadda Brooks, Melvin Smith (vocalist), The Du-Droppers, Annie Laurie, Larry Darnell, Ethel Ennis, Jimmy Tyler, Bobbie and Ronald (vocalists), Varetta Dillard, Cootie Williams, Bill Doggett, Little Willie John, Ruth Brown, King Curtis, LaVern Baker, Big Joe Turner, Teddy Humphries, Little Jimmy Scott, and Baby Boy Jennings & The Satellites.[1]
Around 1936, he was a member of Claude Hopkins' touring orchestra.[2]
By 1949, he had started recording in New York with his own trio and singer Richie Cannon (previously of The Ravens).[3]
As New York session bassist in R&B during the 1950s, he recorded for labels that included Savoy and Atlantic with Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marie Knight,[4][5] Hadda Brooks, Nappy Brown, Big Maybelle, The Coasters, and The Drifters.[6] He also played on the banned 1957 record "My Pussy Belongs to Daddy", credited to Faye Richmonde.[5]
In filmography, Baker, in 1959, performed on "The Web", an instrumental released on the small Laurel label which was later used as part of the score for the camp horror movie The Brain That Wouldn't Die.[6]
In June 1965, Baker established two record labels, Internationale and Forest Green, both in New York.[7] He also established publishing companies. With Johnny Worlds, he established and headed Worlds-Baker Enterprises, covering several record labels, publishing, marketing and distribution.[8]
Family
Some sources state that he was the father of guitarist Mickey Baker, with whom he played on sessions during the 1950s,[6] but this conflicts with other sources about Mickey Baker's parentage.[9]
Discography
Шаблон:Div col With Bill Doggett
- Doggett Beat for Dancing Feet (King, 1957)
With The Coasters[10]
With Lavern Baker
- Shake a Hand
- Saved[12]
- "Bumble Bee"
- You Said
- My Time Will Come
- A Little Bird Told Me[13]
With Ruth Brown
- Jack O' Diamonds[14]
- I Can't Hear a Word You Say
- I Don’t Know
- Don't Deceive Me
- I Burned Your Letter
- What I Wouldn't Give
- The Door Is Still Open
- Taking Care Of Business
- Honey Boy
- Sure ‘Muff
- Here He Comes[15]
With Nappy Brown
- Don't Be Angry (1961 version)
- Coal Miner
- Hoonie Boonie
- Any Time Is the Right Time[16]
With The Top Notes
- Twist and Shout (the original version)
- Hearts of Stone
- Always Late
- The Basic Things
References
- ↑ Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
<ref>; для сносокLord-Discographyне указан текст - ↑ David Griffiths, Hot Jazz: From Harlem to Storyville, Scarecrow Press, 1998, p.99
- ↑ Marv Goldberg, "The Ravens - Part 1", Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebooks. Retrieved 5 March 2019
- ↑ "Abie Baker", Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 5 March 2019
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 Biography by Eugene Chadbourne, Allmusic.com. Retrieved 5 March 2019
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 6,2 "Midnight in the Naked City", OfficeNaps.com. Retrieved 5 March 2019
- ↑ Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
<ref>; для сносокRecord-World 1965 Jun 5не указан текст - ↑ Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
<ref>; для сносокBillboard 1968 Jan 27не указан текст - ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Hounsome, Terry, Rock Record: A Collector’s Directory of Rock Albums and Musicians, Enlarged, Revised, Expanded, Facts On File Publications, New York,1987 p. 119
- ↑ Coasters, The Ultimate Coasters, Warner Special Products, 1986, liner notes
- ↑ Baker, LaVern, Soul on Fire: The Best of LaVern Baker, Atlantic Records, 1991 liner notes
- ↑ Selvin, Joel, Here Comes the Night: The Dark Soul of Bert Berns and the Dirty Business of Rhythm and Blues, Counterpoint, Berkeley, California, 2014, Bert Berns Discography pages
- ↑ Brown, Ruth, The Very Best of Ruth Brown:50 Original R&B Classics, One Day Music, DAY2CD286 CD, 2015
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Ruth-Brown-Taking-Care-Of-Business-Singles-As-Bs-1953-1960-Bonus-Hits-From-1950-1952/release/10414953
- ↑ Nappy Brown, Nappy Brown: Down in the Alley, The Complete Savoy Singles, As & Bs, 1954-1962, Jasmine mcps, CD, 2016, liner notes
