Curtis Counce

Curtis Counce
Curtis Counce was an in-demand session bassist and one of the first African Americans to get heavily involved in the West Coast jazz movement in the 1940s. He studied violin and tuba in addition to bass before leaving his native city for employment with the Nat Towles Band in Omaha at the age of 16. He moved to L.A. in 1945, taking a job with Johnny Otis at the ~Club Alabam and made his recording debut with Lester Young the following year. He recorded prolifically as a sideman (Shelly Manne,...
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Curtis Counce Exploring the Future
By: Curtis Counce
Credited Role:Main Performer
Song List: So Nice, Angel Eyes, Into the Orbit
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Curtis Counce Curtis Blues
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