Jazz
United States
Chuck Israels
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About Chuck Israels
Hometown
New York, NY, United States
Born
August 10, 1936
Genre
Jazz
Chuck Israels is still best known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio (1961-1966), but he has been an important educator since the 1970s. A tasteful and supportive bassist, Israels' first recording was the 1958 meeting between John Coltrane and Cecil Taylor. He played with George Russell's sextet (1959-1961), was briefly with Eric Dolphy's band, and then joined Bill Evans. During the Evans years, Israels also appeared on records led by J.J. Johnson, Herbie Hancock, Gary Burton, and Stan Getz. He founded and headed the National Jazz Ensemble (1973-1978), a top repertory band that recorded two albums for Chiaroscuro. Afterward, Israels was less active as a player, but he did record with the Kronos String Quartet (1984) and Rosemary Clooney (1985), in addition to heading an obscure session for Anima (1991). ~ Scott Yanow
Chuck Israels has also released music as a member of The Chuck Israels Jazz Orchestra, Bill Evans Trio, The New Stan Getz Quartet, Jon Mayer Trio, and The Cecil Taylor Quintet.
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