Ben Tucker

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Name Ben Tucker		Role Singer


Died June 4, 2013, Hutchinson Island, Georgia, United States Albums The Art of Pepper, Sweet Thunder, Jazz in Hollywood, 1958, Baby You Should Know It Similar People Dave Bailey, Chuck Flores, Bob Dorough, Ronnie Ball, Art Pepper

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Benjamin M. "Ben" Tucker (December 13, 1930 – June 4, 2013) was an American jazz bassist who appeared on hundreds of recordings. Tucker played on albums by Art Pepper, Billy Taylor, Quincy Jones, Grant Green, Dexter Gordon, Hank Crawford, Junior Mance, and Herbie Mann.

He was born in Tennessee. As bass player in the Dave Bailey Quintet in 1961, he wrote the instrumental version of the song "Comin' Home Baby!", first issued on the album Two Feet in the Gutter. Bob Dorough later wrote a lyric to the song, and the vocal version became a Top 40 hit for jazz singer Mel Tormé in 1962.

Tucker released the album Baby, You Should Know It (Ava, 1963) with Victor Feldman, Larry Bunker, Bobby Thomas, Ray Crawford, Tommy Tedesco, and Carlos "Patato" Valdes.

By 1972, Tucker owned two radio stations, WSOK-AM, which had over 400,000 listeners, and WLVH-FM. Both of these were located in his hometown of Savannah, Georgia.

He died in a traffic collision in Hutchinson Island, Georgia, on June 4, 2013.

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Discography

With Mose Allison

The Word from Mose (Atlantic, 1964)

With Dave Bailey

Reaching Out (Jazztime, 1961)

Bash! (Jazzline, 1961)

2 Feet in the Gutter (Epic, 1961)

With Kenny Burrell

On View at the Five Spot Cafe (Blue Note, 1959)

Freedom (Blue Note, 1964 [1980])

With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

Love Calls (RCA Victor, 1968)

With Lou Donaldson

Gravy Train (Blue Note, 1961)

With Teddy Edwards

Sunset Eyes (Pacific Jazz, 1960)

It's All Right! (Prestige, 1967)

With Gil Evans

The Individualism of Gil Evans (Verve, 1964)

With Dexter Gordon

Clubhouse (Blue Note, 1965 [1979])

With Grant Green

Green Street (Blue Note, 1961)

Sunday Mornin' (Blue Note, 1961)

Grantstand (Blue Note, 1961)

With Chico Hamilton

Chico Hamilton Trio Introducing Freddie Gambrell (World Pacific, 1958)

With Willis Jackson

Gator's Groove (Prestige, 1969)

With Illinois Jacquet

The Message (Prestige, 1963)

Bottoms Up (Prestige, 1968)

With Quincy Jones

Quincy's Got a Brand New Bag (Mercury, 1965)

With Clifford Jordan

Soul Fountain (Vortex, 1966 [1970])

With Yusef Lateef

The Centaur and the Phoenix (Riverside, 1960)

With Junior Mance

The Soulful Piano of Junior Mance (Jazzland, 1960)

With Herbie Mann

Herbie Mann at the Village Gate (Atlantic, 1961)

Herbie Mann Live at Newport (Atlantic, 1963)

Standing Ovation at Newport (Atlantic, 1965)

With Warne Marsh

Jazz of Two Cities (Imperial, 1956)

With Pat Martino

Strings! (Prestige, 1967)

East! (Prestige, 1968)

With James Moody

The Blues and Other Colors (Milestone, 1969)

With Gerry Mulligan

Jeru (Columbia, 1962)

With Mark Murphy

That's How I Love the Blues! (Riverside, 1963)

With Oliver Nelson

Fantabulous (Argo, 1964)

With Art Pepper

The Art Pepper Quartet (Tampa, 1956)

Art Pepper with Warne Marsh (Contemporary, 1956 [1986]) with Warne Marsh

Collections (Intro, 1957) with Red Norvo, Joe Morello and Gerry Wiggins

Modern Art (Intro, 1957)

Mucho Calor (Andex, 1957) with Conte Candoli

With Lalo Schifrin

Samba Para Dos (Verve, 1963) with Bob Brookmeyer

With Bola Sete

Bossa Nova (Fantasy, 1962)

With Jimmy Smith

Got My Mojo Workin' (Verve, 1966)

With Sonny Stitt

Sax Expressions (Roost, 1965)

With Billy Taylor

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (Tower, 1968)

Sleeping Bee (MPS, 1969)

With Harold Vick

Commitment (Muse, 1967 [1974])

References

Ben Tucker Wikipedia

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