Israel Crosby
Double bass, Musical Artist
1919 – 1962
Who was Israel Crosby?
Israel Crosby was an African-American jazz double-bassist born in Chicago, Illinois, best known as member of the Ahmad Jamal trio from 1957 to 1962. A close contemporary of Jimmy Blanton, Crosby is less considered as a pioneer, but his interactive playing in Jamal's trio and that of George Shearing shows how easily and fluently he displayed a modern approach to jazz double bass. He is credited with taking the first recorded bass solo on his 1935 recording of 'Blues for Israel' with drummer Gene Krupa when he was only 16. He died of a heart attack two months after joining the Shearing Quintet.
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- Born
- Jan 19, 1919
Chicago - Also known as
- Crosby, Israel
- Died
- Aug 11, 1962
Chicago
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on July 23, 2013
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