Bob Cranshaw

Melbourne Robert "Bob" Cranshaw[1] (December 3, 1932 – November 2, 2016)[2] was an American jazz bassist. His career spanned the heyday of Blue Note Records to his recent involvement with the Musicians Union. He is perhaps best known for his long association with Sonny Rollins. Cranshaw performed in Rollins's working band on and off for over five decades, starting with a live appearance at the 1959 Playboy jazz festival in Chicago and on record with the 1962 album The Bridge.[3]

Bob Cranshaw
Bob Cranshaw in 1976
Background information
Birth nameMelbourne Robert Cranshaw
Born(1932-12-03)December 3, 1932
Chicago, Illinois, US
DiedNovember 2, 2016(2016-11-02) (aged 83)
Manhattan, New York
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsDouble bass, electric bass
Associated actsSonny Rollins

Cranshaw died at the age of 83 on November 2, 2016 in Manhattan, New York from Stage IV cancer.[4]

Discography

As sideman

With Pepper Adams

With Nat Adderley

With Eric Alexander

With Mose Allison

With Gene Ammons

With Kenny Barron

With Eddie Kendricks

  • Vintage '78 (Arista, 1978)

With George Benson

With Walter Bishop Jr.

With Paul Bley

With Jaki Byard

With Debbie Gibson

With Donald Byrd

With Johnny Coles

With Hank Crawford

With Carole Bayer Sager

  • Carole Bayer Sager (Elektra Records, 1977)

With Sonny Criss

With Frank Foster

With George Freeman

With Dexter Gordon

With Bunky Green

With Rod Stewart

With Grant Green

With Friedrich Gulda

  • Ineffable (Columbia, 1965)

With Slide Hampton

With Barry Harris

With Eddie Harris

With Hampton Hawes

With Coleman Hawkins

With Jimmy Heath

With Joe Henderson

With Maurice Hines

  • To Nat "King" Cole with Love (Arbors, 2005)

With Johnny Hodges

With Bobby Hutcherson

With Milt Jackson

With Willis Jackson

With Antônio Carlos Jobim

With J. J. Johnson

With Quincy Jones

With Clifford Jordan

With Eric Kloss

With Irene Kral

With Yusef Lateef

With Mike Longo

With Johnny Lytle

With Junior Mance

With Jack McDuff

With Jimmy McGriff

With Jackie McLean

With Carmen McRae

With MJT + 3

  • Walter Perkins' MJT + 3 (Vee-Jay, 1959)
  • Make Everybody Happy (Vee-Jay, 1960)
  • MJT + 3 (Vee-Jay, 1960)
  • Message from Walton Street (Rec. 1960; Koch Jazz, 2000)

With Hank Mobley

With Grachan Moncur III

With Wes Montgomery

With James Moody

With Lee Morgan

With Oliver Nelson

With Duke Pearson

With Houston Person

With Dave Pike

With Sonny Red

With Max Roach

With Sonny Rollins

With Lalo Schifrin

With Shirley Scott

With Wayne Shorter

With Horace Silver

With Paul Simon

With Billy Taylor

With Jimmy Smith

With Clark Terry and Bob Brookmeyer

With Bobby Timmons

With Stanley Turrentine

With McCoy Tyner

With Harold Vick

  • Watch What Happens (RCA Victor, 1968)

With Cedar Walton

With Joe Williams

With Mary Lou Williams

With Larry Willis

With Gerald Wilson

With Jack Wilson

With Reuben Wilson

With Kai Winding

With The Young Lions

With Joe Zawinul

References
  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79017434.html
  2. Ney York Times
  3. Allmusic
  4. Gil Kaufman (November 3, 2016). "Jazz Bassist Bob Cranshaw Dies at 83". Billboard. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
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