Jack Six
Jack Six (July 26, 1930 – March 14, 2015) was an American jazz double-bassist and composer. Six was born in Danville, Illinois, and initially learned trumpet as a teenager before switching to bass. He studied at Juilliard in 1955–1956, then played in several big bands, including the Tommy Dorsey band after Dorsey's death (under Warren Covington's direction) and the bands of Claude Thornhill and Woody Herman. In the first half of the 1960s he played with Don Elliott, Jimmy Raney, Kenny Davern, The Dukes of Dixieland, and Herbie Mann; he continued working with Davern alongside Dick Wellstood as the house band for the Ferryboat, a club in Brielle, New Jersey. He became a member of Dave Brubeck's ensemble in 1968, remaining with Brubeck until 1974, and also played with Tal Farlow during this time. In the 1970s he worked with Illinois Jacquet and Jay McShann, among others. He directed musical events at a casino in Atlantic City in the early 1980s and recorded with Susannah McCorkle and Jack Reilly; later that decade he returned to Brubeck's ensemble, remaining with him until he retired in the 1990s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 26, 1930 (Danville), Died February 24, 2015
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1958 - 1964
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 104855 | 4/23/1958 | Song of India | Warren Covington ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 104856 | 4/23/1958 | Tea for two cha cha | Warren Covington ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 104857 | 4/23/1958 | My baby just cares for me | Warren Covington ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 104858 | 4/23/1958 | Boogie woogie | Warren Covington ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 104872 | 4/24/1958 | Swanee river | Warren Covington ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 104873 | 4/23/1958 | Opus one | Warren Covington ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 104874 | 4/24/1958 | Hawaiian war chant | Warren Covington ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 104875 | 4/24/1958 | I'm gettin' sentimental over you | Warren Covington ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 105015 | 5/26/1958 | Satan takes a holiday | Warren Covington ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 105016 | 5/26/1958 | Swingin' on nothin' | Warren Covington ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 105017 | 5/26/1958 | Liebestraum | Warren Covington ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 105018 | 5/26/1958 | Easy does it | Warren Covington ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 105019 | 5/26/1958 | The dipsy doodle | Warren Covington ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 114516 | 2/11/1964 | Baby | Dave Pike Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 114517 | 2/11/1964 | Sandunga | Dave Pike Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 114518 | 2/11/1964 | Latin blues | Dave Pike Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 114732 | 3/31/1964 | La playa | Dave Pike Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 114733 | 3/31/1964 | Not a tear | Dave Pike Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 114734 | 3/31/1964 | Que males querer | Dave Pike Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 114735 | 3/31/1964 | Montuna orita | Dave Pike Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 114736 | 3/31/1964 | Dream garden | Dave Pike Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 114737 | 4/2/1964 | Aphrodite | Dave Pike Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 114738 | 4/2/1964 | South sea | Dave Pike Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 114739 | 4/2/1964 | Mambo dinero | Dave Pike Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
Decca | 114740 | 4/2/1964 | Vikki | Dave Pike Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Six, Jack," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/344053.
Six, Jack. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/344053.
"Six, Jack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Six, Jack - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr90025082
Wikidata: Jack Six - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q19624438
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/27253200
MusicBrainz: Jack Six - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9d7283cd-a00c-469d-99f6-8be01f64b4ea
ISNI: 0000 0001 1856 1154 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000118561154
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