Nelson Boyd(February 6, 1928, Camden, New Jersey – October 1985[1]) was an Americanbebopjazzbassist.
Biography
editHe was born inCamden, New Jersey,and played in local orchestras inPhiladelphiaaround 1945, and then moved toNew York Cityin 1947. While there, he played withColeman Hawkins,Tadd Dameron,andDexter Gordon,and later withSarah Vaughan,Dizzy Gillespie,andCharlie Barnetin 1948. In 1947, he recorded withFats NavarroandCharlie Parker,later withJay Jay JohnsonandMiles Davison Davis'sBirth of the Coolsessions in 1949. In addition, Davis's song "Half Nelson"was named after Boyd because of his height.[citation needed]
After 1949, he often played with Gillespie and toured theMiddle Eastwith him in 1956. Later, he recorded withMelba Listonin 1958 with her trombone ultimates onMelba Liston and Her 'Bones.He also did sessions withMax RoachandThelonious Monk.Boyd's last recordings were in 1964.
Discography
editWithDizzy Gillespie
- Jazz Recital(Norgran, 1955)
- World Statesman(Norgran, 1956)
- Dizzy in Greece(Verve, 1957)
- Dizzy Gillespie's Big Band Jazz(American Recording Society, 1957)
With others
- Miles Davis,Birth of the Cool(Capitol, 1957)
- Milt Jackson,Meet Milt Jackson(Savoy, 1956)
- Charles McPherson,Bebop Revisited!(Prestige, 1965)
- Charlie Parker,Encores(Savoy, 1977)
- Max Roach,The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker(Mercury, 1959)
- Sonny Stitt,Bud Powell,J. J. Johnson,Sonny Stitt/Bud Powell/J. J. Johnson(Prestige, 1956)
References
edit- ^Social security register of deaths.