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 +'''Wilbur D. Bascomb Jr.''' is an American bass guitarist. He is the son of jazz trumpeter Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb, who played with [[Erskine Hawkins]] and [[Duke Ellington]].
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 +His song "[[Black Grass]]" is included on ''[[Ultimate Breaks and Beats]]''.
 +
 +==Career==
 +In the 1970s, Bascomb worked with [[James Brown]](1974), then recorded on the album ''Wired'' (1976) by [[Jeff Beck]]. During the next year, he released the solo album ''Wilbur Bascomb and Future Dreams''. He has worked with Frank Owens, Galt McDermot, [[Roy Ayers]], [[George Benson]], [[Hank Crawford]], [[Bo Diddley]], [[B.B. King]], [[Bernard Purdie]], [[Mick Taylor]], and [[Players Association]].
 +
 +==Discography==
 +===As leader===
 +* 1977 ''Wilbur Bascomb and Future Dreams''
 +
 +===As sideman===
 +'''With [[George Benson]]'''
 +* 1975 ''[[Good King Bad]]'' (CTI)
 +* 1978 ''Space Album''
 +
 +'''With [[Rusty Bryant]]'''
 +* 1973 ''For the Good Times''
 +* 1974 ''[[Until It's Time for You to Go (album)|Until It's Time for You to Go]]'' (Prestige)
 +
 +'''With [[Hank Crawford]]'''
 +* 1983 ''Indigo Blue''
 +* 1984 ''Down on the Deuce''
 +* 1985 ''Roadhouse Symphony''
 +* 1986 ''Mr. Chips''
 +*''[[Night Beat (Hank Crawford album)|Night Beat]]'' (Milestone, 1989)
 +*''[[Groove Master]]'' (Milestone, 1990)
 +* 1993 ''South Central''
 +*''[[After Dark (Hank Crawford album)|After Dark]]'' (Milestone, 1998)
 +'''With [[Joey DeFrancesco]]'''
 +*''[[Where Were You?]]'' (Columbia, 1990)
 +'''With [[Bo Diddley]]'''
 +*''[[Big Bad Bo]]'' (Chess, 1974)
 +
 +'''With [[Lou Donaldson]]'''
 +* 1973 ''[[Sassy Soul Strut]]''
 +* 1974 ''[[Sweet Lou (album)|Sweet Lou]]''
 +'''With [[Bunky Green]]'''
 +*''[[Transformations (Bunky Green album)|Transformations]]'' (Vanguard, 1977)
 +'''With [[Rupert Holmes]]'''
 +* 1974 ''Widescreen''
 +* 1978 ''Pursuit of Happiness''
 +
 +'''With [[Etta Jones]]'''
 +* 1989 ''[[Sugar (Etta Jones album)|Sugar]]'' (Muse)
 +* 1990 ''[[Christmas with Etta Jones]]'' (Muse)
 +
 +'''With [[Galt MacDermot]]'''
 +* 1998 ''El Nino''
 +* 2000 ''Spotted Owl''
 +* 2003 ''Up from the Basement''
 +
 +'''With [[Jimmy McGriff]]'''
 +*''[[McGriff Avenue]]'' (Milestone, 2002)
 +'''With [[Blue Mitchell]]'''
 +*''[[Many Shades of Blue]]'' (Mainstream, 1974)
 +
 +'''With [[Idris Muhammad]]'''
 +* 1976 ''[[House of the Rising Sun (album)|House of the Rising Sun]]''
 +* 1977 ''[[Turn This Mutha Out]]''
 +* 1979 ''Fox Huntin' ''
 +
 +'''With [[David "Fathead" Newman]]'''
 +*''[[Keep the Dream Alive (album)|Keep the Dream Alive]]'' (Prestige, 1978)
 +*''[[Scratch My Back (David "Fathead" Newman album)|Scratch My Back]]'' (Prestige, 1979)
 +'''With [[Frank Owens]]'''
 +*''Brown'n Serve'' (1973)
 +
 +'''With [[Houston Person]]'''
 +*''[[Suspicions (album)|Suspicions]]'' (Muse, 1980)
 +*''[[Heavy Juice]]'' (Muse, 1982)
 +*''[[Always on My Mind (Houston Person album)|Always on My Mind]]'' (Muse, 1985)
 +*''Christmas with Houston Person & Etta Jones'' (1997)
 +
 +'''With [[Bernard Purdie]]'''
 +* 2001 ''King of the Beat''
 +* 2003 ''Lialeh''
 +
 +'''With [[Big Mama Thornton]]'''
 +* 1975 ''Sassy Mama!''
 +* 1978 ''Mama's Pride''
 +
 +'''With [[Reuben Wilson]]'''
 +*''Got To Get Your Own'' (1975)
 +*''[[Movin' On (Reuben Wilson album)|Movin' On]]'' (Savant, 2006)
 +
 +'''With others'''
 +* 1972 ''[[The Essence of Mystery]]'', [[Alphonse Mouzon]]
 +* 1972 ''Dig This'', [[Bobbi Humphrey]]
 +* 1973 ''Donato Deodato'', [[Joao Donato]]
 +* 1973 ''From the Depths of My Soul'', [[Marlena Shaw]]
 +* 1973 ''[[Lean on Him]]'', [[Buddy Terry]] (Mainstream)
 +* 1974 ''[[Experience and Judgment]]'', [[Andy Bey]]
 +* 1974 ''Big Bad Bo'', [[Bo Diddley]]
 +* 1974 ''Change Up the Groove'', [[Roy Ayers]]
 +* 1974 ''[[The Fourth Dimension (Jack McDuff album)|The Fourth Dimension]]'', [[Jack McDuff]]
 +* 1974 ''Keepin' up with the Joneses'', [[The Joneses (band)|The Joneses]]
 +* 1974 ''[[Reality (James Brown album)|Reality]]'', [[James Brown]]
 +* 1975 ''[[Chuck Berry (1975 album)|Chuck Berry]]'', [[Chuck Berry]]
 +* 1975 ''Got to Get Your Own,'' [[Reuben Wilson]]
 +* 1975 ''Michael Bolton'', [[Michael Bolton]]
 +* 1976 ''Transformations'', [[Bunky Green]]
 +* 1976 ''Tymes Up'', [[The Tymes]]
 +* 1976 ''[[Wired (Jeff Beck album)|Wired]]'', [[Jeff Beck]]
 +* 1977 ''Cinnamon Flower'', [[Charlie Rouse]]
 +* 1977 ''Herbie Mann and Fire Island'', [[Herbie Mann]]
 +* 1977 ''[[Lady Put the Light Out]]'', [[Frankie Valli]]
 +* 1977 ''[[Portfolio (Grace Jones album)|Portfolio]]'', [[Grace Jones]]
 +* 1977 '' The Mysterious Flying Orchestra'', The Mysterious Flying Orchestra
 +* 1978 ''Born to Dance'', [[Players Association]]
 +* 1979 ''[[Hair (film)|Hair]]: Original Soundtrack Recording''
 +* 1979 ''Midnight Rendezvous'', [[Tasha Thomas]]
 +* 1981 ''There Must Be a Better World Somewhere'', [[B.B. King]]
 +* 1984 ''Live at Carnegie Hall & Montreaux, Switzerland'', [[Teresa Brewer]]
 +* 1986 ''Midnight Lady Called the Blues'', [[Jimmy Witherspoon]]
 +* 1988 ''Today's Love Songs Tomorrow's Blues'', [[Arthur Prysock]]
 +* 1989 ''Hot Tat'', [[Richard Holmes (organist)|Richard Holmes]]
 +* 1990 ''Stranger in This Town'', [[Mick Taylor]]
 +* 1990 ''Where Were You?'', [[Joey DeFrancesco]]
 +* 1992 ''[[Crazy for You (John Hicks album)|Crazy for You]]'', [[John Hicks (pianist)|John Hicks]]
 +* 1992 ''I'll Take Care of You'', [[Cissy Houston]]/[[Chuck Jackson]]
 +* 1992 ''I'm Ready'', [[Lucky Peterson]]
 +* 1996 ''Blue Guru'', [[Jon Tiven]]
 +* 1998 ''Blue Breakbeats'', Bobbi Humphrey
 +* 1999 ''As Phat as It Gets'', Leslie West
 +
 +
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Wilbur D. Bascomb Jr. is an American bass guitarist. He is the son of jazz trumpeter Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb, who played with Erskine Hawkins and Duke Ellington.

His song "Black Grass" is included on Ultimate Breaks and Beats.

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Career

In the 1970s, Bascomb worked with James Brown(1974), then recorded on the album Wired (1976) by Jeff Beck. During the next year, he released the solo album Wilbur Bascomb and Future Dreams. He has worked with Frank Owens, Galt McDermot, Roy Ayers, George Benson, Hank Crawford, Bo Diddley, B.B. King, Bernard Purdie, Mick Taylor, and Players Association.

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Discography

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As leader

  • 1977 Wilbur Bascomb and Future Dreams
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As sideman

With George Benson

With Rusty Bryant

With Hank Crawford

  • 1983 Indigo Blue
  • 1984 Down on the Deuce
  • 1985 Roadhouse Symphony
  • 1986 Mr. Chips
  • Night Beat (Milestone, 1989)
  • Groove Master (Milestone, 1990)
  • 1993 South Central
  • After Dark (Milestone, 1998)

With Joey DeFrancesco

With Bo Diddley

With Lou Donaldson

With Bunky Green

With Rupert Holmes

  • 1974 Widescreen
  • 1978 Pursuit of Happiness

With Etta Jones

With Galt MacDermot

  • 1998 El Nino
  • 2000 Spotted Owl
  • 2003 Up from the Basement

With Jimmy McGriff

With Blue Mitchell

With Idris Muhammad

With David "Fathead" Newman

With Frank Owens

  • Brown'n Serve (1973)

With Houston Person

With Bernard Purdie

  • 2001 King of the Beat
  • 2003 Lialeh

With Big Mama Thornton

  • 1975 Sassy Mama!
  • 1978 Mama's Pride

With Reuben Wilson

  • Got To Get Your Own (1975)
  • Movin' On (Savant, 2006)

With others



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