Teddy Kotick
Theodore John Kotick (June 4, 1928 – April 17, 1986) was an American jazz double bassist. Kotick never recorded as a leader, but he appeared as a sideman with many leading jazz musicians, including Charlie Parker, Buddy Rich, Artie Shaw, Horace Silver, Phil Woods, and Bill Evans. He was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and died of a brain tumor in 1986, aged 57. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 4, 1928 (Haverhill (city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States)), Died April 17, 1986 (Boston (capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1957
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 29 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 76079 | 4/4/1950 | He's gone away | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76080 | 4/4/1950 | Foggy foggy dew | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76081 | 4/4/1950 | The Continental | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76082 | 4/4/1950 | I'll remember April | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76099 | 4/7/1950 | Crumbum | Gramercy Five ; Artie Shaw | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76100 | 4/8/1950 | The shekomeko shuffle | Gramercy Five ; Artie Shaw | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76196 | 4/27/1950 | Count every star | Dick Haymes | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76197 | 4/27/1950 | If you were only mine | Dick Haymes | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 101060 | 12/3/1956 | S-H-I-N-E | Al Cohn-Bob Brookmeyer Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 101061 | 12/3/1956 | The lady is a tramp | Al Cohn-Bob Brookmeyer Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 101062 | 12/3/1956 | So far, so good | Al Cohn-Bob Brookmeyer Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 101063 | 12/3/1956 | A blues serenade | Al Cohn-Bob Brookmeyer Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 101064 | 12/3/1956 | Chlo-e | Al Cohn-Bob Brookmeyer Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 101065 | 12/4/1956 | Good spirits | Al Cohn-Bob Brookmeyer Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 101066 | 12/4/1956 | Winter | Al Cohn-Bob Brookmeyer Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 101067 | 12/4/1956 | Lazy man stomp | Al Cohn-Bob Brookmeyer Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 101068 | 12/4/1956 | I should care | Al Cohn-Bob Brookmeyer Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 101069 | 12/4/1956 | Bunny hunch | Al Cohn-Bob Brookmeyer Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 101070 | 12/4/1956 | Ill wind | Al Cohn-Bob Brookmeyer Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 101071 | 12/4/1956 | Back to back | Al Cohn-Bob Brookmeyer Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 102100 | 3/26/1957 | You're a lucky guy | Al Cohn-Zoot Sims Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 102101 | 3/26/1957 | Halley's comet | Al Cohn-Zoot Sims Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 102102 | 3/26/1957 | Chasin' the blues | Al Cohn-Zoot Sims Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 102103 | 3/26/1957 | Two funky people-1 | Al Cohn-Zoot Sims Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 102104 | 3/26/1957 | The wailing boat | Al Cohn-Zoot Sims Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kotick, Teddy," accessed January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/325761.
Kotick, Teddy. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/325761.
"Kotick, Teddy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.
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Wikipedia: Teddy Kotick
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LCNAR: Kotick, Teddy - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91048379
Wikidata: Teddy Kotick - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q356166
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/56796701
MusicBrainz: Teddy Kotick - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bae9c8d3-b982-4a54-9a29-d0a5abcf965b
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