Richard Davis
Richard Davis (April 15, 1930 – September 6, 2023) was an American jazz bassist. Among his best-known contributions to the albums of others are Eric Dolphy's Out to Lunch!, Andrew Hill's Point of Departure, and Van Morrison's Astral Weeks, of which critic Greil Marcus wrote (in The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll), "Richard Davis provided the greatest bass ever heard on a rock album." |
Birth and Death Data: Born Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America), Died September 6, 2023 (Madison (capital city of Wisconsin, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1967
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, vocalist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 118999 | 5/26/1967 | Day by day | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119000 | 5/26/1967 | Que se vaya | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119001 | 5/26/1967 | My heart loves the samba | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119002 | 5/26/1967 | Meditation (Meditaçao) | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119003 | 5/26/1967 | How insensitive (Insensatez) | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119031 | 6/7/1967 | Now I know the feeling | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119032 | 6/7/1967 | Como va | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119033 | 6/7/1967 | Brasilville | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119034 | 6/7/1967 | Teach me tonight | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119035 | 6/7/1967 | Forgetting you | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119060 | 6/16/1967 | Forgetting you | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119092 | 6/16/1967 | My heart loves the samba | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | L 5741 | 7/17/1950 | Old folks at home (Swanee River) | Al Jolson | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5742 | 7/17/1950 | I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair | Al Jolson | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5743 | 7/17/1950 | Oh! Susanna | Al Jolson | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5744 | 7/17/1950 | De camptown races | Al Jolson | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davis, Richard," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/202409.
Davis, Richard. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/202409.
"Davis, Richard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Richard Davis
Discogs: Richard Davis
Allmusic: Richard Davis
IMDb: Richard Davis
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Davis, Richard, 1930-2023 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81015291
Wikidata: Richard Davis - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q716851
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/120739764
MusicBrainz: Richard Davis - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b59843a1-bb97-45f0-84b9-ff9017878cdd
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/67652 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/67652
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