Jamil Nasser
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Jamil Nasser (born George Joyner, June 21, 1932 – February 13, 2010)[1] and also credited on some of Ahmad Jamal's recordings as Jamil Sulieman, was an American jazz musician. He played double bass, electric bass, and tuba.
Biography
Born in
He moved to
In the 1980s and 1990s, he participated in many sessions with musicians such as George Coleman, Harold Mabern, Randy Weston, Gene Ammons and Hideaki Yoshioka. Nasser never recorded as a leader.
His son Zaid Nasser is an alto saxophonist based in New York City. His son, Muneer Nasser, is a musician, historian, and author of Jamil Nasser's book called Upright Bass, The Musical Life and Legacy of Jamil Nasser, published 2018.
Discography
With Gene Ammons
- The Big Sound (Prestige, 1958)
- Groove Blues (Prestige, 1958)
With Evans Bradshaw
- Look Out for Evans Bradshaw! (Riverside, 1958)
With George Coleman
- Manhattan Panorama (Theresa, 1985)
- I Could Write a Book: The Music of Richard Rodgers (Telarc, 1998)
With Eric Dolphy
- Enja, 1961)
With Lou Donaldson
- Lou Takes Off (Blue Note, 1958)
With Red Garland
- All Mornin' Long (1957)
- High Pressure (1957)
- Soul Junction (1957)
- Dig It! (Prestige, 1958)
- Rojo (Prestige, 1958)
With Al Haig
- Strings Attached (Choice, 1975)
- Chelsea Bridge (East Wind, 1975)
- Interplay (Sea Breeze, 1976)
- Serendipity (Interplay, 1977)
- Manhattan Memories (Sea Breeze, 1977 [1983])
- A Portrait of Bud Powell (Interplay, 1977)
- Reminiscence (Progressive, 1977)
- Ornithology (Progressive, 1977)
- Expressly Ellington (Spotlite, 1978)
With Ahmad Jamal
- Naked City Theme (Argo, 1964)
- The Roar of the Greasepaint(Argo, 1965)
- Extensions (Cadet, 1965)
- Rhapsody (Cadet, 1966)
- Heat Wave (Cadet, 1966)
- Cry Young (Cadet, 1967)
- The Bright, the Blue and the Beautiful (Cadet, 1968)
- Tranquility (ABC, 1968)
- Ahmad Jamal at the Top: Poinciana Revisited (Impulse!, 1968)
- The Awakening (Impulse!, 1970)
- Freeflight (Impulse!, 1971)
- Outertimeinnerspace (Impulse, 1971)
- Jamalca (20th Century, 1974)
- Jamal Plays Jamal (20th Century, 1974)
- Genetic Walk (20th Century, 1975)
- The Essence Part One (Birdology, 1995)
- Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2 (Birdology, 1995)
With Melba Liston
- Melba Liston and Her 'Bones (MetroJazz, 1958)
With Harold Mabern
- Pisces Calling (Trident, 1978)
With Herbie Mann, Charlie Rouse, Kenny Burrell and Mal Waldron
- Just Wailin' (New Jazz, 1958)
With
- Phineas' Rainbow (RCA Victor, 1956)
- While My Lady Sleeps (RCA Victor, 1957)
- Fabulous Phineas (RCA Victor, 1958)
With Randy Weston
- New Faces at Newport (MetroJazz, 1958)
- Little Niles (United Artists, 1958)
- Portraits of Duke Ellington (1989)
- Portraits of Monk (1989)
- Self Portraits (1989)
- Spirits of Our Ancestors(1991)
- Volcano Blues (1993)
With Hideaki Yoshioka
- Moment to Moment (Venus, 2000)
References
- ^ Obituary at All About Jazz Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine