Spanky Davis
Spanky Davis | |
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| Birth name | Ronald J. Davis |
| Born | March 6, 1943 Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Died | October 23, 2014 (aged 71) Manahawkin, New Jersey |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet |
| Years active | 1979–2004 |
| Labels | Arbors, Challenge |
Ronald J. "Spanky" Davis (March 6, 1943 – October 23, 2014) was an American jazz trumpeter.
Career
Davis worked with
Buddy Tate between 1986 and 1990; he also accompanied Ruth Brown in 1989, Annie Ross in 1991–92 and Frank Sinatra in 1991–93. From 1997 he played in Chuck Folds
's group at Sweet Basil in New York.
Discography
- Dan Barrett, Rebecca Kilgore, Being a Bear (Arbors, 2000)
- Ruth Brown, Blues On Broadway (Fantasy, 1989)
- Buck Clayton, A Swingin' Dream (Stash, 1989)
- Joey DeFrancesco, Where Were You? (Columbia, 1990)
- Chuck Folds, Remember Doc Cheatham (Arbors, 2000)
- Panama Francis, Everything Swings (Squatty Roo, 2016)
- Sam Jones, Something New (Interplay, 1979)
- Walt Levinsky, A Big Band Tribute to Benny Goodman (Kenzo, 1989)
- Dick Meldonian-Sonny Igoe, The Jersey Swing Concerts (Progressive, 1982)
- Dick Meldonian-Sonny Igoe, Plays Gene Roland Music (Progressive, 1983)
- Butch Miles, Introducing the Ivory Coast Suite (Dreamstreet, 1986)
References
- Gary W. Kennedy, "Spanky Davis". Grove Jazzonline.
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