Bob Bates (musician)

Bob Bates (September 1, 1923 – September 13, 1981) was an American jazz bassist.[1]

Bates was born in Pocatello, Idaho.[1] His mother was an organist,[1] while his brothers Norman and Jim were also bassists.[2] As a youth he played tuba, trumpet, and trombone.[1] He then studied classical bass from 1944 to 1948[2] and played with Sonny Dunham around 1946–47[1][2] and with Jack Fina from the late 1940s.[1] Early in the 1950s he played in the Two Beaux & a Peep Trio.[1] He was the bassist in the popular Dave Brubeck Quartet between 1953 and 1955.[1] In addition to Brubeck, Bates also recorded with Paul Desmond in 1954, and Dave Pell in 1956.[2] He stopped playing at around this time.[2] He died in 1981 in San Francisco, at the age of 58.[2]

Discography

With Dave Brubeck

With Paul Desmond

  • Desmond (Fantasy, 1954)[3]

With Dave Pell

  • Jazz Goes Dancing (1956)[5][6]

References
  1. Chadbourne, Eugene. "Bob Bates". AllMusic. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. Koch, Lawrence (2003). "Bates Family". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  3. "Paul Desmond Discography". jazzdisco. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. Rickert, David (March 29, 2013). "Dave Pell: Dave Pell – Four Classic Albums". All About Jazz. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  6. "Dave Pell – Jazz Goes Dancing: Prom to Prom & Campus Hop (2 LP on 1 CD)". Fresh Sound Records. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
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