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Andy Simpkins

August 26, 2023

Andrew Simpkins (April 29, 1932 – June 2, 1999) was an American jazz bassist.

Andy Simpkins
Birth nameAndrew Simpkins
Born(1932-04-29)April 29, 1932
Richmond, Indiana
DiedJune 2, 1999(1999-06-02) (aged 67)
Los Angeles, California
Genresjazz
Instrument(s)bassist

Born in Richmond, Indiana, he first became known as a member of the group The Three Sounds, with which he performed from 1956 to 1968.[1] After that, until 1974, he was a member of pianist George Shearing's group, and from 1979 to 1989 toured with singer Sarah Vaughan. Throughout and after that time, during which he settled in Los Angeles, Simpkins became respected as a top-quality bassist and widely known as a solid and reliable studio musician.[1] He performed with singers Carmen McRae and Anita O'Day, instrumentalists Gerald Wiggins, Monty Alexander, Buddy DeFranco, Don Menza, and Stéphane Grappelli, and many others. He recorded three albums as a leader.[1] He also played acoustic bass on the 1997 covers album In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy by artist Pat Boone.

Simpkins died of stomach cancer in Los Angeles.[2]

Discography Edit

With The Three Sounds

With Pat Boone

With Kenny Burrell

With Benny Carter

With Natalie Cole

With Teddy Edwards

With Victor Feldman

With Barbara Morrison

  • Visit Me (Chartmaker, 1999)

With Robert Palmer

With Lalo Schifrin

With George Shearing and Stéphane Grappelli

With Mary Stallings

  • Spectrum (Concord, 1996)

With Toni Tennille

  • More Than You Know (Mirage, 1984)
  • Do It Again (USA Music Group, 1988)

With Sarah Vaughan

With Joe Williams and George Shearing

References Edit

  1. ^ a b c allmusic biography
  2. ^ "Last Post: Andy Simpkins". (Web site Jazz House)

External links Edit

  • Lees, Gene. "Andy Simpkins". (Web site all about jazz)
  • Yanow, Scott. "Andy Simpkins". (Web site allmusic)


 

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August 26, 2023
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