Grachan Moncur II (sometimes credited as Grachan Moncur, born September 2, 1915 – November 3, 1996) was an American jazz bassist with the Savoy Sultans.
Moncur was a multi-instrumentalist as a teenager, learning trombone, tuba, and double bass while growing up in Miami.
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After moving to Newark, New Jersey, Moncur began playing bass on a local radio station, where John Hammond heard him. Hammond brought Moncur in for studio sessions in 1935–36 with Mildred Bailey, Bunny Berigan, Putney Dandridge, Bud Freeman, and Teddy Wilson. He was a founding member of the Savoy Sultans, playing with the group until 1945. Later in the 1940s, he worked with Ike Quebec and Ace Harris.[1] His discography roster also showed he played sessions with baritone and bass saxophones in various 1930s and 1940s recordings.[2]
Moncur returned to Miami in the 1950s, where he remained active until late in the 1960s.
^Morgan, Joyce. . Grachan Moncur III web site. Archived from the original on 23 April 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009. Grachan's father, Grachan Brother Moncur II [...] played bass as a member of Savoy Sultans.
grachan, moncur, sometimes, credited, grachan, moncur, born, september, 1915, november, 1996, american, jazz, bassist, with, savoy, sultans, bornseptember, 1915miami, florida, diednovember, 1996, aged, miami, florida, genresjazzinstrumentsdouble, bass, content. Grachan Moncur II sometimes credited as Grachan Moncur born September 2 1915 November 3 1996 was an American jazz bassist with the Savoy Sultans Grachan Moncur IIBornSeptember 2 1915Miami Florida U S DiedNovember 3 1996 aged 81 Miami Florida U S GenresJazzInstrumentsDouble bass Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Moncur was a multi instrumentalist as a teenager learning trombone tuba and double bass while growing up in Miami Career editAfter moving to Newark New Jersey Moncur began playing bass on a local radio station where John Hammond heard him Hammond brought Moncur in for studio sessions in 1935 36 with Mildred Bailey Bunny Berigan Putney Dandridge Bud Freeman and Teddy Wilson He was a founding member of the Savoy Sultans playing with the group until 1945 Later in the 1940s he worked with Ike Quebec and Ace Harris 1 His discography roster also showed he played sessions with baritone and bass saxophones in various 1930s and 1940s recordings 2 Moncur returned to Miami in the 1950s where he remained active until late in the 1960s Personal life editMoncur was the half brother of Al Cooper and the father of jazz trombonist Grachan Moncur III 3 References edit Grachan Moncur The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz 2nd edition Credits AllMusic com Retrieved May 8 2022 Morgan Joyce Grachan Moncur III Grachan Moncur III web site Archived from the original on 23 April 2009 Retrieved 6 July 2009 Grachan s father Grachan Brother Moncur II played bass as a member of Savoy Sultans External links editGrachan Moncur II discography at Discogs nbsp This article on a double bass player is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grachan Moncur II amp oldid 1216652658, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
