Jimmy Lewis (bassist)

Jimmy Lewis
Birth name	James Lewis
Born	(1918-04-11)April 11, 1918 Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee
Died	2000 New York City
Genres	jazz, R&B, soul
Occupation(s)	bassist
Instruments	Double bass, bass guitar
Years active	1950s to 1980s
Associated acts	Count Basie Duke Ellington Cootie Williams King Curtis Alberta Hunter

James "Jimmy" Lewis was a United States bassist who worked with the Count Basie Orchestra and sextet in the 1950s and performed with Duke Ellington, Cootie Williams, Billie Holiday and Ivory Joe Hunter before moving to electric bass during his tenure with King Curtis and later provided the basslines for the musical Hair. Lewis freelanced extensively and performed on many albums by soul and jazz musicians including Horace Silver and the Modern Jazz Quartet up until the late 1980s. He died in 2000.

With Count Basie

With Billy Butler

With David Clayton-Thomas

With Sam Cooke

With King Curtis

With Lou Donaldson

With Byrdie Green

With Grant Green

With Tiny Grimes

With John Hammond

With Richard "Groove" Holmes

With Alberta Hunter

With Willis Jackson

With Boogaloo Joe Jones

With Charles Kynard

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