http://www.chuckisraels.com/bio.htm
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
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Chuck Israels is a composer/arranger/bassist who has worked with
Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, Herbie
Hancock, J.J. Johnson, John Coltrane, and many others. He is best
known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio from 1961 through 1966
and for his pioneering accomplishments in Jazz Repertory as Director
of the National Jazz Ensemble from 1973 to 1981. He is now the
Director of Jazz Studies at Western Washington University in Bellingham.
Chuck is a guest composer/director with various European jazz
ensembles and orchestras as well as a frequent performer with the
Barry Harris Trio. "The Eindhoven Concert," a CD of Chuck's
compositions and arrangements, played by the Metropole Orchestra
under Chuck's direction, with trumpet soloist Claudio Roditi, has
been released on Azica Recordings. "The Bellingham Sessions" is his
most recent small group release as a leader (Audio Ideas Recordings).
Mood Records has released a concert of Chuck's compositions and
arrangements played by the Hannover Philharmonic Orchestra under his
direction, and Chiaroscuro Records has just released historic
National Jazz Ensemble recordings on CD.
Among Chuck's many recordings as a bassist, some outstanding ones
include: Coltrane Time, with John Coltrane; My Point of View, with
Herbie Hancock; Getz au Go-Go, with Stan Getz; and many recordings
with the Bill Evans Trio, including The Town Hall Concert; The Second
Trio; Trio '65; Live at the Trident; Time Remembered; and Live at
Shelley's Manne Hole.
On Mar 29, 2010, at 9:36 AM, Haroldo Mauro Jr. wrote:
Yes, he is "the" Chuck Israels.
Haroldo
At 14:56 +0200 29/03/10, Marcello Noia wrote:
Pardon my curiosity :)
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