Artist

Chuck Israels

New York City, United States

Chuck Israels is a musician from New York City, United States. They also recorded with Bill Evans Trio, The New Stan Getz Quartet and Cecil Taylor Quintet.

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Albums tracked

232

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Since

3 projects · 232 records in Gatefold collections

Biography

American jazz bassist, composer and arranger, born August 10, 1936 in New York
Israels is best known for his work with The Bill Evans Trio (1961-1966). He has also worked with Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, Herbie Hancock, J.J. Johnson, John Coltrane and many others. He served 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.

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