Cleveland Eaton
Biography
Cleveland Josephus Eaton II (August 31, 1939 – July 5, 2020) was an American jazz double bassist, producer, arranger, composer, publisher, and head of his own record company in Fairfield, Alabama, south of Mobile. His most famous accomplishments were playing with the Ramsey Lewis Trio and the Count Basie Orchestra. His 1975 recording Plenty Good Eaton is considered a classic in the funk music genre. He was inducted into both the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. During the early 1960s Eaton taught music at Chicago Public Schools. He was the music teacher at George Washington Carver Upper Grade (7th - 8th grade).
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Sun Goddess
1974
Come To My Garden
1970
More Sounds Of Christmas
1964
Upendo Ni Pamoja
1972
Another Voyage
1969
Have Yourself A Soulful Little Christmas
1966
Wade In The Water
1966
Come Morning
1981
Solar Wind
1974
Funky Serenity
1973
Mighty SuperFunk. Rare 45s And Undiscovered Masters 1967-1978 (Volume 6)
2008
Pulp Fusion: Return To The Tough Side (Original 1970's Ghetto Jazz & Funk Classics)
1998
The Best Of
1980
Upendo Ni Pamoja / Funky Serenity
1975
Golden Hits
1973
Back To The Roots
1971
We've Only Just Begun / Back To The Roots
1971
Them Changes
1970
Maiden Voyage
1968
Dancing In The Street
1967
The Movie Album
1967
Wade In The Water
1966
Inside Ramsey Lewis
Plenty Good Eaton
1975
Credited work
805 releases · 110 albums · active 1964–2026
- Performance · 1,440
- Production · 53
- Other credits · 18
- Engineering · 1
Studios: Ter Mar Studios · Universal Recording Studio · RCA Studios, Chicago · Sigma Sound Studios