Jacky Samson (April 11, 1943, in Paris – October 3, 2012) was a French jazz double-bassist.
Jacky Samson | |
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| Born | April 11, 1943 Paris, France |
| Died | October 3, 2012 Précy-sous-Thil, Côte-d'Or, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | jazz double-bassist |
Career
editSamson studied bass in Versailles. He was the bassist in Georges Arvanitas's trio for nearly thirty years starting in 1965, playing with Dexter Gordon, Hank Mobley, and Albert Nicholas, among others.[1] Outside of this association, he also performed or recorded in the 1960s and 1970s with François Biensan, Milt Buckner, Jimmy Dawkins, Maynard Ferguson, François Guin, Slide Hampton, Michel Hausser, Guy Lafitte, and Jean-Claude Naude.[2][3] Later in his career, he became a professor in Orly.[4]
Death
editHe died on October 3, 2012, in Précy-sous-Thil, Côte-d'Or, France.
References
edit- ^ "Jacky Samson". www.jazzhot.net. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
- ^ Heath, Jimmy; McLaren, Joseph. I Walked With Giants: The Autobiography of Jimmy Heath. Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-4399-0199-1.
- ^ McGregor, Elizabeth Vihlen (2016-06-23). Jazz and Postwar French Identity: Improvising the Nation. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-1-4985-2877-1.
- ^ "Jacky Samson 1940-2012". organissimo forums. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
- Michel Laplace, "Jacky Samson". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.