Herbie Lewis

American jazz musician
Les McCann, Herbie Lewis & Ron Jefferson (1962)

Herbie Lewis (February 17, 1941 – May 18, 2007) was an American jazz double bassist. He played or recorded with Cannonball Adderley, Stanley Turrentine, Bobby Hutcherson, Freddie Hubbard, Harold Land, Jackie McLean, Archie Shepp, Tete Montoliu and McCoy Tyner.

Lewis founded the Jazz Studies program at New College of California. He died of cancer on May 18, 2007.

Discography

As sideman

With Cannonball Adderley

  • Great Love Themes (Capitol, 1966)
  • Money in the Pocket (Capitol, 2005)

With Art Farmer and Benny Golson

  • Here and Now (Mercury, 1962)
  • Another Git Together (Mercury, 1962)
Roger Dawson (drums), H. Lewis (bass), Bobby Hutcherson (vibes), Nat Brown (piano): The Jazz Monitors (1957)

With Freddie Hubbard

  • High Blues Pressure (Atlantic, 1968)
  • Echoes of Blue (Atlantic, 1976)
  • Above & Beyond (Metropolitan, 1999)
  • Fastball: Live at the Left Bank (Label M, 2001)

With Bobby Hutcherson

  • Stick-Up! (Blue Note, 1968)
  • Now! (Blue Note, 1970)
  • Solo / Quartet (Contemporary, 1982)
  • Nice Groove (Baystate, 1984)
  • Four Seasons (Timeless, 1985)

With Les McCann

With Jackie McLean

With McCoy Tyner

  • Tender Moments (Blue Note, 1968)
  • Time for Tyner (Blue Note, 1969)
  • Expansions (Blue Note, 1969)
  • Cosmos (Blue Note, 1976)
  • Asante (Blue Note, 1998)

With others

References

External links

  • Herbie Lewis Dies at 66 Obituary from JazzPolice.com
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