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Gene Ramey (April 4, 1913 – December 8, 1984) was an American jazz double bassist. Ramey was born in Austin, Texas, and played trumpet in college, but switched to contrabass when playing with George Corley's Royal Aces, The Moonlight Serenaders, and Terrence Holder. In 1932 he moved to Kansas City and took up the bass, studying with Walter Page. He became a fixture on the Kansas City swing jazz scene in the 1930s, and played with Jay McShann's orchestra from 1938 to 1943. In 1944 he moved to New York City, where he played with Lester Young, Count Basie, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker, Hot Lips Page, Horace Silver, Thelonious Monk (as a member of Monk’s first trio in 1947, together with drummer Art Blakey), and Miles Davis. He transitioned into the bebop style ably, but also continued to play in more swing-oriented outfits. Later in his life he toured Europe with Buck Clayton, and played with Muggsy Spanier, Teddy Wilson, Dick Wellstood, Jimmy Rushing, and Eddie Vinson, in addition to doing several reunion gigs with McShann. In 1976 he moved back to Texas, playing occasionally up until his death in 1984.
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Classic Collaborations, Vol. 5 [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Prisoner of Love | 7:40 |
Jazz Icons from the Golden Era: Lester Young [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Prisoner of Love | 7:40 |
Jazz Infusion: Lester Young [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Prisoner of Love | 7:40 |
Lester Young: Jazz Explosion, Vol. 4 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Prisoner of Love | 7:39 |
Pure Jazz [AP] [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Love Me or Leave Me | 6:50 |
Thelonious Monk, Vol. 8 [Jazz Classics] [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Nice Work If You Can Get It | 3:00 |
Birdlanders, Vol. 1 [2000]
Song | Duration |
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I'll Remember April | 8:55 |
If I Had You | 10:18 |
Embraceable You | 5:01 |
Birdlanders, Vol. 2 [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Stardust | 5:13 |
You Stepped Out of a Dream | 4:57 |
Once in a While | 5:23 |
Safari [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Prelude to a Kiss | 2:50 |
How About You? | 3:43 |
The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve [#1] [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Prisoner of Love | 7:38 |
Love Me Or Leave Me | 6:46 |
The Kansas City Sessions [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Love Me or Leave Me | 2:47 |
Verve Jazz Masters 30 [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Love Me or Leave Me | 6:52 |
Prisoner of Love | 7:42 |
In a Little Spanish Town | 3:17 |
Unknown Album
Song | Duration |
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Prisoner of Love | 7:41 |
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