Paul Bascomb

Paul Bascomb ( born February 12, 1910 in Birmingham, Alabama, † December 2, 1986 in Chicago) was an American tenor saxophonist and bandleader of the swing and rhythm and blues. He played in the band of Erskine Hawkins.

Life and work

Paul Bascomb was a founding member of the Bama State Collegians formation, which was then headed by Erskine Hawkins and which later emerged his Big Band. With this orchestra, which also starred his brother Dud, Bascomb in 1935 came to New York and was its leading saxophone soloist ( " Sweet Georgia Brown", 1940). He remained until 1944 in this ensemble, apart from a brief interlude from 1938 to 1939 when he worked death in Count Basie Orchestra to Herschel Evans. Then he headed until 1947 with his brother Dud together a septet, which was gradually extended to a big band and played rhythm and blues style. In the 1950s he recorded several 78s for United, who were later re-released by Delmark. He also took the pseudonym " Paul Manhattan " on ( " Mumbles Blues "). During this time he was also involved in recordings of Dinah Washington and Little Esther. In the 1960s and 1970s, he was not musically active, but had in the late 1970s a small comeback and performed with Erskine Hawkins on European festivals.

Auswahldiskographie

• Bad Bascomb ( Delmark )