Curtis Lundy
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Curtis Lundy is an American
double bass
player, composer, producer, choir director and arranger. Lundy is best-known for his work as part of jazz vocalist Betty Carter
's band, through whose ranks several eventually renowned musicians have passed.
Lundy has also played on other jazz artists' recordings, including albums by John Hicks
, Bobby Watson
, Steve Nelson Quintet and Johnny Griffin. Inn the late 1980s, he briefly stepped out of the background and issued Just Be Yourself (1988). A decade later, with Justin Time Records
, he released Against All Odds (1999) and Purpose (2002). Both albums feature pianists John Hicks and Anthony Wonsey.
Curtis Lundy's arrangement of "Walk With Me", recorded by the ARC Gospel Choir was sampled by rapper Kanye West and became the Grammy Award Winning, ground breaking hit "Jesus Walks".
Curtis Lundy is the brother of jazz vocalist Carmen Lundy
.
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double bass
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
player, composer, producer, choir director and arranger. Lundy is best-known for his work as part of jazz vocalist Betty Carter
Betty Carter
Betty Carter was an American jazz singer renowned for her improvisational technique and idiosyncratic vocal style...
's band, through whose ranks several eventually renowned musicians have passed.
Lundy has also played on other jazz artists' recordings, including albums by John Hicks
John Hicks (jazz pianist)
John Josephus Hicks, Jr. was an American jazz pianist and composer, active in the New York and the international jazz scene from the mid-1960s.-Biography:...
, Bobby Watson
Bobby Watson
Bobby Watson is an American post-bop jazz alto saxophonist, composer, producer, and educator. Watson now has 26 recordings as a leader. He appears on nearly 100 other recordings as either co-leader or in a supporting role...
, Steve Nelson Quintet and Johnny Griffin. Inn the late 1980s, he briefly stepped out of the background and issued Just Be Yourself (1988). A decade later, with Justin Time Records
Justin Time Records
Justin Time Records, Inc. is a Canadian independent record label based in Montreal. It was established in 1983 and specialises mostly in jazz and blues...
, he released Against All Odds (1999) and Purpose (2002). Both albums feature pianists John Hicks and Anthony Wonsey.
Curtis Lundy's arrangement of "Walk With Me", recorded by the ARC Gospel Choir was sampled by rapper Kanye West and became the Grammy Award Winning, ground breaking hit "Jesus Walks".
Curtis Lundy is the brother of jazz vocalist Carmen Lundy
Carmen Lundy
Carmen Lundy is an American jazz singer, composer, songwriter, actress, and painter. She has been performing for three decades, with a focus on original material. She has been positively compared with Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan...
.
Discography
| Year | Title | Genre | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Purpose | Jazz | Justin Time |
| 1999 | Against All Odds | Jazz | Justin Time |
| 1998 | Project | Jazz | Sound Hills |
| 1988 | Just Be Yourself | Jazz | Evidence |
| 1983 | Beatitudes | Jazz | Evidence |